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You Go To My Head: Women's Prescription Pill Use In Postwar America, Erin K. Brown
You Go To My Head: Women's Prescription Pill Use In Postwar America, Erin K. Brown
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During the postwar era, US pharmaceutical companies grew their production and distribution of prescription pills, which included barbiturates, minor tranquilizers, and amphetamines for mass consumption. Middle- and upper-class women were the majority users of these pills, finding assistance with the aid of prescribed drugs that helped correct difficulty with sleeping, eased anxiety, provided energy, and reduced the users’ size. This dissertation works to bring drug history and women’s history together to integrate the impact prescription pills had on women’s lives, positive and negative, and how and why consumers sought these drugs and the effects they promised. This project uncovers interactions …
An Examination Of Women’S Rights In South Korea: From “New Women” To Female Idols, Cece Trifoso
An Examination Of Women’S Rights In South Korea: From “New Women” To Female Idols, Cece Trifoso
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Between 2000 and 2022, South Korean popular music and the accompanying entertainment industry contributed to a unique solidarity among young Korean women, whilst also perpetuating harmful stereotypes. The widespread popularity of all-girl music groups from Korea has motivated women around the world, including in Korea itself, to stand on their own and establish recognition without the influence of men. This relatively new era in Korean feminist thought requires historical contextualization in order to fully appreciate and comprehend its impact on a globalized society. The evolution of feminist thought in South Korea encompasses the accumulation of knowledge from various conversations on …
Recollections, Edna Louise Saffy
Recollections, Edna Louise Saffy
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Edna Saffy recollects her time campaigning for women's rights with the National Organization of Women and other civil rights ventures in the 1970's.
Writings: Speech On Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Version 1, Edna Louise Saffy
Writings: Speech On Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Version 1, Edna Louise Saffy
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Speeches: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
Writings: Speech On Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Version 3, Edna Louise Saffy
Writings: Speech On Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Version 3, Edna Louise Saffy
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Speeches: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
Writings: Speech Delivered During Women's History Month ... March 11, 2008, Edna Louise Saffy
Writings: Speech Delivered During Women's History Month ... March 11, 2008, Edna Louise Saffy
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Speeches: Speech delivered during women's history month at the Jacksonville Women's Center on March 11, 2008 Edna Saffy.
Writings: Program Presented In Balis Park, San Marco, Jacksonville Florida In Celebration Of Women, Edna Louise Saffy
Writings: Program Presented In Balis Park, San Marco, Jacksonville Florida In Celebration Of Women, Edna Louise Saffy
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Speeches: Program Presented in Balis Park, San Marco, Jacksonville Florida, in celebration of women on August 26, 2000 by Edna Saffy.
Writings: Program Presented In Balis Park, San Marco, Jacksonville Florida In Celebration Of Women, Edna Louise Saffy
Writings: Program Presented In Balis Park, San Marco, Jacksonville Florida In Celebration Of Women, Edna Louise Saffy
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Speeches: Program Presented in Balis Park, San Marco, Jacksonville Florida, in celebration of women on August 26, 2000 by Edna Saffy.