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Mrs. June Mckenzie On Leisure, Aretha Williams

We Exist Series 4: Quotes

Interviewer: Aretha Williams

Interviewee: Mrs. June McKenzie (age 72; born 1929 in Portland Maine; fifth-generation Mainer; lived in Maine all her life)

“Oh, yes we do, and they're really big. My sister in Connecticut has, what, seven children, and my sister in the islands has three, and my other sister has one. And all our families and our grandchildren and everything, we all get together on Fourth of July and have a picnic at Sebago Lake, which started out as a big church thing. Our church did it every year, and we've just kept up the tradition.”

“Well, my neighborhood …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 76, No. 52, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Moore, Brian. Another Meningitis Case Found on Campus
• Dawes, Jennifer. Boy Riding Bicycle Hit on Normal – Christopher Siegrist
• Walsh, Erica. Student Government Association Election Produces Low Voter Turnout
• Hall, Rex. Alcohol to be Served in Luxury Suites – Diddle Arena
• Training Needed to Avoid Rolling – Vans
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon – Rolling Vans
• NCAA Stepping on Mid-Major Schools
• Hiles, Tom. Naming Revenue Needed
• Murphy, Sean. Policing the Police
• Corbin, Brett. Concrete Canoe Team Rows to Sixth Regional Win
• Hoang, Mai. Dance Company Debuts …

Mr. James Mathews On Leisure, Maureen Elgersman Lee

We Exist Series 4: Quotes

Interviewer: Maureen Elgersman Lee

Interviewee: Mr. James Mathews (age 59; born 1941 in Portland Maine; married with five children; lived in Maine all his life – lived in South Portland for over 26 years)

“Well, when we talk about the Mathews family reunions and also the Fisher family reunions, because they're a part of our family. We all evolved from the Mathews really, and, of course, my name is Mathews. We had a family reunion in Nova Scotia that I went to in 1998. It was July; I think it was the 14th thru the 16th, or something like that, …

Ms. Beverly Bowens On Leisure, Vanessa Saric

We Exist Series 4: Quotes

Interviewer: Vanesa Saric

Interviewee: Ms. Beverly Bowens (born in Maine; age 67; left at 21 years old for about 35 to 40 years and then returned to Maine)

“Actually, I'm a product of my environment. So when I went to New York, I had difficulty getting used to, for instance, going to a party, 8 o'clock. And even though in New York a party starts at eight, no one comes until ten. I go to bed early, and I get up very early. And this is something that I found a little bit different when I was in New York. …

African-American Life Writing: Harriet Jacobs And Bell Hooks, Luo Yi

Masters Theses

Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and bell hooks' Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood share a common concern with emancipation and employ complementary rhetorical strategies. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl presents Harriet Jacobs' journey of personal self-discovery through various relationships with others, and her personal narrative finally serves the larger goal of emancipation for her people. Jacobs' narrative is full of other voices, or personae. Even the narrator, Linda Brent, is pseudonymous, or "other," in this sense. Jacobs invokes these personae in her autobiography; she explores her experiences as a web of …

Black Women In Durham Politics, 1950-1996: From Grassroots To Electoral Politics, Grace Walton

New England Journal of Public Policy

Based on the author's senior thesis in African-American history; this article about black women by a black woman was conceived to educate Americans about a different kind of history. It illustrates the silent political struggles of black women in Durham, North Carolina, and their gradual acceptance into American politics from 1950 to 1996. The oral history design demonstrates that black women's political activity underwent a transformation from grassroots politics to full electoral participation, which brought them to the forefront of Durham politics. Through both types of political activity, the unique political consciousness of black women continues to have a great …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 42, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Brown, Abbey. Clinic Delayed; Prices Still Going Up – Collegiate Health Care, Student Health Services
• Bennett, Jacob & Brandy Warren. Bill Would Allow Bias in Renting – Gays, Lesbians
• Ultimate Challenge – ROTC
• Moore, Brian. Tops Have Sickening Experience – Baseball
• English Club Book Sale Tomorrow & Thursday
• Midnite Basketball Tournament Thursday
• News Conference for Festival of Books – Southern Kentucky Festival of Books
• Ragan, Jason. Parking Structure Entrance to Close
• Gaines, Jim. Departments Discuss Changes – Curriculum
• Gaines, Jim. Jonathan Miller’s Prepaid Tuition Plan Sailing Through State Legislature …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 39, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Warren, Brandy. Bill May Ban Gay Legislation – Gays, Lesbians
• Cox, Joe. Family Affair – Softball
• Gaines, Jim. Faculty, Staff Pleased With New Parking Rules – Parking & Transportation Services
• Karen, Mattias. Governor Paul Patton to Visit Campus Today
• Karen, Mattias. Spring Enrollment Up 3 Percent
• Karen, Mattias. Regent Chair to Give Presentation – Cornelius Martin, Entrepreneurship
• Hall, Rex. Computer Science Major Suffering from Faculty Shortage
• Brian Kuster’s Silence Obstructing Our Right to Know – Housing & Student Life, Kim Collins
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon Housing & Residence Life …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 34, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Karen, Mattias. Ray Mendel: Land Bought Illegally – Regents
• Williams, Travis. Titans Fever Sweeps Through City – Super Bowl XXXIV
• Johnson, Kenesha. Driving Gets Dangerous in Winter – Weather, Snow
• Gaines, Jim. Board of Regents Approves University Senate
• Russell, Pepper. Film Minor Could Soon Be Reality – Curriculum
• Fire Alarms Should Never Be Ignored – Dennis Felton
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon Primary Bowl Bill Bradley vs Al Gore
• Thomas, Osei. What If A Teacher Were Hit? – Parties, Safety
• Calhan, Brian. Game Show Isn’t Biased – Who Wants to …

