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Salvaging, Surrendering, And Saying Goodbye To My Leg, Laura L. Ellingson

Women's and Gender Studies

Nearly 20 years after my diagnosis with osteogenic sarcoma—a virulent, fist-sized tumor in my right femur just above the knee—my surgeon and I made the difficult decision to amputate my leg. After 12 reconstructive surgeries on my leg (and several on my chest and abdomen), 13 months of chemotherapy, three major staph and/or strep infections in my knee, and a promise that yet another surgical reconstruction of my leg would necessitate a lifetime on daily antibiotics and give me a knee that would almost certainly cease to function within a couple years, I was done. I had a good cry, …

Dawnbreaker Vol 57 No 2 (Winter 2009-2010), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

My Teaching Philosophy, Marilyn R. Pukkila

Faculty Scholarship

This is my philosophy of teaching and learning, as developed during the ACRL Immersion Intentional Teacher Track in Nashville, TN in December of 2009

The Social Dimensions Of Fiction: On The Rhetoric And Function Of Prefacing Novels In The Nineteenth-Century Canadas, Steven Tötösy De Zepetnek

CLCWeb Library

Tötösy de Zepetnek, Steven. The Social Dimensions of Fiction: On the Rhetoric and Function of Prefacing Novels in the Nineteenth-Century Canadas. Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher (Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn), 1993. ISBN 3-528-07335-7 188 pages, bibliography, index. Data and analyses of nineteenth-century English- and French-Canadian prefaces to novels with theoretical and methodological frameworks for the study of rhetoric, the sociology of literature, audience research, and genre studies. Copyright of the book was released to Tötösy de Zepetnek by Westdeutscher Verlag in 2003.

The Local Is Global: Broker For Human Rights “Florence Kitchelt, Connecticut Peace Activist And Feminist,” 1920-1961, Danelle L. Moon

Faculty and Staff Publications

In this paper, I will explore the role of local peace activist and feminist, Florence Ledyard Kitchelt (1874-1961) in supporting social justice, equality, and world peace. In 1924 Kitchelt accepted a paid position with the Connecticut League of Nation’s Association (CLNA), and for nearly twenty years she served as secretary and director of the organization. Working through the CLNA she canvassed the state promoting peace education and to building support for the League of Nations and the World Court. In 1925 she traveled to Geneva to study the League of Nations and attended the Assembly. Between the wars she worked …

When Gender Differences Don’T Organize Process: Studying Same Sex Couples, Naveen Jonathan

Marriage and Family Therapy Faculty Presentations

Reflects on a study of same-sex couples and the amount of equality between partners in their relationships.

Shattered Hearts (Summary Report): The Commercial Sexual Exploitation Of American Indian Women And Girls In Minnesota., Alexandra (Sandi) Pierce

First Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking, 2009

Table of Contents

Background 1

Definitions and terms 2

The context 5

Prevalence 8

Patterns in entering the sex trade 10

Age of entry 10

Modes of entry 11

Factors that facilitate entry 17

Generational trauma 17

Runaway, thrown away, and/or homeless 17

Repeated exposure to abuse, exploitation, and violence 20

Addiction 25

Failure to finish high school 27

Mental and emotional vulnerability 28

Barriers to exiting the sex trade 29

Limited access to emergency and supportive housing 29

Absence of other options for self-sufficiency 30

Distrust of law enforcement 29

Child protection policies 30

Limited resources for support and …

Review Of "Upbuilding Black Durham: Gender, Class And Black Community Development In The Jim Crow South" By L. Brown, Luther Adams

SIAS Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Brazen (Fall 2009), Hollins University

Brazen - Gender & Women's Studies Department Newsletters

No abstract provided.

“It’S A Ripple Effect”: Global Mamas In A Developing Ghana, Mara Dold

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

My research took place almost entirely in Cape Coast but was supplemented with time in Krobo-Odumase and Accra. I worked exclusively with the nonprofit and fair trade international organization Women in Progress, specifically focusing on the women working for their brand name product line Global Mamas. I was a part of 2 batik workshops and 1 bead making workshop, led by Ghanaians hired by Global Mamas. Participant observation and informal interviews went hand in hand during the workshops. I had many an informal discussion and just 5 formal interviews overall. Book research was key to my more general findings and …

“Toliki Taa Ub’Ookin.” “Tell Them Everything.” The Changing Sexual Practices Of The Maasai Women Of Engare Sero, Adrienne Rosenberg

