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Ua12/2/36 Scrapbook, Gamma Sigma Sigma Oct 1974

Ua12/2/36 Scrapbook, Gamma Sigma Sigma

Student Organizations

Scrapbook chronicling Gamma Sigma Sigma activities and events during Fall 1974.

The Rhetoric Of Laura Clay: A Southern Argument For Woman Suffrage, Margaret Wesolowski Aug 1974

The Rhetoric Of Laura Clay: A Southern Argument For Woman Suffrage, Margaret Wesolowski

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study focused on the persuasive efforts of Laura Clay (1848-1941) as they represented a particularly southern argument for woman suffrage as opposed to the northern, or National American Woman Suffrage Association, suffrage argument. As a Kentuckian, she believed she understood southern attitudes on the three major issues she encountered during her thirty-two years as a suffragist.

The three issues were those of woman's traditional role, the race question, and state versus federal legislation. The arguments of Miss Clay concerning these issues were premised on justice and expediency, which formed the rationale of suffragist rhetoric.

Her arguments, tailored to southerners, …

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Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 44, No. 1, Wku Alumni Association Jul 1974

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 44, No. 1, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Archives Records

WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

Conway, Sheila. Western and the Bicentennial
College Heights, Resplendent in Springtime
Threlkeld, Claude. ABC's of Landscaping
Clifford, John. Reverence for Life
Stickles, Arndt. A Confederate Fort and Historical Marker on the Campus of WKU
Cook, Paul. Western Governance: Board of Regents
Given, Ed. Hilltoppers Capture Eighth All-Sports Championship
Harrington, Drew. The Humanities Semester
Warren, Linda. Challenge for Truth & Excellence
Gray, Harry. Placing the Right Bets
Downing, Dero. What a Man Chooses, He Is
Dickey, Debbie. X,Y & Z in Search of a Degree - Liberal Arts Degree
George Wedding Photographs
An Evening …

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Jane Austens' Attitude Toward The Position Of Women, Carol Burford May 1974

Jane Austens' Attitude Toward The Position Of Women, Carol Burford

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Jane Austen's attitude toward the position of middle-class women at the end of the eighteenth century is examined in the context of her life and thought and the women characters in her six novels. Comparisons are made with the position of women today regarding marriage, work, and the goals of the women's liberation movement. Jane Austen shared with feminists a recognition of the need for self-fulfillment. Because she was a realist, she provided fulfillment for her heroines through the only vehicle that was available to most women of her time--marriage. The solution she worked out for satisfying this need in …

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Ua12/2/7 Npc Newsletter, Wku Panhellenic Council Apr 1974