Historian and Professor
Wendy L. Rouse is a historian whose research focuses on the history of women, children, gender and sexuality in the Progressive Era. She is presently an associate professor of history at San Jose State University.
Research
Queer Suffragists
This project uncovers the queer history of the women’s suffrage movement and explores how suffragists boldly defied the gender and sexual norms of the day.
Children of Chinatown
The Children of Chinatown reveals the untold stories of a pioneer generation of young Chinese Americans growing up during an era of exclusion and segregation.
Women’s Self-Defense
Her Own Hero examines the political and physical empowerment of women through the birth of a women’s self-defense movement in the early twentieth century.
Events
June 17, 2021
7:00 PM EST
“The Very Queer History of the Suffrage Movement,” a virtual talk for the suffrage centennial.
March 4, 2021
7:00 PM EST
University of Rhode Island Legacy of Suffrage
“The Queer History of the Suffrage Movement,” a virtual lecture for the Long Rhode to the Vote, Suffrage Centennial Lecture Series.
March 10, 2021
7:00 PM EST
Connecticut Historical Society Museum & Library
“The Queer History of the Suffrage Movement,” a virtual talk on gender and sexuality in the women’s suffrage movement.
Media
- Video – Discovering New York Suffrage Stories: Queer Suffragists. Tilke Hill. Buffalo & Toronto Public Media, PBS & NPR, February 8, 2021.
- Video – Suffrage School – Wendy L. Rouse. Radcliffe Institute. Schlesinger Library. Harvard University. July 2020.
- Newspaper – Maya Salam. How Queer Women Powered the Suffrage Movement. New York Times. August 19, 2020.
- Magazine – Sarah D. Collins. The Queer Suffragists Who Fought for Women’s Right to Vote. Them. August 14, 2020.
- Podcast – On the History of Women’s Self-Defence in the USA. Martial Arts Studies. May 24, 2020.
- Podcast – The History of Women’s Self-Defense Jiu-Jitsu. Dirty White Belt Radio. May 15, 2020.
- Podcast – Sports from the Grassroots with Greg Rasheed. KZUM Community Radio Lincoln, Nebraska. October 28, 2017.
- Radio – The Joy Cardin Show. National Public Radio, Wisconsin. September 20, 2017.
- Podcast – Thinking Aloud with Marcus Smith. Classical 89, Bringham Young University Radio. October 16, 2017.