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

In this study I spent 13 days between November 6-18, 2009 in the village of Engare Sero. My sample frame is the Maasai community of Engare Sero, specifically girls and women over the age of around six. I went from boma to boma, organizing informal “focal groups” with a total of approximately 100 women and girls. I spoke to them about the cultural rules governing sexual practice, how their sexual practices changed over the course of their lives, how sexual practices have changed over time, what changes they hope for or expect for their daughters and the roots of those …

Marriage In Conflict: Formerly Abducted Women’S Struggles With Marriage Upon Return, Julie Bailey

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

With the end of the twenty-year war in Northern Uganda, the area has begun the long process of rehabilitating, rebuilding, and reintegrating. For women who have now returned from abduction and forced marriage, reintegration has proven difficult, specifically in regards to these women’s desires to marry upon return. The experiences of these formerly abducted women in the bush as well as the conflict-induced changes to traditional marriage often limits their ability to remarry and thus prevents them from fully regaining their place in Acholi society. Ultimately, this study sought to examine these difficulties by looking at the societal norms for …

Dorothy Kenyon And The Making Of Modern Legal Feminism, Samantha Barbas

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Shattered Hearts (Full Report): The Commercial Sexual Exploitation Of American Indian Women And Girls In Minnesota., Alexandra (Sandi) Pierce

First Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking, 2009

Table of contents

Acknowledgements iii

Background 1

Organization of the report 3

I The context 4

Native women’s experiences during colonization 5

Native women’s experiences during national expansion 7

Native girls’ boarding school experiences 8

Impact of assimilation policies on Native women 10

The damage caused by life in prostitution 14

II Methods and definitions 16

III Prevalence 28

Involvement in prostitution 28

Involvement in the Internet sex trade 35

IV Patterns in entering the sex trade 36

Age of entry 36

Modes of entry 39

V Factors that facilitate entry 53

Generational trauma 53

Runaway, thrown away, and/or homeless …

L’Abandon De L’Excision Au Sénégal D’Ici 2015: Une Analyse De La Collaboration Entre L’Ong Tostan Et Le Ministère De La Famille, Karen Kirk

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The practice of female genital cutting (FGC) in Senegal continues today despite a law banning its practice. This study is a discussion of the collaboration between the NGO Tostan and the Senegalese government (Direction of the Family) as they work toward their goal of complete abandonment of FGC in Senegal by 2015. It examines the different roles of these two entities and how this collaboration will make this goal a reality. Key interviews with representatives from Tostan, the Direction of the Family and a third party provide opinions about this collaboration and whether or not this goal is realistic. La …

Dawnbreaker Vol 57 No 1 (Fall 2009), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Uri Glbt Center Job And Occupancy Expectations, Joseph A. Santiago, Andrew Winters, Morgan Cottrell

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

URI GLBT Center Job and Occupancy Expectations. URI GLBT Center Job and Occupancy Expectations; Joe Santiago; Joseph Santiago; Andrew Winters; Morgan E Cottrell; As a staff member of the GLBT Center, I, ______________________________ agree to the terms and conditions provided below. I also understand that continuation as a GLBT Center live-in staff member is subject to approval by the Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs for GLBT Programs and Services.; Mission: As a staff member of the GLBT Center at the University of Rhode Island I agree to promote a welcoming and safe environment for people of all …

Women's Studies Newsletter 09-2009, Susana Peña

Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Glbt Center Staff Meeting Minutes – 9 July 2009, Joseph A. Santiago, Eva Jones, Andrew Winters

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

GLBT Center meeting notes, updates, and tasks.Tally of people for the day trip to visit UCONN’s Rainbow Center and to find out about their GLBT Programs and Services.

Glbt Center Staff Meeting Minutes – 2 July 2009, Joseph A. Santiago, Eva Jones, Andrew Winters

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

GLBT Center meeting notes, updates, and tasks. This post also includes notes on the Welcome Project Revision and GLBT Center Mission.