Race, Poverty And Education In The 21st Century, Joan Wallace-Benjamin

Trotter Review

I am here as the president of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts. I am here as a woman. I am here as a partner in the struggle for equal opportunity and access for - women, men, young people, the elderly, Black, white, Latino and Asian, who are not able to fully enjoy the educational, economic and social benefits of our American society. I am here as a colleague of Mary's, [Mary Lassen, Executive Director, Women's Educational and Industrial Union] who works with commitment and passion on these same issues and with whom I have collaborated and will continue to …

Women Creating Social Capital And Social Change, Marilyn Gittell, Isolda Ortega-Bustamante, Tracey Steffy

Trotter Review

As Community Development Organizations (CDOs) are the primary vehicle for development in low-income neighborhoods, scholars have begun to examine them in terms of the degree to which they increase citizen participation, increase civic capacity, as well as stabilize and revitalize neighborhoods through the creation of social capital. According to Putnam, civic action requires the existence of social capital; he defines social capital as "norms, trust, and networks." As Gittell and Vidal note, there has been a "virtual industry of interest and action created around the implication of Putnam's findings for the development of low-income communities."

This article is an excerpt …

An Interview With Brooke Stephens, Nina Lanegra

Trotter Review

Desperate women losing a daily battle against the stranglehold and cycle of poverty: this is what comes to mind when I think of Women and Economic Development. It's an international picture, Third World countries struggling with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. I was challenged to think of any linkage between Women and Economic Development on both an international and domestic level. My search led me to this interview with Brooke Stephens, author and Wall Street veteran of 15 years who has been a senior investment consultant. Stockbroker, and a Registered Investment Advisor. Ms. Stephens comments on financial …

Audre Lorde's Expansive Influence On Black Lesbians: Jewelle Gomez, Cheryl Clarke, And Kate Rushin, Denise L. Fitzer

Masters Theses

Audre Lorde, who named herself black, feminist, lesbian, mother, poet, and activist, was a pioneer for black lesbians everywhere. In her poetry and prose, Lorde challenged the myths and taboos associated with black women, lesbians, and feminists. Although her work focused on a broad range of topics that illuminated her many identities, she concentrated most heavily on issues of multiple oppression and its resulting fear and silence. In naming herself, Lorde urged others to do the same — to fight the self-imposed and socially-imposed silence surrounding triple oppression.

Countless women from the black community of writers have paid tribute to …

Black Women In The Economy: Facing Glass Ceilings In Academia, Bette Woody, Diane Brown, Teresa Green

