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The Real 1920s: How The Immigration Act Of 1924 Empowered And Encouraged Organized Nationalism, Amanda Pawling
The Real 1920s: How The Immigration Act Of 1924 Empowered And Encouraged Organized Nationalism, Amanda Pawling
History Presentations
The 1920s were a key era for women and women’s rights. It was also a key era for immigration reform and antiimmigrant sentiment. My research is asking if and how there is a correlation between these different takes on one decade. What my research has shown is that while women were fighting for equality and their right to vote, many were also fighting for traditional family values, family roles, conservatism, and nativism. When it comes to the KKK and its rhetoric of America first and anti-immigration, women were not only in the background but front and center in the fight. …
‘What Are Little Girls Made Of?’ A Multi-Case Study Of Women’S Leader Identity Development In Coeducational And Women-Only Institutions Of Higher Education, Colleen M. Sharen
‘What Are Little Girls Made Of?’ A Multi-Case Study Of Women’S Leader Identity Development In Coeducational And Women-Only Institutions Of Higher Education, Colleen M. Sharen
Brescia School of Leadership & Social Change Presentations
This presentation shares the conceptual map of ongoing research on the development of women's leader identity in higher education in the context of management education programs. It is designed for a non-academic audience.
Prevalence Of Sexual Harassment And Assault In Uri Stem Graduate Students, Ivy Burns, Holly Dunsworth
Prevalence Of Sexual Harassment And Assault In Uri Stem Graduate Students, Ivy Burns, Holly Dunsworth
Senior Honors Projects
There are many barriers for women in STEM careers (science, technology, engineering, and math); one, often untalked about, barrier is the prevalence of sexual harassment and assault. In the summer of 2014 the paper “Survey of Academic Field Experiences (SAFE): Trainees Report Harassment and Assault” by Clancy, et. al. was released and shed light on an issue facing many young women and men in science. According to the SAFE survey, a shocking amount of sexual harassment and assault was experienced by the, primarily female, researchers and very few knew how to report an incidence of assault. With this project I …
Women In Science & Engineering. What Do We Know? Where Do We Go?, Jane Zimmer Daniels
Women In Science & Engineering. What Do We Know? Where Do We Go?, Jane Zimmer Daniels
Feminist Research Institute Lecture Series
Daniels asks: How do we create institutional change to improve the educational and work experience for women and men from diverse cultures and experiences? What legal challenges will there be to proactive support for females and how will we deal with them?