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Pacific Trade Winds: Towards A Global History Of The Manila Galleon, Matthew F. Thomas
Pacific Trade Winds: Towards A Global History Of The Manila Galleon, Matthew F. Thomas
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Rise Of Modern Richmond And The Fall Of Electric Transit, Earl Ferdinand Glock
The Rise Of Modern Richmond And The Fall Of Electric Transit, Earl Ferdinand Glock
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Recipe For Citizenship: Professionalization And Power In World War I Dietetics, Kathleen Marie Scott
Recipe For Citizenship: Professionalization And Power In World War I Dietetics, Kathleen Marie Scott
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
This dissertation is an analysis of the professionalization tactics of white, native-born, Protestant, middle-class women who served with the U.S. armed forces as dietitians during World War I. Through the overlapping rubrics of maternalism, citizenship, and professionalism, I examine the ways in which dominant race, class, and gender ideologies inflected their quest for professionalization. I specifically examine the way hospital dietitians infused their expertise with rhetoric of race betterment and national security to acquire distinct status and authority in relation to other female medical/health practitioners. In this study, I locate the ideological origins of Public Law 36, 80 th Congress, …
"More Than Shelter": Community, Identity, And Spatial Politics In San Francisco Public Housing, 1938--2000, Amy L. Howard
"More Than Shelter": Community, Identity, And Spatial Politics In San Francisco Public Housing, 1938--2000, Amy L. Howard
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During the second half of the twentieth century, scholars and journalists documented the failures of the public housing program in the United States with a range of studies focusing on the Midwest and East. Problems such as displacement, criminal activity, high vacancy rates, racial segregation, and the isolation of tenants informed critiques of federally-subsidized housing for low-income families. These aspects contributed to the national image of "the projects" as high-rise ghettos, populated primarily by African Americans, and located in run-down areas. Public housing with its position at the crossroads of national, state, and local politics and policies as well as …
The Shenandoah River Gundalow And The Politics Of Material Reuse, Seth C. Bruggeman
The Shenandoah River Gundalow And The Politics Of Material Reuse, Seth C. Bruggeman
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Trains, Trucks, And Traffic Jams: The Rise Of Automotive Transportation, 1880-1956, Anthony Roland Destefanis
Trains, Trucks, And Traffic Jams: The Rise Of Automotive Transportation, 1880-1956, Anthony Roland Destefanis
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
African-American Influence On The Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe: Evidence From Nineteenth Century Probate Inventories And Population Census Records Of York County, Virginia And Worcester County, Maryland, Albert James M. Mamary
African-American Influence On The Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe: Evidence From Nineteenth Century Probate Inventories And Population Census Records Of York County, Virginia And Worcester County, Maryland, Albert James M. Mamary
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Relationship Between The Board Of Trade And Plantations And The Colonial Government Of Virginia, 1696-1775, Mary Carroll Johansen
The Relationship Between The Board Of Trade And Plantations And The Colonial Government Of Virginia, 1696-1775, Mary Carroll Johansen
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Nobody's Children: The Treatment Of Illegitimate Children In Three North Carolina Counties, 1760-1790, Lynne Howard Frazer
Nobody's Children: The Treatment Of Illegitimate Children In Three North Carolina Counties, 1760-1790, Lynne Howard Frazer
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Care Of The Poor In Elizabeth River Parish, Norfolk County, Va 1749-1761, Cecile G. Glendening
Care Of The Poor In Elizabeth River Parish, Norfolk County, Va 1749-1761, Cecile G. Glendening
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Care Of The Poor In Albemarle Parish, Surry And Sussex Counties, Virginia, 1742-1787, Amanda Jane Townes
The Care Of The Poor In Albemarle Parish, Surry And Sussex Counties, Virginia, 1742-1787, Amanda Jane Townes
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
From Benevolent Individual To Professional Agency: Personal Service To The Poor, 1880-1910, David Harry Robinson
From Benevolent Individual To Professional Agency: Personal Service To The Poor, 1880-1910, David Harry Robinson
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Shipping In Yorktown, Virginia, 1740-1744, June Meredith Costin
Shipping In Yorktown, Virginia, 1740-1744, June Meredith Costin
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Job Corps, 1964-1969, Marie Morris
The Job Corps, 1964-1969, Marie Morris
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Union Treatment Of Civilians And Private Property In Mississippi, 1862-1865: An Examination Of Theory And Practice, Nathaniel A. Jobe
Union Treatment Of Civilians And Private Property In Mississippi, 1862-1865: An Examination Of Theory And Practice, Nathaniel A. Jobe
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Shipping Between England And Virginia 1606-1630, Susan Elizabeth Hillier
Shipping Between England And Virginia 1606-1630, Susan Elizabeth Hillier
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Virginia Enters The Union: A Legislative Study Of The Commonwealth, 1789-1792, Susan Lee Foard
Virginia Enters The Union: A Legislative Study Of The Commonwealth, 1789-1792, Susan Lee Foard
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Powers Of The Governor In Early Eighteenth-Century Virginia, Anita Joy Lonnes
The Powers Of The Governor In Early Eighteenth-Century Virginia, Anita Joy Lonnes
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Williamsburg And Norfolk: Municipal Government And Justice In Colonial Virginia, Robert Mangum Barrow
Williamsburg And Norfolk: Municipal Government And Justice In Colonial Virginia, Robert Mangum Barrow
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Beginnings Of The Norfolk And Western Railway System, 1830-1870, Emmett Garnett Shufflebarger
The Beginnings Of The Norfolk And Western Railway System, 1830-1870, Emmett Garnett Shufflebarger
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
County Government In Westmoreland, Ray Elwood Reid
County Government In Westmoreland, Ray Elwood Reid
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.