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The big break : race and gender in Pawnee Bill's Historic Wild West, 1888-1913.
(2013)
Wild West shows such as that organized by Gordon William "Pawnee Bill" Lillie were the national pastime of America, and endeavored to teach Euro-Americans about life on the western frontier. Pawnee Bill's traveling show ...
Unabashedly imperfect.
(2013)
As a child, I have no distinct memories of feeling too fat, too large, or unlovable. Though I grew up in a poor, single-parent family, my mother devoted her life to keeping me from knowing we were poor, teaching me to make ...
Summer of excess.
(2013)
On graduation day in May 2013, Olivia "Liv" Grigsby and her three friends have a rowdy night that endangers Liv's pot operation. The friends help to keep one another in good spirits as they encounter unexpected opportunities ...
Democratization and gender inequality in Egypt.
(2012)
This thesis offers a qualitative analysis of the condition of women's social and political roles in Egyptian society prior to and during their current transition to a legitimate democracy. It argues that without mitigation ...
New women, new opportunities: the new women of Chicago's World's Fairs, 1893-1934
(2018)
World's fairs, also referred to as international expositions, offer historians insight into a nation's society, populace, economy, and industry. Yet, literature in the field has made little effort to fully analyze the ...
I dream of Major Nelson.
(2014)
Princess Sultana : a reflection of Saudi society.
(2011)
The story of Sultana in Princess: a true story of life behind the veil in Saudi Arabia, written by Jean Sasson, proposes an autobiography of a woman in the royal family in Saudi Arabia. Assuming the voice of a woman who ...
The inherent influence of travel on an emerging feminist icon : Florence Nightingale abroad.
(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 ...
Queen's women : the Contagious Diseases Acts of 1866 and 1869.
(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 ...
Female attraction to male muscle mass across the menstrual cycle.
(2011)
The current project investigated female attraction to male muscle mass across the menstrual cycle. On four separate occasions in a five week period, female participants rated the attractiveness of images of male bodies. ...