Jewell Genevieve Cooper Scrapbook Page 70

Jewell Genevieve Cooper Scrapbook Page 70

Cooper, Jewell Genevieve

Florida State College for Women

Scrapbooks--1920-1930

Scrapbooks--United States--History--20th century

Page 70 from the scrapbook of Jewell Genevieve Cooper who attended the Florida State College for Women ca. 1924-1930. This page contains 10 pieces.

1. Left Corner: a newspaper article of a translation of Dr. Barker's exercises called "Dr. Barker's Exercises."
2. To the Right of "Dr. Barker's Exercises": a list of successful tips to guide a man in his career called "Ten Commandments of Success".
3. Beneath "Ten Commandments of Success": a poem about how to handle falling in love called "A Cure For Love".
4. Beneath "A Cure for Love": a poem called "Love Letters" written by a literary society from the 1970's with the name of The Blue Stockings.
5. To the Right of "Ten Commandments of Success": a excerpt from a comic called "Dumb Dora Is So Dumb She Thinks-". "Dumb Dora" was a term used in the 1920's that referred to a woman who was seen as foolish. Many flappers were referenced by this name.
6. Beneath "Dumb Dora Is So Dumb She Thinks-": a poem called "As Autumn Ends" written by Norma A. Davis. This poem describes the scenery as the season of autumn slowly fades.
7. To the Right of "Dumb Dora Is So Dumb She Thinks-": a poem called "An "If" For Girls", written by 20th-century poet Elizabeth Lincoln Otis. Her poem is a response to Rudyard Kipling's poem "If", composed in 1895, which describes the journey to becoming an ideal man. She alters the point of view of the poem such that it now describes the journey of becoming an ideal woman.
8. Beneath "An "If" For Girls": a poem called "Electrical Problems of '24" describes a man preaching of how to respond and react to a woman's wants and desires.
9. To the Right of "An "If" For Girls": a newspaper article titled "Freshman Cabinet Officially "Tapped" describing the induction of nineteen girls chosen from the Freshman class at "tap" day exercises ceremony, held in front of Bryan Hall.
10. Beneath "Freshman Cabinet Officially "Tapped": an alliteration tongue twister.

Cooper, Jewell Genevieve

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Heritage & University Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida

1924-1930

Heritage & University Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida

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DigiNole, FSU Digital Library, Heritage & University Archives: Jewell Genevieve Cooper scrapbook, ca. 1924-1930

Scrapbook Page, 14 x 11 in (35.5 x 28 cm)

English

PhysicalObject

fscw-scrapbook.cooper.hum2831.sp20.grp.d.page.70

Tallahassee (Fla.)

1924-1930

70

[The Power Of Women]

This page of the scrapbook contains excerpts mostly involving women. The first excerpt is a list of breathing exercises used to calm someone down. The second excerpt is a list of ten ways that lead you to success. The third underneath that is a antidote for being 'in love'. The fourth excerpt underneath that is couplet poem about a man who loves a woman. The fifth excerpt is a poem about a silly girl who thinks that... Beneath the poem "Dumb Dora Is So Dumb She Thinks", there is a poem called "As Autumn Ends" which describes the ending of the Autumn season. The sixth excerpt, "An "If" For Girls", which tells women what they should if a certain scenario happens that pertains to them. The seventh excerpt underneath that called "Electrical Problems of '24" tells a man what to do if a woman is acting a certain way. The eighth excerpt on the right of the scrapbook page, "Freshman Cabinet Officially Tapped" describes the initiation of nineteen women into a cabinet.

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