Trotter Review

The shrinking population of Black male doctoral degree holders may hold much of the key to the problems of Black women. Declines in Black male interest in doctoral degrees, has clearly not spelled gains for the recruitment of Black female scholars. New evidence of these patterns is visible in the latest government data on academic achievement of Black women and teaching job success. While Black women are achieving at high rates, they are also systematically by-passed by an expanded recruitment of African and Caribbean males to fill teaching positions in doctoral and research institutions. This new trend has probably reduced …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Karen, Mattias. New Rules Forcing Program Reviews – Curriculum
• Brown, Abbey. Students to Protest for Vice President – Student Affairs, Demonstrations
• Lynch, Caroline. McLean Hall Gets a Makeover
• Warren, Brandy. Mice Continue Their Stay at Dorm – Bemis Lawrence Hall, Housing & Residence Life
• Hammock, Michelle. Article Shows How Precious Life Is – W.C. Fowler aka Tra
• Rexroat, Scott. Brain Cancer Article
• Murphy, Ben. Commission Listened to Constituents – Bowling Green City Commission
• Nichter, Kevin. Ordinance Anything But Fair – Fairness Ordinance, Bowling Green City Commission
• Bedo, Leslie. Professors …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 17, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Karen, Mattias. Campus, City Split on Gay Rights – Lesbians, Bowling Green Human Rights Commission
• Hall, Rex. Stomp & Shout – Fraternities and Sororities, Step Shows, Alpha Kappa Alpha
• Moore, Brian. Girl, 16, Arrested for Shooting Father – Bill Anderson, Laura Anderson
• Moore, Brian. Tennessee State University Players Report Thefts
• Batcheldor, Matt. Women Invited to Contact Advisory Committee – Women’s Advisory Committee
• Moore, Brian. Harassment Cases Spur Self-Defense Seminar – Martial Arts
• Bennett, Jacob. Magazine Salesmen May Not Be What They Seem
• Faculty Shortage May Delete Useful Minor – …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 75, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Lynch, Caroline. City Considering Gay Rights – Lambda Society, Gays, Lesbians
• Karen, Mattias. Virtual School Setting Records – Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual University
• Gaines, Jim. Variety of Piety – Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, International Students
• Gaines, Jim. Furniture Purchase Brings New Rules – Huda Melky
• Lynch, Caroline. Student Government Association Proposes Amendments – Constitution
• Gaines, Jim. Huda Melky’s Desks Cost More for Less
• Dining Services Prices Favor Meal Plan Holders
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon Dining Services
• Washburn, Andy. Huda Melky Should Give Something Back to Western
• What’s the Most Disgusting Food …

Sexual Difference And Black Communities, Barbara Smith

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

During my fellowship year I have had the opportunity to deepen my understanding of Black lesbians and gays' historical relationship to large Black communities through interviews with a variety of informants. I have especially made progress in my research concerning Black lesbians and gays in Cleveland, Ohio (which was the focus of my CLAGS colloquium) and in my documentation of Black educational institutions as identifiable locations of lesbian and gay life.

Bigger Than A Ballot Box, Joanne Goodwin

History Faculty Research

The relationship between the histories of woman suffrage and U.S. politics suffered from a reluctance on the part of both fields to include the other until recently. Political historians refrained from in-depth discussions of the eighty-year movement to gain the vote for women until the new political history expanded the definition of political actors and activities. Women's historians (with a few notable exceptions) discussed the suffrage movement as a type of voluntarist reform activity, rather than contextualizing it within political institutions and systems. Ellen Carol DuBois's study of suffrage through the passage of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments departed significantly …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 28, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Karen, Mattias. Fraternity Houses May Ban Alcohol
• Clark, Ryan. Cigarette Use on Rise
• Harper, Molly. Gift Means Vision Alive & Well – Gordon Ford College of Business
• Goddard, Holly. Student Government Association Passes Legislation
• Hall, Jason. Suicide Hotline Opening
• Wilson, Misty. Area Code Changing in April
• Harrison, Christy. Drunken Driving High During Holiday Season
• From Santa’s Little Helpers
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon re: WKU Christmas Gifts
• Leffler, Matthew. Letter Prejudged Lambdas – Evangelist, Gays
• Waggoner, Brandon. Kappa Alpha Questions Student Government Association’s Motives
• Ramge, Jim. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Goddard, Holly. Student Fees Could See Annual Increase
• Wilson, Misty. Ruins of Kappa Alpha House Removed
• Wilson, Misty. Exploring Potential – Explorers, Bowling Green Police
• Harper, Molly. Regents Hold Closed Meeting
• Sisco, Scott. Athlete Alcohol Policies Under Review
• Free Speech - Evangelists
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon re: Thanksgiving with Darth Vader & Big Red
• Wasting Time – Regents
• Brown, James. Traffic Tickets Don’t Solve Problem
• Wilder, Bill, et al. Wilder Family Thanks Western for Love, Caring – Jason Wilder
• Holloway, Todd. Crowd’s Treatment of Preacher …

A Portrayal Of The Work Life Of Tenured African-American Female Faculty Working Within Historically White, Public Institutions Of Higher Education In Virginia, Carol A. Wilson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to portray the experiences of African-American tenured female faculty employed within Historically White, public institutions of higher education in Virginia. This study is a portrait of the career paths, teaching experiences, institutional experiences, community and personal activities, work life, and the future of African-Americans. The study focused on personal experiences and provided a grounded recording for other African-American female faculty members employed within comparable institutions of higher education. The interviews also addressed educational preparation, mentoring, expectations, frustrations, difficulties, cultural and collegial experiences. Participants' audio taped responses were transcribed. Similarities that evolved from the discussions …

Ua12/2/1 Coming Out Of The Shadows, Wku Student Affairs

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Special women's basketball issue of the College Heights Herald.

