Thesiss

Most inclusively translated as “fate” or “destiny,” the Akkadian word shimtu, occurring widely throughout ancient Mesopotamian literature, discloses a world view wherein one's fate was regarded as having been predetermined in the impersonal primordial cosmos. The tuppi shimti, m…

This thesis is about the changing gender roles for women after the Civil War. The subjects of this thesis focuses on a small group of wealthy white women whose wills were filled in the Fulton County Courthouse in the city of Atlanta between 1880–1920.