Browsing UCO - Graduate Works and Theses by Author "Sheetz-Nguyen, Jessica A."
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A true, new woman : Alice Mary Robertson during first-wave feminism, 1854-1931.
Caldwell, Deah (2010)"The story of Alice Mary Robertson is complex and fascinating. Constituents from the second district in Oklahoma elected her to the United States House of Representatives in 1920. That same year, women had gained the right ... -
English Catholics & anti-Catholicism in the mid-Victorian era : anti-papal or anti-imperialist?.
Chaple, Alan G. (2016)The primary intent of this research is to evaluate and deduce events, leading up to, during, and after, the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in Great Britain. The culmination of this work questions the perception of ... -
From books on the shelves to boots on the ground : Mao Zedong's revolutionary guerrilla strategy in context, development, and application.
Smith, Edward N. (2013)Between 1950 and 1953, the People's Republic of China (PRC) military leaders subscribed to a doctrine that incorporated revolutionary guerrilla warfare as standard operating procedure during the Korean War. Though influenced ... -
Head or heart? : The Richardson-Fanning Controversy and its effect on spirituality in the Stone-Campbell movement.
Adams, Keven Kent (2015)Dr. Robert Richardson, a leader in the early Stone-Campbell Movement, an indigenous American church, challenged the theology of the sect, which consubstantiated Spirit and scripture. The group highly regarded enlightened ... -
Hyphenated citizen : a biography of Clemente Idar, the American Federation of Labor's first Mexican-American organizer, 1918-1934..
Diaz, Stephanie Louise (2013)Based on extensive primary research conducted at the University of Texas, as well as a plethora of secondary source material, this thesis explores Clemente Idar's career with the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and his ... -
Irish female criminality in nineteenth century London.
Dahl, Elizabeth R. (2018)As a consequence of the Great Famine, many Irish were forced to migrate to London in the hopes of finding gainful employment and relief from starvation. A large percentage of these immigrants moved to impoverished neighborhoods ... -
Lloyd's of London : information and influence in the nineteenth century.
Long, Hugh Philip (2010)In the nineteenth century, Lloyd's of London, the largest marine insurance underwriting market in Great Britain, cultivated long-standing relationships with the Admiralty and other government bodies through personal, ... -
Men are cheaper than gold : English sailors and their irreligiousness towards society, 1560-1642
Savill, Dennis Ray (2015)The English common sailor rose from his humble beginnings to the pinnacle of renown and fame during the repulsion of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Afterwards, with the rise of the privateer and the merchant ships, the Royal ... -
Men, money, and maritime insurance : an examination of how Lloyd's of London created and led a shadow empire in Great Britain, 1774-1835.
Vick, Mary M. (2011)The purpose of this study is to identify and explore the significance of commercial enterprise in the expanding British Empire during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Historical records have repeatedly revealed how ... -
Policing in 18th century England : the rise and fall of the thief-taker, 1680-1730.
Hartshorn, Scott R. (2016)Examines why England and subsequently other English speaking countries were reluctant to adopt a governmental police force to reduce crime, hypothesizing that the establishment of Thief-takers as a governmentally backed ... -
Queen's women : the Contagious Diseases Acts of 1866 and 1869.
Bettes, Melissa N. (2017)This thesis will examine the implementation of the Contagious Diseases Acts (CDA) of 1866 and 1869 and the process undertaken by those in and out of Parliament to repeal the legislation. This task will be accomplished by ... -
Religion and politics in the career of William Cecil : an evaluation of Elizabeth I's chief minister.
Alleman, Jennifer Lauren (2010)While most historians argue William Cecil's ultimate aim was either to build a Protestant England or a powerful government, my thesis concludes that a stable country, both religiously and politically, was his primary ... -
Revolution, imperialism, and the Hawaiian monarchy : reconsidering American-Hawaiian affairs during the late nineteenth century.
Paige, Forrest W. L. (2014)After 100 years, the Hawaiian kingdom's collapse continues to garner not only academic debate, but also long-standing hostilities rooted in deep-seated sentiments of Pacific Nativism and American Nationalism. From this ... -
Sacred sites and the modern national identity of Ireland.
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The Glorious Revolution in Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Evans, Richard A. (2014)This thesis focuses on the political relationship between the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the English Crown between 1630 and 1691. It begins with the establishment of the colony and how the Puritans who settled in ... -
The inherent influence of travel on an emerging feminist icon : Florence Nightingale abroad.
Riepl, Lauren M. (2017)The primary intent of this research is to evaluate and deduce events leading up to, during, and after the travels of Florence Nightingale abroad in Europe and the near East. This work examines the perception of how enforced ... -
"Winning the peace" in Oklahoma : Governor Robert S. Kerr's policies for postwar economic progress.
Floyd, Larry (2010)"Elected governor just after the United States entered World War II, Robert S. Kerr focused his administration on economic progress for Oklahoma. With federal war expenditures curing most of the Great Depression's ills, ...