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COMMEMORATING QUEEN CHARLOTTE: RACE, GENDER, AND THE POLITICS OF MEMORY, 1750 TO 2014
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Author
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Gregory, Bethany
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Sex role, History
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Description
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Despite the vast research by historians on Queen Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz as a person, little research has been conducted on what she meant to the people of regions named in her honor. This thesis seeks to uncover the significance ...
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Separate and Unequl: Segregation in North Carolina's Asylum System 1856-1905
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Author
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Westpfahl, Jocelyn
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Mental health, History, African Americans--Study and teaching
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Description
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During its 1874-1875 session, the North Carolina General Assembly founded twonew public asylums to address overcrowding in its only mental health care facility inRaleigh (Dorothea Dix Hospital). The first, in Morganton (Broughton Hospital), wasint...
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Sexual Orientation, Occupations, and Earnings Among Men
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Author
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Smith, Joseph
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Sociology
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Description
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Despite an apparent sea change in public attitudes regarding sexual orientation, contemporary qualitative research demonstrates stereotypes persist towards gay men, in turn affecting their labor market outcomes and earnings. This research tests th...
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The Intersectional Effects of Race, Gender, and Class on Worker Outcomes
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Author
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Frevert, Tonya
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Organizational behavior, Social structure, Women's studies
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Description
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In this dissertation, I investigate how the combined structural locations of workers’ race, gender, and class affect their individual outcomes in their personal domain (health perceptions), their work domain (job satisfaction), and the interface b...
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The changing roles of women in American comic books
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Author
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Loeffert, Amanda
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Literature, English literature
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Description
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The comic book industry is entering an era in which gender is the trending topic of conversation. Historically, comic books have catered to a masculine audience, with the majority of popular comic books featuring male characters, most often create...