Browsing Department of History by Author "Cole, Stephanie"
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African American Women's Resistance in the Aftermath of Lynching
Brown-Bernal, Lacey A.; 0000-0001-6301-9567 (2019-12-16)This thesis focuses on resistance strategies used by African American women in the aftermath of lynching in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It examines the ways in which those strategies were shared, ... -
Beyond Black and White; Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in the U.S. South and Southwest
Cole, Stephanie; Parker, Alison M. (University of Texas at ArlingtonTexas A&M PressDigital Creation Department, Central Library, University of Texas at ArlingtonDepartment of History, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2004) -
Camp Wolters: A History of the US Army's Relationship with Mineral Wells, Texas
Croushorn, Stacy E; 0000-0002-2297-467X (2022-05-16)This thesis documents the Army's contributions to the town of Mineral Wells, Texas by locating the army camp of Camp Wolters there during WWII. -
Catchin' Babies: African American Midwives, Maternity Care, And Public Health Debates In The Jim Crow South, 1920-1970
Luke, Jenny MelissaMuch of the scholarly research on African American midwifery in the Jim Crow South has been focused on the traditionally prestigious role of lay midwives, and the way in which these women were forced into obsolescence by ... -
El Castigo and El Perdón: TRACING MORALITY IN IMMIGRATION LAW AND HISTORY
Porras, Edith E. (2019-05-09)There is a misconception that once an undocumented immigrant marries a US citizen his or her legal status is automatic – simple and quick. The reality is different. In the current immigration system, an undocumented migrant ... -
Fiends Who Bear The Shapes Of Men: Case Studies On White Male And Black Female Relationships In The South
Pritchard, Amanda Bayne (History, 2007-08-23)Slave women resisted being sexually dominated by white men, by refusing to accept that their lives were beyond their control. By examining cases of slave women who resisted white sexually assertive men, I will display how ... -
"God Help Us, We Are The Press!": Public Perception Of The Branch Davidian Conflict
Rogers, Janet (History, 2013-07-22)Public perception of the 1993 Branch Davidian conflict, particularly as it developed well after the event, helped to alter government policy toward New Religious Movements. Prior to the investigations following the conflict, ... -
"If 3000 Men Were Unanimous On Any Subject, You Would Know At Once They Were Not Doctors": The Slow And Difficult Path To Professionalization Of Medicine In Texas
Vaquera, Calli Johnson (History, 2007-08-23)This thesis seeks to explain the growing dominance of allopathic medicine and the struggle of professional organizations, such as the Texas Medical Association, for the professionalization of medicine. Chapter One illustrates ... -
Missed Identity: Collective Memory, Adina De Zavala, And The Tejana Heroine Who Wasn't
Cottraux, Suzanne Seifert (History, 2013-07-22)As greater attention is paid to Hispanic and Tejano contributions to Southwest history, many journalists, Tejano activists, and even historians have commandeered Adina De Zavala's life and legacy as an example of Tejano ... -
Rural And Urban Boosterism In Texas, 1880s-1930s
Bennett, Laura Kathleen (History, 2008-09-17)The second half of the nineteenth century saw a "civilizing" trend across the rural and urban West. In Texas boosters launched myriad campaigns emphasizing the close of the western frontier and the emergence of a more ... -
Sallie Brooke Capps: Education Trailblazer in North Texas
Chanin, Joshua Vincent; 0000-0003-2838-0909This thesis closely examines the life of Sallie Brooke Capps (1864-1946), a liberal-feminist progressive reformer who passionately advocated for better academic opportunities for young white women and children in North ... -
To Keep Those Red Lights Burning: Dallas' Response To Prostitution, 1874 to 1913
Crowell, Gwinnetta Malone (History, 2010-03-03)This thesis examines the responses of city leaders, purity reformers, and citizens to prostitution within two red-light districts in Dallas between the years 1874 and 1913. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth ... -
Women and the Unstable State in Nineteenth-Century America
McCurry, Stephanie; Allgor, Catherine; Parker, Alison M.; Coryell, Janet L.; Varon, Elizabeth R.; Ginzberg, Lori D. (University of Texas at ArlingtonTexas A&M PressDigital Creation Department, Central Library, University of Texas at ArlingtonDepartment of History, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2000)