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Women's Work And Wealth: Measuring The Impact Of Incremental Liberations, 1850-1870, Hannah Kelly

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Using a two-way fixed effects difference-in-difference model, this project analyzes data from the IPUMS Full Count census for 1850, 1860, and 1870 at a state level for 48 states. Four models assess the impact of property laws on women's real property holdings, labor force participation, household types, and real property values.

By quantifying the impact of various legal reforms on women's economic empowerment, this project fills a gap in the understanding of the intersection between law, society, and women's economic agency during a transformative period in pre-industrial American history. These impacts can implicate the effectiveness of legislative measures in advancing …

Leaflet, Community Chest Fund Drive Instruction Sheet

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Instruction sheets with an explanation for obtaining and documenting donations to the Community Chest United Fund for Jacksonville and Duval County. No date given.

Community Chest Of Jacksonville And Duval County

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Card: Eartha White's pledge card for $5.00 for the Community Chest Drive. Envelope included. No date given.

Home Office: Afro-American Life Insurance Co. Postcard

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Postcard: Street view of the Afro-American Life Insurance Company home office, Jacksonville, Florida. Handwritten notations on back. No date given.

Member's Receipt Books And Envelope, Afro-American Life Insurance Co.

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Documents: Receipt books of payments for Afro-American Life Insurance Company policy. Includes a receipt book envelope. Southern Life and Health Insurance Company receipt also included. Circa 1930-1937

Directory, Fortieth Anniversary, Afro-American Life Insurance Co. 1901-1941, Afro-American Life Insurance Company

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

No abstract provided.

Afro-American Life Insurance Co. Holiday Card

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Card: Afro-American Life Holiday Company card wishing Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. No date given.

Newsclipping, One Man Art Show At Afro-American Life Insurance Co.

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

News clipping: Announcement of a one-man art show by Forest Murphy in the library of the Afro-American Life Insurance Company building. No date given.

History Of The Afro-American Life Insurance Company

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Brief history of the Afro-American Life Insurance Company. See paragraph two, Miss Eartha M. M. White mentioned. No date given.

A History Of The Afro-American Life Insurance Company, Afro-American Life Insurance Company

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Brochure: A history of the Afro-American Insurance Company. See page 2 Disaster Strikes section for information on Eartha White's role in the company. Circa 1970-1979.

Sick Blank, Afro-American Industrial Insurance Company

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Form: Blank form for sick leave benefits. No date given.

Member's Receipt Book, The Afro-American Life Insurance Company

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Payment book for Afro-American Life Insurance Company policy. Circa 1958-1959

War Relief In World War Ii: Women And The American Red Cross, Rebecca L. Trecek

Graduate Review

This paper recognizes the growth of the American Red Cross (ARC) and the contributions women throughout the network of the ARC made to various goals during World War Two. This paper focuses on the work women completed particularly on the home front. While some aspects of the ARC are publicized, others, particularly on the home front, are less well-known. As the demands for women within multiple aspects of the American workforce grew, organizations like the American Red Cross contributed to bridging the gap between women in the workforce and home needs. ARC volunteers also took on the responsibility of recruiting …

Saint Brigit And Her Habits: Exploring Queerness In Early Medieval Ireland, Jacqueline K. Stephenson

Undergraduate Theses, Capstones, and Recitals

Saint Brigit's behavior and reception by society highlight an avenue by which women in the early medieval period could escape societal strictures, exercising agency over their bodies and their romantic choices, and carve out a distinct and unexpected place for themselves in a Christian patriarchal society. In Saint Brigit’s case, this is especially demonstrated by the breadth of her portrayed power as not just a nun but a saint, her extreme resistance to marriage, and her frequent comparisons to men. Indeed, her hagiography, written by Cogitosus in the seventh century, positioned her as one of the three principal and earliest …

Jan Ruehling Polio Era Collection

Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and records related to the life and work of Jan Ruehling, as well as the 20th century polio epidemic of the United States of America.

Threading With Hair // Intertwined Stories, Cloris Ding

Masters Theses

“Threading with Hair // Intertwined Stories” is a poignant exploration that navigates the nuanced landscape of women's growth and identity recognition amidst biased societal influences, tracing the trajectory from the artist’s mother's generation to her own. Through a deeply personal lens, the thesis transcends individual narratives to articulate some shared female experiences. Employing reflective works in the form of jewelry, objects and writings, the study delves into female-centric topics, including the fluidity of identity, the transformative journey through various life stages, and the profound impact of societal expectations and family heritage. At the heart of this exploration is the metaphorical …

The Migration Of South Asians From India To Guyana: The Journey, Struggles In A New Land, Reasons For Changes Over Time And Their Cultivation Of A New Culture., Cynthia C. Harry

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Indians from different regions of India arrived in Guyana through indentureship in 1838. They were under a five-year contract and had to work on the sugar plantations for the duration of their indentureship. While they tried to persist their Indian culture, assimilation in their new environments and interaction with people of different cultures, allowed them to develop a culture unique to Indo Guyanese heritage.

