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Early 20th Century African American Women's Suffrage Movement In Rhode Island, Katherine Riordan

Senior Honors Projects

August of 2020 marked the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote. But did this mean equal suffrage for all women? African American women faced a series of obstacles in exercising suffrage rights. Some of these challenges came from within the suffrage movement itself.

Post-1920, Black women voted in Rhode Island (unlike the Jim Crow South) and made great strides in cross-racial suffrage collaboration. Yet Rhode Island was no exception when it came to divisions over race. African American suffragists in Rhode Island have a story unique from the overarching popular narratives …

Prostitution Decriminalization Campaigns In The United States: Libertarianism Or A "Decent Society", Jody Raphael

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

Recently, legislative campaigns to totally decriminalize the sex trade industry in a handful of U.S. states and the District of Columbia failed, but a look at campaign supporters and their arguments demonstrates that libertarian principles are mainly guiding their efforts. This article explores how libertarianism principles, when applied to the sex trade, could bring about severe and lasting harm to others, including sellers of sex, potential victims of sex trafficking to meet the new demand, and the general community. Philosophic principles of liberty have been incorporated by courts, which find that liberty is never absolute and requires a balancing test …

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- October 2019, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- September 2019, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- August 2019, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Does The Decriminalization Of Prostitution Reduce Rape And Sexually Transmitted Disease? A Review Of Cunningham And Shah Findings, Lily Lachapelle, Clare Schneider, Melanie Shapiro, Donna M. Hughes

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

In 2013, research findings by Cunningham and Shah claimed that rape and sexually transmitted diseases were reduced by decriminalized prostitution in Rhode Island. The original unpublished claims have received wide media coverage which have gone unexamined. This review finds errors in their analyses. One error is the date when prostitution was decriminalized in Rhode Island. Cunningham and Shah claim that prostitution was decriminalized in 2003. Our analysis finds the date of decriminalization of prostitution was 1980. The change in the start date of decriminalization significantly alters the analysis and the findings. Another error results from Cunningham and Shah using an …

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- July 2019, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- June 2019, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Hot Off The Presses: Results Of A Statewide Survey On Online Access To Newspapers In Rhode Island, Chaichin Chen, Andrée Rathemacher, Julie Kliever, Julie Holden

Technical Services Faculty Presentations

Slides from a presentation, "Hot Off the Presses: Results of a Statewide Survey on Online Access to Newspapers in Rhode Island," presented at the Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference 2019, Get Informed!, on May 23, 2019 in North Smithfield, Rhode Island.

An openly-shared Google Slides version of this presentation is also available at https://bit.ly/RILA-HOT.

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HOT OFF THE PRESSES: RESULTS OF A STATEWIDE SURVEY ON ONLINE ACCESS TO NEWSPAPERS IN RHODE ISLAND | ROOM 2B

Libraries’ ability to provide our users with access to quality news sources is more important than ever, yet options for online access to …

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- May 2019, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- April 2019, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- March 2019, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- February 2019, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- January 2019, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- December 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- November 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- October 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- September 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- August 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- July 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- June 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- May 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Priorities: A Film Investigation Into The Quality Of Hiv Education In Ri Public High Schools, Ellis Iacono

Senior Honors Projects

HIV infection in Rhode Island is trending in a positive, downward direction as the state continues to emphasize testing and prevention. The Miriam Hospital’s HIV/AIDS Immunology Center is a well-established caregiving facility, providing medical and social support to more than 1,500 Rhode Islanders annually. Despite this progress, there are educational gaps between school districts and an apparent lack of emphasis on HIV education in some RI public high schools. I created a documentary film to better understand the state’s health education standards and how they are presented in curricula. In doing so, I conducted a series of short, on-camera interviews …

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- April 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- March 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- February 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- January 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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The Dark Past Of Rhode Island In New Light, Yulyana Torres, Marcus Nevius

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- December 2017, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- November 2017, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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