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Irish-America And The Ulster Conflict, 1968-1995, Andrew J. Wilson Jan 1991

Irish-America And The Ulster Conflict, 1968-1995, Andrew J. Wilson

Dissertations

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The Irish Police, 1836-1914 : A Social History, Brian Griffin Jan 1991

The Irish Police, 1836-1914 : A Social History, Brian Griffin

Dissertations

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"In The Hollow Lotus-Land": Discord, Order, And The Emergence Of Stability In Early Bermuda, 1609-1623, Matthew R. Laird Jan 1991

"In The Hollow Lotus-Land": Discord, Order, And The Emergence Of Stability In Early Bermuda, 1609-1623, Matthew R. Laird

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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The Politicization Of Maternal Care: The Lawrence Textile Strike Of 1912, Mary-Beth Moylan Jan 1991

The Politicization Of Maternal Care: The Lawrence Textile Strike Of 1912, Mary-Beth Moylan

Honors Papers

The Progressive era saw a series of social reforms and mass movements for better living and working conditions. Middle-class women emerged as the "housekeepers" of the public arena. Women like Jane Addams started these trends and acted as benevolent organizers for the immigrant people, who were entering the United States only to find crowded conditions and hostile cities. Strikes over dangerous work environments became pressing concerns. A history of related actions began to develop with the Triangle Fire disaster in New York City, the Lawrence strike in Massachusetts, and then the strikes in the mid-teens in Passaic and Patterson, New …


Town Development In The Colonial Backcountry: Virginia And North Carolina, Christopher E. Hendricks Jan 1991

Town Development In The Colonial Backcountry: Virginia And North Carolina, Christopher E. Hendricks

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The backcountry of colonial Virginia and North Carolina saw a process of urbanization during the third quarter of the eighteenth century uniquely shaped by a large-scale migration from colonies to the north, aided by the westward extension of local government. This rapid development did not lead to the creation of a hierarchical economic system of central places, but rather linear networks shaped by the geography of the region. Ironically, this phenomenon occurred in an area of two American colonies usually considered to be devoid of towns.;This dissertation is a study of twenty-eight towns established from 1744 to 1776 in the …


Breadnut Island Pen: Thomas Thistlewood's Jamaican Provisioning Estate, 1767-1768, Amy B. Kowalski Jan 1991

Breadnut Island Pen: Thomas Thistlewood's Jamaican Provisioning Estate, 1767-1768, Amy B. Kowalski

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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