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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cachecoins, post: 4749259, member: 111237&quot;]My mother is a genealogist. She went to university to get a history degree and used what she learned about research to research families. I got a history degree as well and I became a teacher and you are right in a way. I wouldn&#039;t say we do not teach about the lives of the great men and woman but we also teach about what is was like to live in the past.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was younger there was a book I read that interested me more than any biography I have read before and since called &#039;Life in A.D. 1000&#039;. It was a very interesting general overview of what the daily life of a person was like at this time. While it did deal with different classes of people, it discussed in detail what the daily life and times for the average person in Britain was like, daily habits, work, clothing, diet, etc....I would say teaching history combines important people, events and an understanding of life at that time. So teaching Texas history will certainly include specific people, places and events but also a portrait of life in Texas for the different types of people, different walks of life, at different periods from settlers, indigenous people, women, men, children, slaves, etc...</p><p><br /></p><p>As for too many men in numismatics, that cannot be changed and I do understand what it is like to be intimidated. You can&#039;t stop men from being a part of it or from coming to shows but in my opinion, and this might sound insensitive, you need to get over it and do exactly what you want to do. Know that you have the right to be there just as much as anyone else. I have a feeling they may feel more intimidated by you in the end. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If the problem is feeling intimidated by the amount of a certain type of person then the problem is not something external but within you. Who cares if some booth has pretty women who know nothing as eye candy, that is almost every tradeshow I have ever been to. It&#039;s their right to do so and it is your right to be there and if you are there to buy, trust me, they will serve you or they will lose money....if you are there to learn...ask questions...as a woman in a majority male field (who is quite knowledgeable) I think you are in a good position to help pave the way for other women to take a more active role representing the field as we all know and have admitted, there is a lack of women representation, why not you. If you don&#039;t....certainly never let anyone intimidate you. Especially a bunch of old dusty numismatists. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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