World War II was a time of massive economic and social upheaval on the United States homefront, which was characterized in part by dramatic shifts in gender norms and expectations. Many women took jobs outside of the home for the first time, some joined the military, and all ope…
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How do local wealth shocks impact economic activity? For over two centuries, Spain has conducted a national lottery which often results in the random allocation of up to 800 million in cash to the citizens of one town. This is the only case in the world where individuals living …
For the LGBTQ+ community, the concept of being in the traditional gay closet or out-of- the closet creates a binary that, for many, does not exist. This in-between state is unique for each individual, but patterns of behavior have formed depending on one’s race, class, or even r…
As the global refugee phenomenon continues to grow unabated, South Africa still receives increasing numbers of refugee applications. This is a result of South Africa's non-encampment policy that allows refugees to self-settle. One of the largest refugee groups in South Africa ar…
Analyzing Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights and linking trends of the Byronic hero that have merged into a variety of genres reveal that the hero is a mode of subversive gender expression, which has evolved within the Gothic through feminine desire. Delving into Bram Stoker’s Dra…
This dissertation seeks to explore and gauge the influence of Ottoman womanhood in the Hamidian era (1876-1909) in terms of issues related to poverty, destitution, and the gender roles of women of both elite and non-elite societal groups during the late Ottoman period by way of …
Contextual factors—environmental stimuli external to individuals—are historically understudied loci of leadership. This dissertation comprises two chapters exploring characteristics of distal and historical context that impose constraints on leaders. In the first chapter, I exam…