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The Era Of The Era: Defining Liberal And Conservative Equality Through The Fight For The Equal Rights Amendment In New York, Chloe Ross May 2020

The Era Of The Era: Defining Liberal And Conservative Equality Through The Fight For The Equal Rights Amendment In New York, Chloe Ross

History

The Equal Rights Amendment was first proposed by suffragist and life-long feminist Alice Paul in 1923 and it intended to create equality of the sexes under the law. It was passed by Congress in 1972, but ultimately was not ratified by enough states. During that time was second-wave feminism, a movement that claimed to seek out equality but had a divisive nature. This thesis looks at how the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment in New York during the 1970s and 80s helped shape the definition of equality for each side of the newly polarized political spectrum. The bulk of …


Eleanor Roosevelt And Charles Malik: Titans Of Peace And Architects Of Post-Wwii International Cooperation, Ankeith Prince Illiparambil May 2020

Eleanor Roosevelt And Charles Malik: Titans Of Peace And Architects Of Post-Wwii International Cooperation, Ankeith Prince Illiparambil

History

This thesis examines the impact that the leadership of Eleanor Roosevelt and Charles Malik had on both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 and the greater trajectory of international cooperation as orchestrated by the United Nations. The study begins by looking at the “Big Three” conferences organized by the Allied Powers near the end of World War II and the hope that American President Franklin D. Roosevelt had for what could be accomplished by international cooperation. From there, we follow the leadership of Eleanor Roosevelt and Charles Malik as members of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. …


Nuclear Families For The Nuclear Age: Disney's Part In Creating Gender Roles In The 1950s, Carlee T. Litt May 2019

Nuclear Families For The Nuclear Age: Disney's Part In Creating Gender Roles In The 1950s, Carlee T. Litt

History

The 1950s was a revolutionary period for American youth culture. The Walt Disney Company played an important role in forming and conveying a new image and set of ideals associated with childhood. My paper examines the Disney Company’s messages about growing up, in particular, the gendered expectations surrounding love that revolutionized the way Americans viewed family life. For both ideological and business reasons, Disney promoted an idealized concept of the nuclear family to children. My paper pays close attention to the conversation occurring between Disney and the American public by analyzing both 1950s Disney storylines, disseminated in multiple mediums such …


Road To Ruin: Elias Boudinot And The Internal Conquest Of The Cherokee Nation, Sarah Scott May 2018

Road To Ruin: Elias Boudinot And The Internal Conquest Of The Cherokee Nation, Sarah Scott

History

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Reframing The Republic: Images And Art In Post-Revolutionary America, Lauren Lyons May 2018

Reframing The Republic: Images And Art In Post-Revolutionary America, Lauren Lyons

History

Following the American Revolution the United States had to prove they deserved to be a player on the European world stage. Images were one method the infant nation used to make this claim and gain recognition from European powers. By examining early American portraits, eighteenth and nineteenth century plays, and American and European propaganda this paper will argue that images were used to show the United States as a world power. This argument will be presented with a particular emphasis on classic motifs and Republican imagery. By evoking the Golden Age of both Rome and Greece the United States was …


Lawyers, The Public, And The Origins Of America’S Culture Wars, Haley Cook May 2017

Lawyers, The Public, And The Origins Of America’S Culture Wars, Haley Cook

History

In 1962 and 1963, the United States Supreme Court attempted to untangle religion . The Court decisions did not sit well with many Americans who feared subversion and juvenile delinquency as a result of mandatory school prayer and Bible reading being declared unconstitutional. This paper will argue that there was a mixed public reaction to Engel v. Vitale (1962) and Abington v. Schempp (1963). This paper will look at the mixed reactions of everyday Americans to examine the mid-twentieth century intersections of anti-Communist fear, the rise of Evangelical Christianity, and the fear of juvenile delinquency. It will do so by …


Decimation, Rejuvenation, Motivation: How Disease And Murder Set The Stage At Saratoga, Nicolas Soto Dec 2015

Decimation, Rejuvenation, Motivation: How Disease And Murder Set The Stage At Saratoga, Nicolas Soto

History

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$1,000: The Price Of Life And Honor In The 1834 North Carolina Supreme Court Case, State V. Will, Bria Cunningham May 2013

$1,000: The Price Of Life And Honor In The 1834 North Carolina Supreme Court Case, State V. Will, Bria Cunningham

History

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The Rise Of Totalitarianism In Germany, As Seen In Albany Editorials: 1933-1941, Jamie Rose Brinkman May 2013

The Rise Of Totalitarianism In Germany, As Seen In Albany Editorials: 1933-1941, Jamie Rose Brinkman

History

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Oprah Winfrey V. Texas Cattlemen, Food Libel Laws In The United States And The Constitutionality Of The Texas False Disparagement Of Perishable Food Products Act, Kathleen Mullins May 2011

Oprah Winfrey V. Texas Cattlemen, Food Libel Laws In The United States And The Constitutionality Of The Texas False Disparagement Of Perishable Food Products Act, Kathleen Mullins

History

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A Situation For Revolt: A Study Of The Situationist International’S Influence On French Students During The Revolt Of 1968, Ryan Gallagher May 2010

A Situation For Revolt: A Study Of The Situationist International’S Influence On French Students During The Revolt Of 1968, Ryan Gallagher

History

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“You Must Fight To Win”: The Media, State Department And Vietnam 1967-1968, Jeffrey H.S. Knaack May 2010

“You Must Fight To Win”: The Media, State Department And Vietnam 1967-1968, Jeffrey H.S. Knaack

History

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An American Tragedy Theodore Dreiser’S Fight Against Intellectual Censorship And Early Hollywood, Brittany Jolles May 2010

An American Tragedy Theodore Dreiser’S Fight Against Intellectual Censorship And Early Hollywood, Brittany Jolles

History

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Assessing "Founder's Chic": An Examination Of Recent Studies Of Benjamin Franklin For Insights Into The Resurgence Of The Founders In American Historiography, David Zahn May 2009

Assessing "Founder's Chic": An Examination Of Recent Studies Of Benjamin Franklin For Insights Into The Resurgence Of The Founders In American Historiography, David Zahn

History

No abstract provided.