Browsing by Author "Crocker, Ruth"

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2,000 Trees a Day: Work and Life in the American Naval Stores Industry, 1877 to 1940

Gyllerstrom, Catherine (2014-12-10)

This project explores the lives of nineteenth and early twentieth century naval stores workers in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. After the Civil War, turpentine operators faced a high demand for their product, limited ...

Books in the Public Sphere: New York Libraries and the Culture-Building Enterprise, 1754-1904

Glynn, Thomas (2005-08-15)

This dissertation examines the role that libraries played in the development of culture during the colonial period and throughout the nineteenth century. Focusing on a group of libraries in New York City, it seeks to ...

The Captain America Conundrum: Issues of Patriotism, Race, and Gender in Captain America Comic Books, 1941-2001

Hall, Richard (2011-08-04)

“The Captain America Conundrum: Issues of Patriotism, Race, and Gender in Captain America Comic Books, 1941-2001” represents a comprehensive examination of Captain America comic books as a primary source for the study ...

'A Fine View of the Delectable Mountains': The Religious Vision of Mary Virginia Terhune (Marion Harland) and Augusta Jane Evans Wilson

Frear, Sara (2007-08-15)

In the past twenty-five years, there has been a growing scholarly interest in the popular domestic fiction of the nineteenth century. Cultural historians have studied this literature, largely created by women, for the ...

Louise Blanchad Bethune: Architect Extraordinaire and First American Woman Architect, Practiced in Buffalo, New York (1881-1905)

Hays, Johanna (2007-08-15)

Jennie Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856-1913) was America’s first professional woman architect at a time when few women chose careers except when faced with economic necessity. The only child of teachers, Bethune’s education ...

Politics and Poverty: Women's Reproductive Rights in Arkansas, 1942-1980

Welch, Melanie (2009-05-04)

Today, many of us think of birth control and abortion in terms of women's rights and reproductive choice. But, as this study will illustrate, for much of the history of birth control and abortion in Arkansas, it simply has ...

Popular Music and the Myth of Englishness in British Poetry

East, Brian (2011-04-21)

This dissertation deconstructs the myth of Englishness through a comparative analysis of intersections between popular music and the poetry of the British Isles. In particular, my project explores intersections where popular ...

The Power of Preaching: Female Identity, Legitimacy, and Leadership in American Quakerism, 1700-1776

Huggins, Shannon (2010-05-03)

Although 18th-century Quakerism allowed Quaker women ministers to preach as “enlightened” women, in many ways, they still had to transcend the colonial social conventions that inhibited their leadership. Because their ...

Protest Activities in Southern Universities, 1965-1972

Grabarek, Kristin (2006-05-15)

This thesis examines the existence and character of protest movements in southern universities from the fall of 1965 through the spring of 1972, and offers an explanation for the student dissent in the South in these years ...

Senators Hill and Sparkman and Nine Alabama Congressmen Debate National Health Insurance, 1935-1965

Markley, Gregory (2008-12-15)

From the 1930s to the 1960s, Senator Lister Hill of Alabama was admired for his experience with issues like national health insurance (NHI). Senator John Sparkman, also from Alabama, was fiscally conservative yet sensitive ...

Why a Diamond Means Forever: The Creation of the Diamond Engagement Ring Tradition in the United States, 1939-1996

Pequignot, Jennifer (2019-04-23)

In 1947 “a diamond is forever” became the official slogan of the De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited and is to date one of the most recognizable slogans in the history of American advertising. This dissertation utilizes ...