Elaine Carey
Encyclopedia
Elaine Carey is an Associate Professor of History
at St. John's University in Queens, New York, whose research and teaching into feminist history
are ongoing.
, where she received her B.A. in International Affairs
and her masters in Latin American history and European history. She received her Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico
in Latin American History and Women’s History
.
She received post-doctoral fellowships including the Fulbright-García Robles fellowship. Carey taught, from 1998 to 2002, both Latin American and women’s history at the University of Detroit Mercy
. She has taught at St. John's since September 2002, and has attained the rank of Associate Professor.
movement, and how it has affected the women involved. According to Carey, the female participants in the movement of Mexico 68 lived through an intense social experience and a sudden expansion of their expectations as citizens and as women. Because of this, feminist ideas
started to spread and grow stronger. At the time, government officials tended to focus on the men in the movement, and, as a result of this discrimination
, men became the target of the government during the crackdown of October 2, 1968, leaving women behind. This gave female members the opportunity to keep the movement alive, determining its direction in the ensuing years.
She is the author of two books, including a new book she is writing,Selling is more of a Habit: Women and Drug Trafficking, 1900-1970, as well as other scholarly works. She is participating in the Women and Theatre Program at Teatro Pregones in the South Bronx
.
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
at St. John's University in Queens, New York, whose research and teaching into feminist history
Feminist history
Feminist history refers to the re-reading of history from a female perspective. It is not the same as the history of feminism, which outlines the origins and evolution of the feminist movement. It also differs from women's history, which focuses on the role of women in historical events...
are ongoing.
Biography
Carey attended Florida State UniversityFlorida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
, where she received her B.A. in International Affairs
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
and her masters in Latin American history and European history. She received her Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
in Latin American History and Women’s History
Women's studies
Women's studies, also known as feminist studies, is an interdisciplinary academic field which explores politics, society and history from an intersectional, multicultural women's perspective...
.
She received post-doctoral fellowships including the Fulbright-García Robles fellowship. Carey taught, from 1998 to 2002, both Latin American and women’s history at the University of Detroit Mercy
University of Detroit Mercy
University of Detroit Mercy is a private, Roman Catholic co-educational university in Detroit, Michigan, United States, affiliated with the Society of Jesus and the Sisters of Mercy. Antoine M. Garibaldi is the president. With origins dating from 1877, it is the largest Roman Catholic university...
. She has taught at St. John's since September 2002, and has attained the rank of Associate Professor.
Scholarship
Carey's most significant work has been the study of the Mexico 68Mexico 68
The Mexican Student Movement of 1968 was a student movement caused by an ideological clash between generations. Socialism and Capitalism also influenced the students and the government at that time. October 2 and the Silence March are the most important parts of the movement. Students from the IPN,...
movement, and how it has affected the women involved. According to Carey, the female participants in the movement of Mexico 68 lived through an intense social experience and a sudden expansion of their expectations as citizens and as women. Because of this, feminist ideas
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
started to spread and grow stronger. At the time, government officials tended to focus on the men in the movement, and, as a result of this discrimination
Discrimination
Discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on their membership in a certain group or category. It involves the actual behaviors towards groups such as excluding or restricting members of one group from opportunities that are available to another group. The term began to be...
, men became the target of the government during the crackdown of October 2, 1968, leaving women behind. This gave female members the opportunity to keep the movement alive, determining its direction in the ensuing years.
She is the author of two books, including a new book she is writing,Selling is more of a Habit: Women and Drug Trafficking, 1900-1970, as well as other scholarly works. She is participating in the Women and Theatre Program at Teatro Pregones in the South Bronx
South Bronx
The South Bronx is an area of the New York City borough of The Bronx. The neighborhoods of Tremont, University Heights, Highbridge, Morrisania, Soundview, Hunts Point, and Castle Hill are sometimes considered part of the South Bronx....
.