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Department
History, Political Science, & Geography
Format of Presentation
Oral Presentation
Research Category
Humanities
Description
This research project is the curation of an online digital exhibit about women who broke gender barriers as pilots at the Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi. There are many different elements of this project including archival research, historical analysis, as well as expanding on the importance and meaning of public history and the digital humanities. Through the research done at the Columbus Air Force Base Archives it was evident that many of the women that came through the base shared common themes in their experiences in the air force. Many of the women contributed to this narrative at the Columbus Air Force Base, but the women of focus in this project were Mary Livingston, Cyndy Hubbard, and Kelly Flinn because of the connecting truths that they display in their lives as women making strides on the Columbus Air Force Base. The purpose of this project is to tell their stories in a way that allows viewers to see the similarities and significance of their struggles as they were challenging the gender barriers that were an issue throughout the military.
The narrative of the digital exhibit is the outward half of the project, but the research and practices that went in to creating the exhibit is also an important part of this project. In order to be able to highlight all their stories and not take away from their importance, the stories are displayed in an online digital exhibit that is simple yet appealing, easy to navigate, and full of essential historical information. The tools and elements of Omeka.net allowed for the implementation of the best practices when creating the digital exhibit concerning its purpose and significance within the historical field and digital humanities, design methods, and overall accessibility.
Recommended Citation
Potter, Emerald, "Curating the Past: Telling the Story of Women at the Columbus Air Force Base" (2022). Undergraduate Research Conference. 4.
https://athenacommons.muw.edu/urc/2022/humanities-ii/4
Curating the Past: Telling the Story of Women at the Columbus Air Force Base
This research project is the curation of an online digital exhibit about women who broke gender barriers as pilots at the Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi. There are many different elements of this project including archival research, historical analysis, as well as expanding on the importance and meaning of public history and the digital humanities. Through the research done at the Columbus Air Force Base Archives it was evident that many of the women that came through the base shared common themes in their experiences in the air force. Many of the women contributed to this narrative at the Columbus Air Force Base, but the women of focus in this project were Mary Livingston, Cyndy Hubbard, and Kelly Flinn because of the connecting truths that they display in their lives as women making strides on the Columbus Air Force Base. The purpose of this project is to tell their stories in a way that allows viewers to see the similarities and significance of their struggles as they were challenging the gender barriers that were an issue throughout the military.
The narrative of the digital exhibit is the outward half of the project, but the research and practices that went in to creating the exhibit is also an important part of this project. In order to be able to highlight all their stories and not take away from their importance, the stories are displayed in an online digital exhibit that is simple yet appealing, easy to navigate, and full of essential historical information. The tools and elements of Omeka.net allowed for the implementation of the best practices when creating the digital exhibit concerning its purpose and significance within the historical field and digital humanities, design methods, and overall accessibility.