• Lady Toppers 1996-97 Schedule
• Moore, Leigh. With Two Stars Gone, Whole Team Ready to Shine
• Brewer, Jerry. Smaller Lineup Will Rely on Quickness, Athleticism
• Brewer, Jerry. Sun Belt Gains Power
• Mayo, Travis. More to Lady Tops Than Basketball
• Sisco, Scott. Wendi Kitsteiner Relishes Family, Mothering Role
• Moore, Leigh. Katashia Witcher’s Goal This Year: To Be Family’s First Graduate
• Moore, Leigh. Low-key Shea Lunsford Could Be Dominant for Lady Toppers
• Mayo, Travis. Kristi Hartley Fighting Injuries
• Brewer, Jerry. Jaime Walz Looking to Cut Loose
• Mayo, Travis. Jamie Britt Scraps for Success
• Brewer, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Harper, Molly. Western May Have Overpaid for Personal Computers
• Wilson, Misty. Shuttle Driver Files Harassment Charge Against Student – Eustace Grant, Wanda Spillman
• Magarian, Sharyn. Tessie Adams to Share Story of Escaping Violence
• Lucas, Fred. Bob Dole: In Tight Race, Every Vote Counts
• Lucas, Fred. Youth vs. Experience in Senate Race – Ron Murphy, Bret Guthrie
• Alvles, Sawna. Alcohol Policy Should Allow All or Nothing
• Meinhardt, C.W. Western Should Keep Alcohol Off Campus
• Jordan, B.J. Editorial Cartoon re: Speed Bumps
• Sweets, Jeremy. Bible Explicitly Says …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 73 [74], No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Back, Shannon. University Boulevard Back in State’s Hands
• Batcheldor, Matt. Alcohol Policies Diverse
• Darr, John. The Fixer – Dennis Felton
• Karen, Mattias. Overtime Cutbacks Opposed by Staff
• Harper, Molly. Proposed Policy to Evaluate Tenured Faculty
• Anti-gay Violence Destroys Principles
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon re: Hate Crimes
• Lobo, Maxx. Responses to the Oct. 6 Letter Forum Coverage Unfair by Lloyd Davies – University Boulevard
• Ransdell, Gary. University Boulevard
• Goddard, Holly. Student Government Association Proposal Fails – University Boulevard
• Fedyk, Nicholas. Smiles on Their Faces – Bowling …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Harper, Molly. State Struggles to Solve Fire Problem
• Harper, Molly. Western Online Used by Porn Site
• Lanter, Charlie. Western’s Tuition Continues to Climb
• Karen, Mattias. New $18.5 Million Building Will Be Smaller Than Planned – Mass Media & Technology Hall
• College, Beer: Deadly Combo
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon re: Big Red Drinking Beer
• Lucas, Fred. Politics, Morality Are More Than Cliché
• Goddard, Holly. Student Government Association Approves Checklist to Help Simplify Student Advising
• Goodard, Holly. Western Receives Funding for Water Treatment Center
• Karen, Mattias. Speed …

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 097 And 098, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 099 And 100, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.

Giving Her A Voice: The Representation Of The Black Woman In Four Short Stories, Jennifer Sheeler

Theses & Honors Papers

Black women have had to work very hard to pull themselves up the social ladder. Literature reflects society, and the black female experience in the South is a part of American society which has not been overlooked by its literature. This thesis examines short stories by the similarities and tempered differences to develop a closer understanding of the true black female experience. The examination found that the gender and race of each author of the four short stories does not correspond to the amount of power each one gives to his or her black female character the way the reader …

O Lenço Da Minha Mãe...A Reflection, Alicia Veiga

The Griot

A young Cape Verdean woman reflects on the head scarf worn by her mother. The head scarf serves as a symbol of her mother's strength, culture and constant presence in her life despite a move from Cape Verde to the United States.