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Ella Knowles Haskell First Woman Lawyer of Montana
(1958-04-01)This thesis has for its purpose an analysis of the life of Ella Knowles Haskell. Special attention, however, is directed toward those aspects of her career which mark her as the pioneer feminist in Montana history. That ... -
Exemplifying Myth: J.E.B. Stuart and the Confederate Aristocracy
(2012-04-01)This paper is divided up into three areas of study. Chapter one is dedicated to a cursory overview to antebellum Southern culture, highlighting major themes such as militarism, hospitality, and chivalry. These cultural ... -
Father Desmet And the Flathead Indians
(1962-04-01)Father Peter J. DeSmet, S. J. has oftentimes been called the "Apostle of the Rocky Mountains." Perhaps an even more appropriate title would be "Montana’s Apostle," for in all the huge Rocky Mountain region, Father DeSmet ... -
Female Body Modification through Physical Manipulation: A Comparison of Foot-Binding and Corsetry
(2014-04-01)Over the past fifty years, with the continuing contributions of many Gender History scholars, historians are now presented with an opportunity to explore an often overlooked area within the physical manipulation of women’s ... -
"For Those Who Have No Voice": The Historical Significance Of Chile's National Accord For Transition To Full Democracy (1985)
(1999-04-01)Just as every Chilean will tell a different version of the story, every historian will interpret this period with a different perspective and methodology. With this in mind, I do not promise complete objectivity as I place ... -
Freedom Fighters: Lessons From Irish Women A Study In Irish Gender History
(2007-04-01)I discovered the University of Delaware held a manuscript collection containing letters from Irish women to American author Kay Boyle. Boyle was of Irish descent, a world traveler, a professor, and short-story writer who ... -
From Budapest To The Big Sky: Two Hungarian Immigrants' Experiences Of The Hungarian Revolt Of 1956 And Its Effects
(2009-04-01)When I first heard of the Hungarian students who came to Carroll College, I was already developing an interest in the Cold War and the Soviet Union. The Cold War’s effects were felt everywhere, even during my childhood in ... -
From Depression Through War: Carroll College Under The Presidency Of Emmet J. Riley, 1932-1951
(1984-04-01)It had been suggested to me in the fall of 1983 that a good history of Carroll College had not, as yet, been written. This fact challenged me to write my honors thesis in history about some aspect of Carroll College. The ... -
From Frontier Tent-Town To Crucial Trading Center: The Economic Growth of Walla Walla, Washington, From 1858 to 1900
(2011-04-01)This thesis seeks to contribute an analysis of the historical events that led to economic growth and development of Walla Walla, Washington, from the early 1800s to 1900. Various factors helped Walla Walla become established ... -
From Havana To Helena: Castro, Communism, And Cuban Refugee Children In The Western Diocese Of Helena, Montana, 1961-1966
(2005-04-01)Less than one year after the Cuban revolution, clergy within the Catholic Diocese of Miami actively pursued a role in helping Cuban political refugees. Historically, Cubans and Americans enjoyed the freedom to travel between ... -
General Jacob Sechler Coxey and his relationship to the Industrial Armies of the Pacific Northwest
(1973-04-01)"By what authority," asked House Speaker Charles F. Crisp, do you, Jacob Sechler Coxey, "represent sixty-five million people"? Jacob S. Coxey, the self-styled representative of the American people, demanded that Congress ... -
German-Americans In Helena, Montana, 1864-1919
(2002-04-01)American governments and industries advertised heavily in Germany to attract new immigrants. Conditions in Germany pushed emigrants out and the majority chose the United States as a place to settle. Germans were especially ... -
Governor Joseph Kemp Toole and the Second Legislative Assembly
(1962-04-01)Society today has similar yet diverse terms whereby it classifies public servants as either politicians or statesmen. When one hears the word ’’politician”, one’s mind immediately conjures up an image of a cigar-chewing, ... -
Green Clay Smith: Soldier and Statesman
(1964-04-01)In the year 18614., after Abraham Lincoln was nominated for the presidency at a Republican convention in Baltimore, a hotly contested battle was waged for the Vice Presidency. The first choice of many of the delegates was ... -
Hawkins' Antecedent Theory On Stonehenge: A Study In British Historiography
(1972-04-01)The subject of this thesis, an ancient monument called Stonehenge, is very possibly one of the most controversial topics of English pre-history. Knowing all too well that personal bias is impossible to either avoid or ... -
Helena And The Great Depression 1929-1935
(1975-04-01)The Great Depression is an exceptionally special era which has captured both the mind and heart of America. More than fifty years later it continues to fascinate just about everyone. In part it is because there are large ... -
History Of The Helena Gold Mining District 1860-1900
(1949-04-01)Montana was to its founders a synonym of romance and hardship; Montana is to its later generations a land of riches and opportunity uncovered and exploited by the hardy men who braved the stat's terrible winders, its hostile ... -
Ideas In Motion: A Critical Analysis Of The Works And Ideas Of Garcilaso De La Vega
(1999-04-01)Vega’s historical contributions are still important today. As the first American historian, he told the story of New World conquest from a valuable and unique perspective. Vega’s writings provide insight into customs and ... -
In The Shadow Of Nuclear War: Montana's Reaction To The Cuban Missile Crisis
(2006-04-01)On a cool Great Falls, Montana, morning in October 1962, Barbara Stroup, wife of Air Force Tech Sergeant Joseph Stroup, left her house to attend a "coffee klatch" at her friend Exie Evan's house. Not thinking anything of ... -
Integrant of Incontinence: Towards a Classification of Ephebophile Abusers within the Clerical Abusers in the United States
(2019-04-01)For the last five decades, child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy has been a moral, pastoral, and institutional stain on the Church in the United States. From 1950 to present, over 15,000 formal reports of abuse have ...