Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 2017
Course Name
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
Faculty
Dr. Jeanne Buckley
Department
First Year Seminar, Arcadia University Undergraduate Curriculum
Abstract
This research paper highlights Laverne Cox and her life, accomplishments, and fight for equality among women, people of color, and the LGBT+ community. It speaks of different laws and regulations that hold or have held transgender people back and explains Cox’s relevance to the First Year Seminar course “Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History”. It also touches on discrimination and the problems faced by transgender people in America.
Recommended Citation
Ambrose, Kelley, "Laverne Cox and the Fight for LGBT+ Rights" (2017). Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works. 48.
https://scholarworks.arcadia.edu/undergrad_works/48
Included in
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons