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From One Place to the Next: The Story of Veronica Fahys
By Adithi Nythruva Veronica and her aunt, Sister Rezka Zuzek, visit the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1974. All photos courtesy of Veronica Fahys unless otherwise noted. Since the nation’s inception, immigrants have molded the United States into the “land of the free and the home of the brave.” From […]
Before Patton Fought the Nazis, He Flanked Through Texas
By Maj. Riley M. Kramer Maj. Gen. George Patton during the second phase of the Louisiana Maneuvers in 1941. Photo courtesy of the US Army TRADOC. Gen. George Patton, perhaps the most iconic American commander of the twentieth century, destroyed Nazi formations in North Africa, Sicily, and the Ardennes Forest. We all know this story; […]
A Story in Pictures of the University of Houston’s 30 Years in Fort Bend County
By Marisa Ramierez The story of the University of Houston (UH) at Sugar Land has two parts: its history as a University of Houston System (UHS) campus and its history as a University of Houston instructional site. Woven through its history, like the winding Brazos River, are partnerships with other higher education entities, city and […]
23.1 Houston, Where the Local is Global Table of Contents
Download the full pdf hereA Celebration of Editor Emeritus Joe Pratt23.1 Letter from the Editor, Debbie Z. Harwell 2The Houston Saengerbund: “One of the best Kept Secrets in the City of Houston.“By: Jonas Leon Kalpert7The Houston Saengerbund: A Legacy of German Culture and SongBy: Vince Lee8Relocation, Not Dislocation: Organizational Continuity Across Houston’s ChinatownBy: Daniel Killian13Between […]
22.2 Letter from the Editor
By Caitlyn Jones I was walking to my car in downtown Houston on a humid afternoon in 2020 when I first saw it. There, glinting off the red brick of the Hobby Center, was the only physical marker of the history that happened there on a steamy weekend in November 1977. “The Sam Houston Coliseum, […]
Why Houston? How the Women’s Conference Came to the Bayou City
By Caitlyn Jones Houston Women’s Advocate Nikki Van Hightower, far right, addresses a crowd in front of the Sam Houston Coliseum alongside torch runners and NWC presiding officer Bella Abzug to kick off the four-day convention. Photo courtesy of Janice Rubin. When organizers of the National Women’s Conference (NWC) announced in October 1976 that Houston, […]
Making Houston Happen: Local Organizers and the Planning of the NWC
By Maya Bouchebl The International Women’s Year Commission chose Houston to host the National Women’s Conference. The main venues and hotels were located downtown, shown here in 1977. Photo courtesy of Boston Public Library flickr. In the months leading up to the National Women’s Conference of November 1977, the staff of the International Women’s Year […]
Sylvia Ortiz: An “Everyday Woman” Who Became a Feminist Celebrity
By Miranda Ruzinsky The official conference report published in 1978 for President Jimmy Carter and the public featured, left to right, Sylvia Ortiz, Peggy Kokernot, and Michelle Cearcy on the cover page. Photo by Adela Alonso, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. “WALK A CELEBRITY MILE!”: This call to action circulated around Houston in 1977 on a […]
Meet Houston’s NWC Delegates
Introduction by Nancy Beck Young and Leandra Zarnow Biographies edited by Mary Seume Houston delegate Sylvia Garcia, center, joins other Pro-plan and ERA supporters from the Texas delegation such as future Governor Ann Richards (left) and Houston Women’s Advocate Nikki Van Hightower (top right) at the National Women’s Conference. Photo courtesy of Sylvia Garcia. Sharing Stories […]
“Come now, let us reason together:” Barbara Jordan’s Keynote Address
By Jacob King Congresswoman Barbara Jordan delivers a rousing message at the National Women’s Conference in 1977, flanked to her right by Bella Abzug and Rosalyn Carter. Photo by Dorothy Marder, courtesy of the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. On November 19, 1977, in Houston, Texas, U.S. Rep. Barbara Jordan (D-TX) approached the National Women’s Conference […]