Coming Out Of The Sexual Harassment Closet: One Woman's Story Of Politics And Change In Higher Education, Susan K. Gardner

Higher Education Faculty Scholarship

In this essay, a university professor tells the story of her sexual harassment by her graduate school adviser in order to explain the institutional cultures and structures that exist to perpetuate this type of behavior in higher education as well as to communicate the steps she took to create change and accept the events that occurred. Characterizing the documentation as a “coming out process,” she describes the events that occurred from 2002–2006, using a semi-autoethnographical approach augmented with document and literature analyses. The essay goes beyond a mere re-telling of the events to an analysis of the cultural constructs that …

Feminist Perspectives On Rape, Rebecca Whisnant

Philosophy Faculty Publications

Although the proper definition of rape is itself a matter of some dispute, rape is generally understood to involve sexual penetration of a person by force and/or without that person's consent. Rape is committed overwhelmingly by men and boys, usually against women and girls, and sometimes against other men and boys. (For the most part, this entry will assume male perpetrators and female victims.)

Virtually all feminists agree that rape is a grave wrong, one too often ignored, mischaracterized, and legitimized. Feminists differ, however, about how the crime of rape is best understood, and about how rape should be combated …

Glbt Center Staff Meeting Minutes – 29 June 2009, Joseph A. Santiago, Eva Jones, Andrew Winters

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

GLBT Center meeting notes, updates, and tasks.

Glbt Center Staff Meeting Minutes: June 25 2009, Joseph A. Santiago, Eva Jones, Andrew Winters

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

This post contains the GLBT Center Staff Meeting Minutes for June 25 2009. GLBT Center Staff Meeting Minutes: June 25 2009; Newsletter distribution was discussed with regard to creating a GLBT Center listserv and sending it to other listservs throughout the University  Overall, it was agreed that the Welcome Project should be an open and low commitment for participants  It will have regular meetings and programming (not too tasky)  It has the potential to spawn mini groups as well as to affect and support communal relations (MERI, PFLAG, etc.)  It was suggested that we try to …

Glbt Center Staff Meeting Minutes – 11 June 2009, Joseph A. Santiago, Eva Jones, Andrew Winters

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

GLBT Center meeting notes, updates, and tasks. This post includes two photos chosen for the 2009 Events page on the GLBT Center webpage.

Glbt Center Meeting Minutes – 4 June 2009, Joseph A. Santiago, Eva Jones, Andrew Winters

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

GLBT Center meeting notes, updates, and tasks.

Glbt Center Printed Flyer 2009, Joseph A. Santiago

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

This post includes a scanned copy of the GLBT Center Printed Flyer for 2009.

The Power Of “Small Stories:” Narratives And Notions Of Gender Equality In Conversations About Sport, Marie Hardin, Erin E. Whiteside

School of Journalism and Electronic Media Publications and Other Works

This study examines narratives by young adults about sport and gender in relation to equality. Specifically, we explore how focus-group participants used small stories to situate male and female athletes and Title IX. The U.S. law has been credited for increasing opportunities for girls and women but is considered a source of tension for gender relations. Our findings suggest that participants’ stories ultimately did not support emancipatory goals for girls and women because they positioned equality as a right women had not earned. We argue that feminists cannot underestimate the need to inject counternarratives into public discourse at every level, …

Glbt Center Staff Meeting Notes – 1 June 2009, Joseph A. Santiago, Eva Jones, Andrew Winters

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

GLBT Center meeting notes, updates, and tasks. GLBT Center Staff Meeting Notes – 1 June 2009; In Attendance: Joe, Mike, Jess, Jamie, Andrew, and Eva Welcome Project Brochure Revisions We discussed what the Welcome Project was, which sought to affirm dignity and address discrimination/oppression in the community. This project sought to do something similar to The Safe Zone, yet previous GLBT Center members felt that the Safe Zone implied that there were sanctioned unsafe zones. Thus, the Welcome Project was a title that implied safety and acceptance everywhere. The Welcome Project, as a part of the GLBT Center, also sponsored …

Glbt Center Meeting Minutes – 28 May 2009, Joseph A. Santiago, Eva Jones, Andrew Winters

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center

GLBT Center meeting notes, updates, and tasks. GLBT Center Meeting Minutes – 28 May 2009; Staff Hours: Send Andrew an e-mail with hours for each time period (every two weeks). Staff members will work approximately 15 hours per week.; Marcus’s Room: There’s been a cleaning delay due to staff shortages. Marcus and Andrew agreed to do a walk through to assess whether cleaning staff was necessary, so that Marcus can move in ASAP. Conference and Resource Room in the works – the rooms have been cleaned. 12 August 2009, Career Services Professional Development Presentation Provide Career Services with LGBT perspective …