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Written Out : The Silencing Of Regina Gelana Twala, Joel Cabrita
Written Out : The Silencing Of Regina Gelana Twala, Joel Cabrita
Ohio University Press Open Access Books
Systemic racism and sexism caused one of South Africa’s most important writers to disappear from public consciousness. Is it possible to justly restore her historical presence?
Regina Gelana Twala, a Black South African woman who died in 1968 in Swaziland (now Eswatini), was an extraordinarily prolific writer of books, columns, articles, and letters. Yet today Twala’s name is largely unknown. Her literary achievements are forgotten. Her books are unpublished. Her letters languish in the dusty study of a deceased South African academic. Her articles are buried in discontinued publications.
Joel Cabrita asserts that Twala’s posthumous obscurity has not developed accidentally …
Memories: The Crew Of The Uss Abner Read Dd-526 (Second Edition), Mary Elizabeth Downing-Turner, Michael Davis
Memories: The Crew Of The Uss Abner Read Dd-526 (Second Edition), Mary Elizabeth Downing-Turner, Michael Davis
Monographs
Memories: The Crew of the USS Abner Read DD-526 captures the experiences of sailors who served aboard the USS Abner Read. Collected over the course of decade, this collection features more than 120 interviews with sailors who fought aboard the Abner Read during the War in the Pacific. First-hand accounts of life on the ship, the incident at Kiska, and the sinking of the ship during the Battle of Leyte Gulf all feature prominently in this edited volume. There are amusing anecdotes, mundane details, and graphic descriptions of the horrors of war. Though only in service for twenty-one months, …
Spanish California Missions: An Economic Success, Lynne Doti
Spanish California Missions: An Economic Success, Lynne Doti
Economics Faculty Articles and Research
Starting in 1769, the Spanish established missions in Alta California. A small band of soldiers, Franciscan priests and volunteers walked from Baja California to San Francisco Bay through semi-arid, scarcely populated land stopping occasionally to establish a location for a religious community. Usually two priests, a few soldiers and a few Indians from Baja California settled at the spot. Their only resources for starting an economy were themselves, a few animals and a nearby source of water. They attracted the local Indians to join the community and perform the work necessary to create a strong economy. After only a few …
Interview With Mary E. Johnson, 2004, Columbia College Chicago
Interview With Mary E. Johnson, 2004, Columbia College Chicago
An Oral History of Columbia College Chicago, 1998 -2004
At the time of the interview, Mary Johnson was director of Creative and Printing Services.
“Constructing Conservative Christian American Identity From (Mis)Constructed History” , Alan Willis
“Constructing Conservative Christian American Identity From (Mis)Constructed History” , Alan Willis
Conference Presentations
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Talman, Rose Oral History Interview: Old China Hands Oral History Project, Hope College
Talman, Rose Oral History Interview: Old China Hands Oral History Project, Hope College
Old China Hands Oral History Project
This project was made possible by a grant from the Youthgrants 1n the Humanities Program of the National Endowment for the Humanities, a Federal agency established by Congress to promote research, education,and public activity in the humanities.
Persennaire, Cornelius Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Steve Cochrun, Roger Ackerman
Persennaire, Cornelius Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Steve Cochrun, Roger Ackerman
Class Projects
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The Ursinus Weekly, February 21, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake
The Ursinus Weekly, February 21, 1921, George P. Kehl, George Leslie Omwake
Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978
Life Service Conference brings prominent speakers to Ursinus • Winter meeting of Board of Directors • Founders' Day celebrated with appropriate exercises on Thursday • Varsity wins from P. M. C. and Gallaudet • Dr. Stibitz addresses the Brotherhood of St. Paul • Mayor Moore and Alba B. Johnson guests at Ursinus banquet • Theodore Roosevelt gives nine reasons for church attendance • Praise for new debating league • Blue eyed sextette defeated at Beechwood • Dean Kline occupies pulpit of college church • Need for men in China shown by extract from letter • $40,000 for Swarthmore • Athletic …