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Women and the United Packinghouse Workers of America: Gender Issues in Meatpacking in Ottumwa, Iowa and Chicago, Illinois

Rohde, Melissa L. (2001)

In order to understand the different courses two locals in the same union took, one must examine a variety of issues which contributed to the predominate worker consciousness in the locals. The composition and character ...

Women in Twentieth Century Old Order Amish Society : An Historical Overview

Harker, Stephanie B. (1990)

The information included in this study indicates the significance of women in the Amish culture; though essentially still confined to supportive roles, Amish women remain a vital force in maintaining the communities. Though ...

"You've Come a Long Way Baby": The Women's Movement, the Mass Media and the Rise of the Superwoman

Trimble, Lauren (2007)

During the height of the feminist movement, from the mid to early 1970' s, films, television and literature altered their portrayal of women to include the liberated woman: the woman who demanded a wider range of experiences ...

Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao, and Guan YU: The History and Legends of the Three Kingdoms

Buck, Dan (2002)

The study of the Three Kingdoms period (220-280 CE) in Chinese history presents numerous problems for the non-Chinese historian. Since the Jin dynasty (265-420 CE), the events of the period have been ensconced in legend, ...

The Øresund Fixed Link: Danish and Swedish Corporatist Systems at the End of the Century

Blase, Gregory N. (1997)

The idea of a bridge as a symbol of progress or unity is not a new one. In the United States the idea was used continuously during last year's Presidential campaign. Of course, Bill Clinton's "Bridge to the twenty-first ...