The Grand Forks Business and Professional Women’s Club: A History of Women’s Empowerment

Members of the Grand Forks Business and Professional Women’s Club (GFBPWC) personified the intersection of consumer culture, Progressive reform, and the professionalization of women’s labor that occurred between 1890 and 1930. Their membership in the GFBPWC implied economic, political, and social empowerment and granted them an opportunity to actively participate in and transform their community. Not only were these professional women recognized as reputable, upstanding, and passionate members of their community, but they also saw themselves as agents of positive change and improvement within their own lives and for future generations. This study of the concurrent rise of consumer culture, Progressive reform, and the professionalization of women’s labor and the accompanying case study of the GFBPWC reveals the importance of identity and empowerment in the advancement and well-being of not only American women, but also their communities. Related document: The Grand Forks Business and Professional Women’s Club: A History of Women’s Empowerment Poste

Mindfulness through Biofeedback and Meditation Syllabus

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Chinese Abacus

Chinese abacus made from wood and bones holding the wooden beads used for calculating.https://commons.und.edu/fritzcollection/1181/thumbnail.jp

Architectural Watercolor of Twamley Hall

Watercolor of Twamley Hall before it was built as part of the original sketches and drawings done by an architect at the Grosz and Anderson Architectural Firm that designed the building in 1961.https://commons.und.edu/uac-all/4863/thumbnail.jp

Floodwall Vol 2 Issue 8

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State Mill and Elevator, Grand Forks, N.D.

Undated, color postcard of the North Dakota State Mill in Grand Forks. State Mill and Elevator, Grand Forks, N.D. and Capacity Mill 3,000 Barrels Flour Daily, Capacity Elevator 3,000,000 Bushels are printed on the front.https://commons.und.edu/gf-city-photos/1152/thumbnail.jp