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A Missing Mountain Memory: The Marion Manufacturing Mill Strike of 1929
Title
A Missing Mountain Memory: The Marion Manufacturing Mill Strike of 1929
Author
Stevens, Megan
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
History, Modern, History
Description
In Marion, North Carolina, the local residents of the city and surrounding region have forgotten a tragic strike that took place at one of the local mills in 1929, though it was possibly the deadliest textile mill strike in the South. The strike, ...
Swimming for the Fatherland: Journalism, Pronatalism, and Modernization in the World of Weimar Sport
Title
Swimming for the Fatherland: Journalism, Pronatalism, and Modernization in the World of Weimar Sport
Author
Gillespie, Hallie
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
History, Modern, History
Description
The perplexities of the interwar era in Germany—the Weimar Republic—continue to spark scholarly intrigue. A tumultuous political atmosphere and an unstable economy coupled with societal reform and cultural advancements in film, arts, and architect...
The Warrior and the Maiden: The Participation and Representations of Laskarina Bouboulina and Manto Mavrogenous in the Greek Revolution
Title
The Warrior and the Maiden: The Participation and Representations of Laskarina Bouboulina and Manto Mavrogenous in the Greek Revolution
Author
Mastrokolias, Olympia
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
History, Sex role, History, Modern
Description
This thesis explores the participation and representations of two popular and exceptional heroines of the Greek Revolution of 1821-1832, Laskarina Bouboulina and Manto Mavrogenous, and how their legacies have been used as symbols of nationalism by...