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Begotten and Beguiled : Puritan Women's Communities and Gender Policing in 17th Century Colonial New England
(2022-12)In 17th century colonial New England, gender was intrinsically tied to power. For women in Puritan communities, their marginal power came in their ability to properly wield their piety; feminine traits that defined them ... -
Hidden Among Us : Analyzing Public Reaction to the Secret Use of Nazi Scientists by the United States Government
(2022-12)Between the years of 1945 to 1959, following the conclusion of World War II, the United States government brought roughly 1,600 Nazi scientists to America. Done out of “national interest,” these scientists would assist ... -
The Fight for Written Works : Case Study of the Minnesota Coalition Against Censorship in 1970-1980
(2022-12)1970 through the 1980s was a time in the United States when the question of how schools should address written literature was up for debate. In Minnesota, there was a Coalition that had formed to help the fight against ... -
"Good Wives! Good Women!" : Wisconsin Women's Labor on the Homefront During the American Civil War
(2022-12)When the Civil War began, Emily Quiner was a middle-class schoolteacher in Madison, Wisconsin. When news about the attack on Fort Sumter was announced, Emily immediately volunteered for the Union cause. She sewed flags ... -
In the Shadows of Brotherhood : Analyzing Three Women's Gendered Political Roles, Contributions, and Alternative Discourses in the Club of Great Powers During the Late Bronze Age (1500 to 1200 BC)
(2022-12)The Amarna Letters, a cache of around 350 cuneiform tablets documenting relations between ancient Near East kings during the Late Bronze Age (1500 to 1200 BC), has been extensively studied by philologists who managed to ... -
Anti-Indian Propaganda's Role in Uniting the Thirteen Colonies and Laying the Groundwork for American Identity Formation
(2022-05)This research examines how racist anti-Indian propaganda leading up to, during, and immediately following the Revolutionary War contributed to the unification of the colonies under a common American identity. Up until ... -
Congress Censors the Stars: How 1970s Television Set the Foundation for the FCC’s Parental Guidance System
(2022-05)The 1970s in the United States was a decade full of social change with reflection on topics such as women’s rights, racial prejudice, and illicit substance use. As Americans began shifting the way in which they thought ... -
Equal Rights NOW: Eau Claire and the Equal Rights Amendment Debate
(2022-05)In 1972, after the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was reintroduced to Congress and quickly passed, a long and contentious debate between those who were pro and anti-ERA began. The most prominent of these groups was the ... -
The Struggle for Peace : The Role of Civil Society During the Troubles, 1968-1998
(2022-05)The Troubles was a conflict in Northern Ireland from 1968 to 1998 between the nationalist Irish Republican Army and the Unionist/British forces. It was split largely due to religious and political views. Unionists were ... -
Wisconsin’s Warriors in the Pacific: the 32nd Infantry Division and Richard Bong During the Second World War
(2022-05)This research paper is about Wisconsin Servicemen in the Pacific theater of World War Two from 1941-45, and how they contributed to various aspects of the war effort. The soldiers of the 32nd Infantry Division, which ... -
Politicide v. Genocide: An Analysis of the Exclusion of Political Groups from the United Nations Convention
(2022-05)The purpose of this paper is to analyze historical cases of genocide and mass murder perpetrated against groups not expressly mentioned or under-represented in the United Nations Genocide Convention. Among historians ... -
US Colored Infantry Enlistment in the Midwest and Wisconsin During the Civil War
(2022-05)The focus of this paper is to analyze the motives for African American soldiers who enlisted in the Union Army. To do this, this paper will analyze and compare prior scholarship on the topic by multiple authors; and ... -
The Intersection of Gender, Discipline, and the American One Room School House
(2022-05)The one-room schoolhouse of America is situated at the intersection of modern and historic education. What marked a mass movement of centralized education, involved government, and the conception of childhood also ... -
Public Expectation vs. Free Love : Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Borthwick's Controversial Affair
(2017-12)American society had many expectations when it came to marriage, the family, and gender roles in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By exploring the status of women in marriage during the Gilded Age and ... -
Evolution of the American Airstrike: Psychological Impacts on Drone Operators and WWII Bomber Pilots
(2017-12)This research takes a look at the similarities and differences between bomber pilots during World War II and drone operators in the twenty-first century modern military setting. The comparisons will be based on psychological ... -
Reemergence of Identity Politics: How Donald Trump Recaptured the Identity Politics Movement of George Lincoln Rockwell in the 1960’s
(2017-12)Donald Trump’s win of the oval office was a result of successful campaigning through the idea of Identity Politics. While focusing his rhetoric on black empowerment, white vulnerability, and religious prejudice, Donald ... -
Rearmament, Rhetoric, and Realignment
(2017-12)While there has been much study done on the hardline anti-communist policies of 1950s McCarthyism, there really is not as much research into the rest of Wisconsin’s Congressional history during the Cold War. This paper ... -
Building Relations: The Creation of Eau Claire’s Town Gown Community
(2017-12)The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has had a large impact on the city it resides in. Through enlargement of the campus and increased student population, the University has been able to change the make-up of the downtown ... -
Polish Power: A Community's Reaction to the Great Migration and the Fair Housing Act of 1968
(2017-11)The South Side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin had been deemed Polish since the 1850s. When they arrived from Europe, the Poles were seen as second class white in the primarily German city and forced to live in a specific area. ... -
Not Your Average Joe: Senator McCarthy's Fight Against the Presidency 1946-1957
(2017-12)Senator Joe McCarthy from Wisconsin has become synonymous with fear mongering and red baiting in American political history due to his public fight against Communism during the 1950s. Many supported his cause but there ...
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