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From A Whisper To A Rebellion: Examining Space, Race, Sexuality, And Resistance Within The Confines Of The Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, Hannah Walker
Women's History Theses
“From a Whisper to a Rebellion” examines the history of the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, New York. It is not a chronological history. Instead this thesis is intended to wedge open spaces in the study of carceral institutions within the United States. Bedford’s past as a model reformatory cum maximum-security prison for women charts the expansion and transformation of the penal system within the United States during the twentieth century. I examine three specific themes in an attempt to situate the current discussion of mass incarceration within a broader history of penal institutions. These include: the spatial …
“Being A Caregiver Is The Most Sincere Love You Can Have”: Experienced Caregivers Discuss Dirty Work And Good Care, Osmara Vanessa Osuna
“Being A Caregiver Is The Most Sincere Love You Can Have”: Experienced Caregivers Discuss Dirty Work And Good Care, Osmara Vanessa Osuna
Women's History Theses
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An Open Letter To Media Creators: History Is A Noun. Women’S History Is A Verb., Lauri Blaire Schulman
An Open Letter To Media Creators: History Is A Noun. Women’S History Is A Verb., Lauri Blaire Schulman
Women's History Theses
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“Want To Do Something About It?”: Black Women’S Activism In The Era Of The Equal Rights Amendment, Amanda Kozar
“Want To Do Something About It?”: Black Women’S Activism In The Era Of The Equal Rights Amendment, Amanda Kozar
Women's History Theses
White-dominated feminist groups were hard-pressed to build racially diverse organizations in the 1970s. To understand this lack of diversity and understanding across racial lines, this paper examines the activities of three Black women’s activist organizations during the era of the campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment. This paper urges white-dominated feminist organizations to use an intersectional approach as they continue to develop their feminism.
Queen Esther: The Life Of Esther Gordy Edwards And Her Contributions To The Building Of Motown Records, Velvet Aisha Johnson Ross
Queen Esther: The Life Of Esther Gordy Edwards And Her Contributions To The Building Of Motown Records, Velvet Aisha Johnson Ross
Women's History Theses
Esther Gordy Edwards was called the “First Woman of Motown Records.” She was a thirty-year music executive veteran of Motown Records’ label. Edwards was a woman of many capabilities. She served as a mentor, personal manager of artists, Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and International Director. Motown Records was founded in 1959, with a loan from a family fund she established. The Motown Museum and her work as the “keeper of culture” helped to seal the Motown Record label into the world’s historical consciousness. Edwards was a true renaissance woman. She established herself as a business owner, historian, civic leader, …
American Motherhood: A Discursive And Quantitative Analysis Of Abortion And Racialized Constructions Of Family In Political Speech, Pauline Stanfiel
American Motherhood: A Discursive And Quantitative Analysis Of Abortion And Racialized Constructions Of Family In Political Speech, Pauline Stanfiel
Women's History Theses
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“Maybe We Poor Welfare Women Will Really Liberate Women In This Country:” Tracing An Intellectual History Of Mrs. Johnnie Tillmon-Blackston, Gwendolyn Fowler
“Maybe We Poor Welfare Women Will Really Liberate Women In This Country:” Tracing An Intellectual History Of Mrs. Johnnie Tillmon-Blackston, Gwendolyn Fowler
Women's History Theses
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Gendered And Racial Nostalgia In The Protection Of Topographies | Progressive Era Rhetoric In The Conservation And Preservation Efforts Of The Hetch Hetchy Valley, Gabriela Phend
Women's History Theses
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