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Native American Women In The American Indian Movement, Raven Manygoats

Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Historians of the American Indian Movement (AIM) have largely ignored the contributions Native American women made to the movement. This work seeks to change the dominate narrative of the American Indian Movement and bring attention to the contributions Native American women made to the history of civil rights movements and modern feminism. This work charts the struggles Native Americans faced in the 1960s and 1970s, AIM’s activism, and the contributions Native American women made to AIM. It also examines how sexism and male dominance shaped the movement and women’s experience in the organization and how women led activism that followed …

More Than Republican Motherhood: How Education Helped Women Find Agency In Revolutionary America, Emily J. Miller

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

This thesis is a case study examining the lives of three women who lived in the early American republic: Theodosia Bartow-Burr, Margaret Shippen-Arnold, and Angelica Schuyler-Church, within the context of republican motherhood. While republican motherhood remains a vital concept in the field of early American women’s history, the role was more expansive than historians originally thought. Though all three of these women would remain republican mothers, they would also become “intellectual friends”, “deputy husbands,” and “female politicians,” respectively. By understanding the lives that these women lived within the construct of republican motherhood we gain a fuller and more diverse picture …

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Voice For The Oppressed, Molly E. Craig

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

In this thesis, I discuss Eleanor Roosevelt as a political and social activist through the media. ER was the first First Lady to advocate for her own social and political agenda and a way in which she accomplished this was with her extensive relationship with the media. In my thesis, I first give a brief history of other sources regarding aspects of Eleanor Roosevelt’s life that touch my own project. Then, I examine the reasons Eleanor Roosevelt felt compelled toward activism. In the next section I analyze several different media outlets, beginning with her book It’s Up to the Women …

Insurance Receipt, April 4, 1936, Abbie Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Receipt from The Frank E. Kirkpatrick Company to A. G. Cornell for past due fees.

Doctor's Bill For Rose Cornell, September 25, 1935, H. G. Beatty

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Bill for Dr. H. G. Beatty, paid $50 in cash by Rose Cornell.

Receipt, September 10, 1935, Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Receipt from Mrs. Cornell for ten dollars paid in full.

Bill From Roscoe Walcutt To Geneva Cornell, April 5, 1935, Roscoe Walcutt

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed bill for $30 for fees regarding the estate of Otto B. Cornell.

Insurance Receipt, Geneva Cornell, October 1, 1934, Geneva Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed receipt of Geneva Cornell's insurance premium payment to the Prudential Insurance Company of America.

Letter To Merriss Cornell From Roscoe Walcutt, March 2, 1934, Roger Walcutt

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Letter from Roscoe Walcutt regarding the appraisal of O. B. Cornell's estate.

Receipt From Kenneth L. Cornell To Roscoe Walcutt, March 1, 1934, Kenneth L. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Receipt for $19.05 paid by Kenneth L. Cornell to Roscoe Walcutt for the settlement of Otto B. Cornell's estate.

Receipt, January 17, 1934, Geneva Cornell, John B. Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Receipt from Geneva Cornell, John B. Cornell, and K. L. Cornell for $131 to Roscoe Walcutt for Otto B. Cornell's estate.

Letter To Geneva Cornell From Roscoe Walcutt, October 24, 1933, Roscoe Walcutt, Geneva Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed letter to Geneva Cornell from Roscoe Walcutt, with two additional letters that explain the settlement of Otto B. Cornell's estate.

Letter From Herbert Bradrick, October 11, 1933, Herbert Bradrick

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed letter from Herbert Bradrick regarding the settlement and distribution of Otto B. Cornell's estate.

The Widow, A Leader In Women's Education, Wife Of The Song Writer, Author Of Darling Nelly Gray; Experiences Of Her Remarkable Life Of Ninety-Seven Years, Brainerd Hanby

Book Collection

"The Widow" by Brainerd Hanby. This self-published book contains Brainerd's recollections of his mother, Mary Katherine Winter Hanby. She was one of the first two graduates of Otterbein University (1857), the wife (and shortly thereafter the widow) of Benjamin Russell Hanby (class of 1858), composer of "Up on the Housetop" and "Darling Nelly Gray." The book deals primarily with Kate's life after Ben's death, and her struggles raising two children as a single woman in the late nineteenth century.

Letter To Geneva Cornell From Roscoe Walcutt, September 19, 1932, Roscoe Walcutt

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed letter to Geneva Cornell from Roscoe Walcutt about the enrollment of her nephew at Otterbein and tuition payment.

Insurance Receipt, Geneva Cornell, April 22, 1931, Geneva Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Envelope containing a receipt from The Prudential Insurance Company of America to Geneva Cornell and a pamphlet expressing the company's thanks.

Insurance Remittance, Geneva Cornell, March 26, 1930, Geneva Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Insurance remittance to Geneva Cornell from The Prudential Insurance Company of America stating the amount due.

The Prudential Insurance Company Of America Advertisement, 1930, The Prudential Insurance Company Of America

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed postcard advertising the services of The Prudential Insurance Company of America to policyholders.

Insurance Receipt, Geneva Cornell, March 23, 1926, Geneva Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed receipt of Geneva Cornell's $151.45 payment to the Prudential Insurance Company of America.

Letter To Royal Cornell From Richard Biehl, October 3, 1923, Richard Biehl

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed to Royal Cornell from Richard Biehl, city manager, regarding confirmation of their agreement about the village and Cornell's property.

Loan Note, December 16, 1920, Thomas H. Bradrick

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Loan receipt for $300 paid to Lewis Cornell by Thomas H. Bradrick.

High School Life Certificate For Abbie Geneva Cornell, Archives, Abbie Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

High School Life Certificate awarded to Abbie Geneva Cornell by the Ohio State Board of Examiners.

Letter To T. H. Bradrick From J. F. Rogers, August 28, 1914, J. F. Rogers

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Printed letter to T. H. Bradrick from J. F. Rogers about John B. Cornell's land.

Honori Cornell's Funeral Bill, June 7, 1903, Geneva Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Bill from Edward E. Fisher & Co about Honori Cornell's funeral expenses, paid for by her sister Geneva Cornell. It reads "

Miss Geneva Cornell

Honori Cornell Miller

Casket 85.00

Funeral Car 10.00

Embalming 10.00

5 Dryer chairs 1.25

Death Note in journal 50 Dispated 50 1.00

Carrying remains from hospital to house 8.00

115.25

June 22 Ambulance #1421 9.00

124.25

Aug 24 By cash 95.00

29.25" and the back reads "Honori’s Funeral Expenses paid for by Aunt Geneva (her sister! Not her husband)"

Loan Record Of Geneva Cornell, April 17, 1903, Geneva Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Paper containing records of Geneva Cornell's loan to Roy and Holly Cornell and the repayment terms, starting in 1903 and ending in 1926.

Philalethea Certificate For Abbie Geneva Cornell, Archives, Abbie Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Philalethea Society Certificate for Abbie Geneva Cornell.

Otterbein University Diploma Of Abbie Geneva Cornell, Archives, Abbie Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

A. Geneva Cornell's Bachelor of Liberal Arts diploma from Otterbein University.

From The Cornell Diaries, Carol Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

An essay written about the Cornell Diaries.

Flower Book, Otterbein University

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

This book is titled "Thoughts Among Flowers"

Valentine Hearts, Otterbein University

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Two intertwined Valentine Hearts (one pink, one white) with the words "My heart and love"