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Women, education, and the republic: a view of post-revolution Philadelphia

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:54:57 GMT

Title: Women, education, and the republic: a view of post-revolution Philadelphia

Authors: Silbert, Kate Spencer

Abstract: Historians have long debated the nature of womanhood in the early Republic, chiefly focusing on adult women, whom they have labeled as republican wives and mothers. By intricately examining the ideas conveyed by students and trustees of the Young Ladies’ Academy of Philadelphia, which was founded in 1787, this study demonstrates that young women too actively engaged with the rhetoric of republicanism and the meaning of womanhood in the early national period. As adolescent girls attending an educational institution in an era in which the issue of female learning gained national attention, the students of the Young Ladies’ Academy were uniquely poised to contribute to a broader discussion of the political and social implications of their education. At the same time, they experienced and pointed out the implicit contradictions of being an educated woman in a period in which marriage and motherhood remained the sole expectation for adult women. Finally, the later reflections of two educated women sheds light on the way education and intellectual pursuits continued to figure in their life experience.

Description: 64 leaves. Includes bibliographical references. Thesis (B.A.)--Middlebury College, 2008.

Al-Nahda in the Middle East: common ground in a struggle for modernity

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:45:58 GMT

Title: Al-Nahda in the Middle East: common ground in a struggle for modernity

Authors: Rominger, Christopher

Abstract: In this thesis, I will attempt to show that while some contemporary historians have attempted to divide the intellectuals of al-Nahda into “sides” such as “Christian,” “Muslim” or “Secular,” the differences between these varying strains of thought were in fact far more nuanced and complicated, transcending ethnic and religious borders; in fact, these scholars shared much more common ground than cursory scrutiny might reveal. We will find that while the intellectuals of al-Nahda may have come from different religious, political or social backgrounds, they shared many of the same values in their conceptions of modernization in the Middle East, such as liberal politics, increased education, religious reinterpretation and tolerance, and above all, moderation.

Description: 63 leaves. Includes bibliographical references. Thesis (B.A.)--Middlebury College, 2008.

Glorying in the name of Britain: the evolution of British monarchy during the reign of George III, 1760-1820

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:31:28 GMT

Title: Glorying in the name of Britain: the evolution of British monarchy during the reign of George III, 1760-1820

Authors: O'Reilly, Ian

Abstract: The scholarly debate into which this paper enters is centered on George’s relationship to monarchy and, more specifically, what type of monarch he was, both before, during and after his experience with madness.

Description: 59 leaves. Includes bibliographical references. Thesis (B.A.)--Middlebury College, 2008.

Finding America’s voice: the impact of Jimmy Carter’s human rights focused foreign policy on the breakdown of U.S.-Soviet relations

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:56:32 GMT

Title: Finding America’s voice: the impact of Jimmy Carter’s human rights focused foreign policy on the breakdown of U.S.-Soviet relations

Authors: Farrell, Lacey

Abstract: The focus of my thesis is on the changes in international communications, specifically the VOA, under Carter, and how these changes coincided with Carter’s human rights focused foreign policy objectives.

Description: 60 leaves. Includes bibliographical references. Thesis (B.A.)--Middlebury College, 2008.