This thesis focuses on the history of Indian diaspora in Guyana. It evokes the struggles they faced on the ships, and during and after indentureship. It also touches on the political and racial issues they had …

The Little Black Book: When Recipes Tell Stories, Cordula C. Peters

Dublin Gastronomy Symposium

In post-war Germany in the 1950s my grandmother used to collect recipes from magazines, newspapers, and the backs of food packaging that she neatly cut out and saved. Other recipes were carefully copied with pen and ink. At some point, when my mother was still a child and my grandmother still alive, she and her sister compiled all these recipes and tidily pasted them into a black notebook for safekeeping. Growing up many of the recipes from this book became much-loved dishes prepared by my mother and expected by my siblings and I almost religiously for important holidays such as …

No Time For Tea: Hidden Figures Of The Dutch Tea Industry, Annette Kappert, Lysbeth Vink

Dublin Gastronomy Symposium

This paper explores the historical role women played in promoting, distributing, and establishing tea consumption in The Netherlands. Despite being the first nation to introduce tea to the Western world, and the abundance of literature and images documenting women as sapless tea drinkers, languishing their afternoons away, entertaining and sipping the amber brew in their tea houses, the latter is far from reality. Preliminary research indicates Dutch women were instrumental in establishing an elite tea industry in The Netherlands and beyond. Aptly the authors utilized the archives to explore visual and narrative data dating from 1610 to present, to find …

The Women Eat Last: Traditions, Table Manners, And Gender Narratives At The Romanian Dining Table, Alexandra Constantinescu

Dublin Gastronomy Symposium

Rooted in a rich history, with decades of oppressive politics and patriarchal displays of power, Romanian culture is shaped by complex narratives of resistance, endurance, adaptation, and transformation. Gender discourses in traditional Romanian culture portray women as the ideal frontline worker, heroic mother, outstanding housewife and an active member of the community. Expected to sacrifice personal aspirations and lifestyle for the well-being of others, they would almost exclusively be tasked with sourcing, preparing, and serving food for the family. They would be the last to sit at the family dining table - and the last to eat. In contrast, the …

Cooking In Times Of Oppression, Dorota Koczanowicz

Dublin Gastronomy Symposium

In 2017, Marije Vogelzang's interactive performance at the Museum of Rotterdam, 'Black Confectti', was designed to enable the experience of a difficult wartime past. Using authentic recipes from the war press, she prepared dishes based on the creativity of the crisis. In the face of starvation and the struggle for life, the selflessness of creative action in the kitchen and the effort of documentation in the form of recipes from the past and culinary fantasies from the past proved to be a helpful tool for surviving the most oppressive situation. The effectiveness of this strategy is clearly demonstrated not only …

Book Review: Organizing Women: Home, Work, And The Institutional Infrastructure Of Print In Twentieth-Century America, Christine Pawley, Madelaine Russell

School of Information Student Research Journal

In carefully selected case studies of white and Black middle-class American women, Pawley, a professor emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Information School, provides a detailed exploration of the “largely untold history” of women who used their involvement in print-centered organizations to reshape their lives beyond the unpaid domestic sphere (1). The first three chapters of the book trace the histories of primarily domestic women who held active roles in institutions of print culture such as journalism and radio broadcasting while the last three focus on the lives of women whose full-time employment helped to shape the developing public library …

H. L. Glover- St. Augustine Water Works, July 7, 1937

Glover Family Papers, 1871-1937

No abstract provided.

Payments From Roa Holmes Walker, 1930-1937

Glover Family Papers, 1871-1937

Documents: Checks written from account with The Atlantic National Bank of Jacksonville, from R.H. Walker funeral director from 1930 and 1935-1937. Most checks made out to Fannie Glover.

St. Augustine Water Works Invoices, 1933

Glover Family Papers, 1871-1937

Documents: St. Augustine Water Works bills from August 5th and December 6th sent to H.L.Glover, 123 Palmo St, St. Augustine, Florida. Marked paid. Handwritten notations on back.

St. Augustine Water Works Invoices, 1934

Glover Family Papers, 1871-1937

Documents: St. Augustine Water Works bills sent to H.L.Glover, 123 Palmo St, St. Augustine, Florida. Marked paid.

St. Augustine Water Works Invoices, 1935

Glover Family Papers, 1871-1937

Documents: St. Augustine Water Works bills sent to H.L.Glover, 123 Palmo St, St. Augustine, Florida. Marked paid.

The John H. Denmark Furniture Company Payment Receipts, 1934-1937

Glover Family Papers, 1871-1937

Document: Payment documentation for rental contract accounts for The John H. Denmark Furniture Company. Paid by Fannie Glover.

Handwritten To-Do List

Glover Family Papers, 1871-1937

Note: Handwritten list of items to pick up from the store and to reminder to pay bill. Circa 1930-1937.

Grand United Order Of Odd Fellows Financial Card

Glover Family Papers, 1871-1937

Document: Financial Card for St. Sebastian Lodge No. 3117, G.U.O. of O.F. (Grand United Order of Odd Fellows). St. Augustine, Florida, for Brother William W. Hawkins, P.S. showing dues paid. Circa 1930-1937