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Otherworldly Ethics: Trouthe And The Fairy Mistress In The Lays Of Lanval, Graelent, Guingamor And Sir Launfal, Abigail Roberts

Honors College

While the nature of fictional fairies in medieval romance has been widely discussed and it has been acknowledged by many scholars that fairies typically offer some critique of the human courts in which they intervene, they have yet to be examined in relation to their ethical impact and conceptions of justice. In order to address this, this thesis performs a close reading of four Breton lays, Lanval, Graelent, Guingamor and Sir Launfal using a framework of medieval folklaw. The four fairies of these lays introduce to their respective poems a unique feminine ethic that critiques the enactment of trouthe practiced …

Sisterhood And Survival: An Exploration Of Women's Relationships In Feminist Speculative Fiction, Madeleine Gernhard

Honors College

Writers have used the genre of feminist speculative fiction as a lens through which to view modern issues which effect women. Octavia Butler’s Kindred, Margaret Atwood’ Handmaid’s Tale, and Naomi Alderman’s The Power each explore dystopian or transitory dystopian societies in which women are pitted against one another for the sake of their survival. In reviewing the relationships which the women in these novels have to each other we stand to gain insights into the ways in which sisterhood influences change in these societies. Each of these works, while centering around different understandings of dystopian society, also prominently feature the …

“Putting Out Fires”: An Original Situational Comedy Pilot Episode Examining Modern Motherhood, Keely Gonyea

Honors College

Even in an age of easily accessible and ever-changing digital content, television remains one of the most influential modes of media. Shows, on television and on streaming services, play key roles in informing their audiences of societal conventions. Situational comedies are an easily identifiable genre on television and their popularity has not wavered as seen by their steadfast presence during primetime viewing slots. This thesis explores and analyzes how situational comedies have created spaces for potentially harmful stereotypes for their female characters, specifically mothers. The creative work of this thesis offers an original situational comedy pilot episode that looks to …

Female Political Campaigns: Just The Right Amount Of Femininity, Harley Rogers

Honors College

This paper seeks to understand how female politicians develop their public identities to meet and reject the gender stereotypes society holds of women. The case study looks at Margaret Chase Smith’s political career, with a special focus on her 1964 presidential campaign. The research analyzed Smith’s career through the newspaper coverage of her in order to understand Smith’s choices surrounding her public identity and the media’s response. The analysis identified four distinct points of interest that contributed to Smith’s public persona: physical appearance, examples of housewifery, dialogue on women’s issues, and legislative accomplishments. These factors demonstrate how Smith presented her …

Franco-American Women's Suffrage Movement And Legislators, Rhea Côté Robbins

Franco-American Centre Franco-Américain Occasional Papers and Lectures

Beginning with info on the Canadian suffrage over the years...property-owning women having the vote, losing it, comparison/contrast in regard to what Camille Lessard Bissonnette was doing, she was an early adopter, 1910-1911...compared to the QC/Canadian women's movement which began in 1912...the usual barriers against suffrage and how Camille was not on the radar for the Maine women's suffrage at the time, early 1900s...why I wanted her in the exhibit at the Maine State Muse, this time around ...and then examining the women of Maine who have served in the Maine State Legislature, 33 found, thus far, serving since 1935!...and some …

Dawnbreaker Vol 65 No 1 (Fall 2018), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Behind Closed Doors: Unpacking College Students’ Complex Relationships With Pornography Consumption, Samantha K. Saucier

Honors College

This thesis is a quantitative and qualitative study of University of Maine students attitudes and consumption habits of pornography. It contains a literature review of anti-pornography feminism from the Second Wave, as well as an overview of sex-positive and sex-critical theories of pornography from more recent years. The goal of the thesis is to understand how sex-negative and/or sex-positive ideas have or have not permeated college student’s understanding of pornography. Over 800 students were surveyed about pornography consumption through the Psychology Department’s Fall prescreen. 4 students from the survey, who all happened to be women, were interviewed about their relationships …

Dawnbreaker Vol 64 No 3 (Spring 2018), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Tangled Up: Women’S Experiences In Mathematics, Lori Loftin

Honors College

This thesis is a bridge between two disciplines: Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Mathematics. The first portion of the work synthesizes both theory and previously done studies to describe the state of women in mathematics as a whole, as well as historicizing the role of women in mathematics. Obstacles to the full and equal participation of women in mathematics are examined through a feminist lens. The second part of the thesis is a feminist biography crafted from an interview with a professor of mathematics, Dr. Erica Flapan. This provides information about her personal experiences as a woman in mathematics …

Maine Women's Giving Tree Quarterly Review Vol. 2, No. 1 (June 2017), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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The Lipstick Project, The University Of Maine Honors College

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Leigh Boyle will share her story of The Lipstick Project, which grew out of her 2010 volunteer work in a women's hospital in Northern Ethiopia. The hospital cares for women with obstetric fistula, a condition resulting from prolonged, obstructed labor that leaves women chronically incontinent and ostracized. Leigh began giving weekly manicures to the isolated women, an act that proved life-giving for all. Upon returning home to Vancouver, Leigh saw similar need for restorative work in modern healthcare and established The Lipstick Project, a woman run volunteer organization that provides free, professional spa treatments to people in hospice and hospitals …

Dawnbreaker Vol 63 No 3 (Spring 2017), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Being & Not Being Franco-American: The Perspective Of One 21st Century Millennial, Maegan Maheau

Franco-American Centre Franco-Américain Undergraduate Scholarship

I am attempting to share a collective analysis of self-explored thoughts as to where and why I have certain viewpoints or biases on whether “this” or “that” might account for my understanding of what a Franco-American is. The question of being and not being a Franco American is a collection of observations and inductions, both through my socially crafted subjective lens and by relating such matters beyond personal experience.

Maine Women's Giving Tree Quarterly Review Vol. 1 No. 1 (2016), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Dawnbreaker Vol 63 No 2 (Winter 2016-2017), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Dawnbreaker Vol 63 No 1 (Fall 2016), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Dawnbreaker Vol 63 No 3-Amended (Spring 2016), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Dawnbreaker Vol 63 No 3 (Spring 2016), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Dawnbreaker Vol 62 No 1 (Fall 2015), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Dawnbreaker Vol 61 No 3 (Spring 2015), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Dawnbreaker Vol 61 No 2 (Winter 2014), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Dawnbreaker Vol 61 No 1 (Fall-2014), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Dawnbreaker Vol 60 No 3 (Spring 2014), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Polarizing Issues In The American Political Parties: Women In Party Platforms, Hannah Vail

Honors College

This thesis is designed to investigate the relationship between the rise of cultural issues in political discussion and growing levels of polarization in the American political system. Current research within the field proposes many causes, forces, and tactics behind this growth of polarization. The corresponding increase in the prevalence of cultural issues in American politics is one such proposed cause or symptom. This thesis will provide an expansion on existing research through an exploration of the relationship between increased polarization and increasing prevalence of cultural issues in the United States.

The focus of this thesis is on the relationship between …

Dawnbreaker Vol 60 No 1 (Fall 2013), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Dawnbreaker Vol 61 No 3 (Spring-2013), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Dawnbreaker Vol 60 No 2 (Winter 2012-2013), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Dawnbreaker Vol 60 No 1 (Fall 2012), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Dawnbreaker Vol 59 No 3 (Spring 2012), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Dawnbreaker Vol 59 No 1 (Fall 2011), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.