Hi everyone! It’s International Women’s Day (March 8th), a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women (during Women’s History Month).
Here at the Vintage Inn Blog, I have done my best to try and showcase many different women’s stories from the vintage era’s of the 1920’s – 1960’s (Singers, actresses, athletics, etc.). It’s a topic that I adore blogging about and I look forward to adding my posts to my “Vintage Women’s History” page.
For today’s post on this historical day, I thought I would do a little summary of some of the incredible women I have featured over the years and links to their blog posts so you can read more about them.
Let’s take a look!
International Women’s Day – Vintage Edition
Collection of Blog Posts on “Vintage Women’s History 1920s-1960s”
Women of the Big Band Era Everyone Should Know
In 2016 I sat down at my computer and decided to write a post on “Women of the Big Band Era Everyone Should Know“. Since I launched the first edition, this post has been viewed OVER 52,000 times! WOW! Incredible! Thank you!
The topic covers not just singers but also leaders of big bands, musicians and dancers.
Women of the Big Band Era Part 1:
- The Boswell Sisters
- Andrew Sisters
- Helen Forrest – Singer
- Martha Tilton – Singer
- International Sweethearts of Rhythm
- Ivy Benson & Her All-Girl Group
- Norma Miller – Lindy Hopper
- Jewel McCowan – Lindy Hopper
- Read this vintage blog post HERE
Women of the Big Band Era Part 2:
- Hazel Scott – Pianist
- Mary Lou Williams – Singer
- Mildred Bailey – Singer
- Consuela Harris – Dancer
- Marie Bryant -Dancer
- Read this vintage blog post HERE
Women of the Big Band Era Part 3:
- Lil Harden (Armstrong) – Pianist / Composer
- Ella Mae Morse – Singer
- Ivie Anderson – Singer
- Paula Kelly – Singer
- Read this vintage blog post HERE
Other Important Women of the Big Band Era (separate blog posts):
- The Blonde Bombshell of Rhythm: Ina Ray Hutton (Also a member of the International Sweethearts)
- Veronica Foster-The Bren Gun Girl (and also singer of a Big Band)
I will now leave this section with an incredible video of the ‘International Sweethearts of Rhythm‘ in action, with “Jump Children“. Enjoy!
The Women of World War 2
Blogging about the contributions of women during World War 2 has become a topic I have become passionate about over the years. So many women in Canada and beyond did so much for the War Effort and many times their stories are overlooked. I have started to try and highlight some of them here on the Vintage Inn.
Vintage Photo Blog Posts:
Other Women WW2 Topics:
Women Fashion Designers of the 1920’s – 1960’s
If you have been following my blog for a long time (or even a short time) you might of noticed that I have a big love for vintage fashion (particulary the 1940’s & 1950’s). It’s probably because I went to school for fashion marketing, but whatever the reason I have amassed a lot of posts over the years on ‘Vintage Fashion‘. Recently I have started to venture more into the world of ‘Women Fashion Designers of the 1920’s – 1960’s‘. Here are those posts….
Classic Movie Stars, Singers & Other Notable Women:
Other Vintage Women’s History Blog Posts:
Here is the remaining blog posts I have done on various ‘Women’s History’ Topics (I’m sure I forgot some). Please enjoy!
I hope you will enjoy taking some time to check out the posts I have shared above on this International Women’s Day (or well any day!). It was a pleasure to write them and a pleasure to be able to continue to share them over and over again.
Question Time: What post is your favourite? Or what are you excited to read? Please share any thoughts on this post in the comments section below.
Thank you for stopping by!
Liz