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  • Language Differences between Women and Men and the Attribution of Leadership

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    Dunsworth, Sabrina J.
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    This research addresses the perception of leadership attributes in light of evaluator and target gender. It specifically investigates whether there is a difference in language usage when the evaluator is female versus when the evaluator is male. Two studies were conducted. A pre-test used instrumental development drawing from studies conducted...
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    of evaluator and target gender. It specifically investigates whether there is a difference in

  • In the words of a woman

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    Rose, Kerin G.
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    I am a woman who writes. I am a writer who is a woman. In the Words of a Woman is an exploration of how these two facts of my life merge and influence each other. It is a work written to mediate between the supposed dichotomies of creative and...
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    In the words of a woman AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF

  • A Feminist Celebrates the Rediscovery of Immanence

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    Lockhart, Janet L.
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    I offer a personal and prehistoric exploration of the concept of immanence, the principle of a divine force living, remaining, and operating within living creatures, inherent in the human, including the female; a unifying force that connects humans to each other, to nature, and to the earth. I examine the...
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    popular culture of Shirley Valentine, the gutsy English housewife who found "a change of life" in the

  • Women Farmers and Ranchers and Agricultural Knowledge: Gender. Experience, and Connection

    Creator:
    Filan, Trina Robin
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    This research is based on in-depth interviews with 20 women farmers and ranchers from the state of Oregon. These women employ a variety of methods and subscribe to a number of divergent philosophies regarding agricultural practices. The intention of this study is to examine how women who are the primary...
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    with 20 women farmers and ranchers from the state of Oregon. These women employ a variety of methods

  • Voices of CALYX: Narratives of Feminist Publishing Activism, 1976-2006

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    Steuben, Marieke L.
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    This thesis examines the nature of publishing as a political endeavor through a detailed investigation of the feminist publishing movement in the U.S. since the 1970s. Feminist publishers emerged from an activist context of feminist struggle, and they evolved within changing political and social climates, facing ideological and economic challenges...
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    : ________________________________________________________________________ Laura P. Rice This thesis examines the nature of publishing as a political endeavor through

  • Confessing Our Sims: The construction of gender and sexuality among women ages 18-22 on MySpace

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    Papaleo, November R.
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    MySpace is a social network phenomenon with over 100 million profiles and a strong presence in over 24 countries. As digital media become more commonplace, social networks are becoming sites where women create and manage relationships and identities. This thesis is a study of how women ages 18-22 are constructing...
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    approved: ___________________________________ Susan Shaw MySpace is a social network phenomenon

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

    Creator:
    Brinker, Rachel K.
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    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...
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    , this thesis suggests that a shift towards the discursive feminization of climate change could occur

  • Breast cancer experience literature : women's stories as cultural critique

    Creator:
    Cohen, Karla R.
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    Breast cancer statistics in the United States are staggering. As the number of women diagnosed grows, so does the number of women who are writing about their experiences. This thesis is a multi-textual work which includes both the stories of women with breast cancer as well as the thesis author's...
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    grows, so does the number of women who are writing about their experiences. This thesis is a multi