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A Woman in a Man's World: The Political Attitudes of Women and the Role of Representation
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Author
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Wemlinger, Elizabeth
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Date Created
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2011
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Subjects--Topical
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Government policy, Political science, Sex role
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Description
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Gender plays an important role in shaping attitudes, constraining roles, and perpetuating values. Historically women have been removed from the public and political environment, not allowed to vote, to freely work, and to attend educational instit...
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AN INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF SINGLE-SEX CLASSROOMS ON SELF-ESTEEM IN MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS
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Author
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Hart, Laura
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Middle school education, Sex role, Instructional systems--Design
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Description
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Overall, research on the effectiveness of single-gender education is inconclusive. However, research does indicate that some benefits beyond academic achievement may be possible. This is particularly true for middle-school girls, who often struggl...
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Alma Blake oral history interview, 1993 October 15
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Creator
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Blake, Alma, approximately 1918-
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Date Created
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1993-10-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball for women, Women basketball players, African American basketball players, School sports, Sex role, Basketball coaches, Basketball--Coaching
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Description
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Former player and coach Alma Blake discusses her life-long involvement with basketball. Throughout the interview, Ms. Blake discusses gender and the game as she reflects upon her own unwillingness to participate in high school basketball under "gi...
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Astrid Chirinos oral history interview, 2002 September 11
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Creator
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Chirinos, Astrid, 1960-
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Date Created
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2002-09-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Latin Americans, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic Americans--Social conditions, Emigration and immigration, Nationalism, Sex role, Biculturalism, Religion and culture, Cities and towns--Growth, Globalization
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Description
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Astrid Chirinos discusses her experience as a Venezuelan immigrant to the United States. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Ms. Chirinos moved to Raleigh, North Carolina with the encouragement of her father to attend St. Mary's College. Ms. Chirinos shar...
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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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Cambridge women and the professional world : navigating gender conservatism in the late Victorian era
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Author
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Dobbs, Olivia, Pipkin, Amanda (Amanda Cathryn)
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Sex role, Nineteenth century, Women in education
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Description
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During the late nineteenth century, British women received better education, especially at the university level. In particular, the University of Cambridge opened two women’s colleges, Girton College in 1869 and Newnham College in 1871. The establ...
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Debbie Warren oral history interview 1, 2016 June 21
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Creator
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Warren, Debbie (Debbie Carol)
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Date Created
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2016-06-21
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Subjects--Topical
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Faith, Baptists, Sex role, AIDS (Disease)--Religious aspects--Christianity, AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Care, Gay activists, Gay men--Relations with lesbians, Lesbians, Sex discrimination against women, Lesbian clergy
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Description
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Prior to the 1992 founding of Regional AIDS Interfaith Network (RAIN) in Charlotte, North Carolina, Rev. Debbie Warren dedicated her life to service within the Baptist Church. In this first of three interviews, Rev. Warren discusses her early year...
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Elijah the Tishbite: The Zealous He-Prophet's Gender Performance in 1 and 2 Kings
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Author
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Argonauta, Matthew
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Bible, Sex role, Religion
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Description
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The prophet Elijah is known for his zealousness on behalf of the Israelite deity, Yhwh. This zeal particularly manifests itself as Elijah defends the exclusive worship of Yhwh in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab, after ...
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Emilio Estrada oral history interview, 2002 October 1
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Creator
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Estrada, Emilio, 1955-
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Date Created
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2002-10-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Latin Americans, Hispanic Americans, Emigration and immigration, Latin Americans--Social life and customs, Ranch life, Cheese, Sex role, Immigrants--Economic conditions
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Description
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Emilio Estrada and his wife Isabel discuss emigrating from southern Mexico, near Acapulco, to Charlotte, North Carolina with their two sons in 1995 and how their lives are different in the United States. Mr. Estrada describes how he and fellow imm...
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Explorations of Childhood Gender-Fluidity and the Subversion of Masculinity in Peter Pan
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Author
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Weber, Ryan
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Literature, English literature, Sex role
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Description
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In declaring Peter Pan as the only child who will not grow up, J.M. Barrie has developed a character with an unmatched capacity for subverting masculine forms of normalization, social acceptance, and gender appropriation. Through Peter’s consisten...
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Gail E. Haley oral history interview 8, 2007 April 20
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Creator
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Haley, Gail E.
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Date Created
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2007-04-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Acrylic painting, Children's literature, Folk literature, Illustrations, Jack tales, Linoleum block-printing, Mountains--Folklore, Storytelling, Archetypes in literature, Sex role
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Description
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Gail Haley, an author and illustrator of children's literature born in Charlotte, North Carolina, recalls her career during the mid to late 1980s. In this eighth of sixteen interviews, Ms. Haley describes two of her publications connected with the...
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Gender and Leadership: A Second Order Meta-Analytic Review
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Author
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Santos, Kristen
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Date Created
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2023
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Subjects--Topical
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Industrial management, Sex role, Management
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Description
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Given the importance of understanding how gender bias impacts the advancement of women into upper leadership, this second-order meta-analysis attempts to explore and summarize previous developments in the gender and leadership literature in order ...
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Jane Kuykendall oral history interview, 1992 November 23
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Creator
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Kuykendall, Jane Bradley, 1913-2002
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Date Created
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1992-11-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball for women, Sex role, School sports, Basketball--Rules, Basketball uniforms, Women's colleges--Social aspects
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Description
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Jane Bradley Kuykendall describes her early experience playing basketball in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Kuykendall discusses various aspects that have evolved in womens basketball including their uniforms, rules and regulations, and the commu...
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José Luis Garcia oral history interview, 2002 September 26
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Creator
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Garcia, José, 1973-
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Date Created
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2002-09-26
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Subjects--Topical
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Latin Americans, Hispanic Americans, Emigration and immigration, Immigrants--Economic conditions, Immigrants--Social conditions, Latin Americans--Social conditions, Hispanic Americans--Social life and customs, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, All Souls' Day, Sex role
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A native of Mexico City, Jose Luis Garcia talks about his experiences as an immigrant to the North Carolina Piedmont. Mr. Garcia discusses the factors that propelled him to move to the United States and vividly recalls his entree into the country ...
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Judy Wilkins Rose oral history interview 1, 1993 May 19
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Creator
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Rose, Judy W. (Judy Wilkins)
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Date Created
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1993-05-19
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Subjects--Topical
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College sports, College athletes, Women college athletes, Women coaches (Athletics), Sex discrimination against women, Sex role, Basketball, Basketball for women
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Description
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Judy Rose, the UNC Charlotte Athletics Director at the time of the interview, discusses her personal experiences and those of women athletes in their quest for parity in collegiate sports since Title IX. She reflects upon her early career as a gra...
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Lincolnton High School players oral history interview, 1993 September 28
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Creator
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Carter, Betty Langley
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Date Created
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1993-09-28
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball for women, Sex role, School sports, Basketball--Rules, Basketball uniforms, Basketball--Coaching, Basketball--Tournaments, Travel
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Description
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Betty Carter, Ramona Hinkle, Billie Martin, and Nancy Boulware describe their experiences playing for the Lincolnton High School women's basketball team during the 1950s. They talk about playing basketball throughout elementary and middle school, ...
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NO BOUNDARY FOR SPATIAL INTERACTIONS — EXPLORATORY SPATIAL FLOW DATA ANALYSIS
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Author
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Tao, Ran
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Geography, Sex role
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Description
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Spatial interaction (SI) represents meaningful human relations between areas on the Earth’s surface, such as the reciprocal relations and flows of all kinds among industries, markets, regions, cities, or logistics centers. With the widespread adop...