CULTURE & HISTORY

From path-breaking historical women to weird cultural phenomena, Jocelyn writes on little-known, attention-grabbing topics. Below is a sampling of articles she wrote and researched.

"How Photo Retouching

Worked Before Photoshop"

"5 Very Early Stories About American Women and Voting"

"9 Facts About Pioneering Lawyer and Activist Belva Lockwood"

"Why Does Santa Claus Come Down the Chimney?"

"8 Odd Beauty Standards in

Turn-of-the-Century Photographs"

"13 Questionable Weight-Loss Products From History"

"9 Facts About Jeannette Rankin, the First Woman Elected to Congress"

"Why Women Couldn’t Wear Pants on the Senate Floor Until 1993"

"7 Photographic Tricks, Hoaxes,

and Fads Before Photoshop"

"7 Facts About Bertha Knight Landes, First Female Mayor of a Major American City"

"9 Facts About Frances Perkins, the First Female Cabinet Member"

"Behind the Magic: 15 Secrets of Disney Park Characters"