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New York, New York in the 1940s: 1 through 4 of 4

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  1. Spencers Supports, Supporting Working Women
    date February, 1943map New York, New Yorktags corsets, fashion, working women

    The strong, modern women of the 1940's no longer desired the wasp waist corsets of previous generations.  The new breed of woman wanted practicality.  Hence, the advertisements of the time did not dwell heavily on waist reduction or social expectations, rather, the emphasis focused more on health issues.  An example from Ladies Home Journal published in the February 1943 issue for Spencer Supports...

  2. American Food Rations in the World War II Era
    date January 14, 1942 to November 29, 1948map New York, New Yorktags supplies, american, rations, munitions, WWII, food, War

    World War II brought industrialized nations into combat with one another on an unprecedented scale, and to keep the people of a nation willing to fight, it was important to keep a steady supply of food and munitions coming to its soldiers. More importantly, the morale and efficiency of troops was dependant on the fact that these food and munitions were particularly good. For this reason, the food...

  3. Reactions to Intigration in Baseball
    date October 25, 1945map New York, New Yorktags Baseball, Segregation, Rickey Branch, Jackie Robinson, Reactions to Intigration

          In the New York Times article entitled, “Rickey Takes Slap at Negro Leagues”, Branch Rickey, the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers faced a hailstorm of critics as he announced his decision to sign Jackie Robinson to the previously all white Brooklyn Dodgers farm team.  Facing the press, he dispelled the rumors that he had been forced into making the deal, that the Negro leagues had...

  4. Breaking Barriers in Baseball
    date May 9, 1946 to April 16, 1947map New York, New York, Jefferson, Alabamatags African American, Sports, Baseball

         The difference between the North and South in the United States has been similar to that of night and day. During the period between the 1870s and the 1970s, the South is generally viewed by outsiders as a backward, ultra-racist region, and the North is seen as tolerant and progressive. Only a year apart, Birmingham, Alabama praises its successful Negro League Baseball team, while New York...