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Pushing for natural childbirth : a rhetorical analysis of the alternative birth movement

Creator:: Coffey, Kimberly Ann
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to examine how rhetoric functions in the Alternative Birth Movement (ABM). In particular, communication published by movement leaders will be examined to discover how rhetoric propels the movement from one stage to the next as well as how rhetoric facilitates the goals of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: combines Leland Griffin’s method of examining movements in phases with Charles Stewart’s functional

Exiles and rebels : women in the American left 1900-1920

Creator:: Cummings, Katherine H.
Abstract:: Between 1900 and 1920 women were responsible for much of the social and political activity in the United States. Recent work by feminist historians has revealed that women were interested in a broad range of issues at the turn of the twentieth century. The American Left addressed such issues as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Kate O'Hare married an engineer, Charles C. Cunningham, the same year and moved to California. She

A Qualitative Study of Women in Modern Day Polygamous Households in the United States

Creator:: Wilson, Suzanne M.
Abstract:: This study will show that polygamy is not a religious freedom protected under the U.S. Constitution, but a power system in which men use economic, political, social and physical force to control the behavior of others. This thesis will use a feminist perspective theory to provide a theoretical outline for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Playwriting and Authority : Collaborative Art and Feminine Production

Creator:: Brown, Colleen Karen
Abstract:: In that the concept of authority in terms of the creation of a literary work of art indicates a single creator or controller of a literary work, a delineated inscriber of the text who initiates the act of communication, writing for theatrical production can be described as a feminized art...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (trans. courtesy of Steven Heath) deconstructively protest the application of this concept to theatre

Gender role attitudes among Thai college students : traditional or egalitarian?

Creator:: Surinya, Tippavan
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation is to explore gender role attitudes among Thai college students and to determine whether differences in gender role attitudes among Thai college students are related to the sex of students, college major and family structure. To investigate this problem a Gender Role Attitude Inventory is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Whose community is it anyway? : the CDA and cultural conflicts over speech and pornography

Creator:: Christian, Mary Ann
Abstract:: The Communication Decency Act became law in 1996 and was immediately challenged on Constitutional grounds. It was subsequently declared unconstitutional based on the First Amendment guarantee of free speech. Using Fantasy Theme Analysis, an analysis of the dramatic elements of the key players was accomplished. The dramatic elements of Overall...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

"Walloped" by the weather? Deflections, diversions, and dubious representations of women in climate change discourse

Creator:: Brinker, Rachel K.
Abstract:: Research shows that women's lives are disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change. While the topic of women is largely absent from climate discourse overall, the representations of women that occur reveal underlying structures of power rooted in imperialism and colonial dominance. This thesis presents an analysis of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: your inspiration, encouragement, support, and mentorship: Kathleen Dean Moore, Charles Goodrich

Beyond the ballot : the Women's Christian Temperance Union and the politics of Oregon Women, 1880-1900

Creator:: Gelser, Sara Anne Acres
Abstract:: Between 1880 and 1900, the Oregon Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) significantly impacted the lives of Oregon women. Not simply an organization of middle class white women, the Oregon WCTU enlisted Native American and African American women, and persistently advocated for improved conditions for working women. The WCTU aspired to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sources. Dr. Steven Hackel provided ample opportunity for lively discussion about historiographical

The resistance and survival of old women : striving for empowerment in the face of oppression and violence

Creator:: Mau, Sindy Kay
Abstract:: Old women face a unique set of obstacles in their quest for empowerment. In this study the concept of empowerment is explored by politicizing issues of personal safety. The most significant factors that impede an old woman's sense of safety and control include oppression, primarily ageism and sexism, along with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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Pushing for natural childbirth : a rhetorical analysis of the alternative birth movement

Exiles and rebels : women in the American left 1900-1920

A Qualitative Study of Women in Modern Day Polygamous Households in the United States

Playwriting and Authority : Collaborative Art and Feminine Production

Gender role attitudes among Thai college students : traditional or egalitarian?

Whose community is it anyway? : the CDA and cultural conflicts over speech and pornography

"Walloped" by the weather? Deflections, diversions, and dubious representations of women in climate change discourse

Beyond the ballot : the Women's Christian Temperance Union and the politics of Oregon Women, 1880-1900

The resistance and survival of old women : striving for empowerment in the face of oppression and violence

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