Browsing by Author "Oberly, James Warren, 1954-"
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Once Upon A Time: Folkloric and Pagan Elements of the Western European Witchcraft Worldview, 395-1820 CE
Lauersdorf, Jared R. (2014-05-12)This study examines specific elements of paganism and folklore that played significant roles in the Western European witchcraft worldview of the Middle Ages. The origins of these beliefs are explored as well as the ways ... -
Operation Fortitude: The Allied D-Day Deception Campaign and Media Use
Anderson, Luke E. (2010-05-20)Throughout the Second World War, the Allies focused much of their war effort on Operation Fortitude, a campaign strictly for the purpose of misinforming the Axis Powers. One extensive use of misinformation came before and ... -
Out of Gas?: The Delay in Unleashing the Fifteenth Air Force on the Ploesti Oil Refineries in World War II
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Peace Around the World: American Foreign Policy Hits New Grounds
Grunwaldt, Bryce (2017-08-08)The world was at war and needed to be rebuilt. The question was, how could the world go about rebuilding itself after such an event like after World War I? Could this sort of war be prevented in the future? Did the United ... -
People to People Diplomacy: The Wisconsin-Nicaragua Partners of the Americas, 1964-1985
Galaska, Matt (2012-04-22)The purpose of this paper is to shed light on what the Wisconsin-Nicaragua Partners of the Americas are; why they were founded; and what they have done since that time until 1985. In addition to this, a chronological ... -
“Permissive to Mandatory”: Special Education in the State of Wisconsin
Fish, Joshua J. (2008-06-26)In the State of Wisconsin, Special Education began as educational rights and opportunities for the blind and deaf. By 1975, Special Education in Wisconsin had expanded to include education for all students, no matter the ... -
The Peshtigo Fire, October 8, 1871: Calamity and Response
Flesch, Nathan (2009-07-14)On October 8, 1871 a fire raged through northeastern Wisconsin burning over 1.5 million acres of land and killing between one and two thousand people. Because of the extent of the fire it is difficult to even determine ... -
Poland to America: Polish Immigrants in Chicago and their Reactions to the Start of World War I
Bruso, David (2017-08-09)This research looks at Polish immigration to Chicago in the years leading up to World War I, with a focus on the immigrants' feelings towards the War. Poland was split up in 1795 between Russia, Austria, and the region ... -
Polish Power: A Community's Reaction to the Great Migration and the Fair Housing Act of 1968
Saksefski, Caroline (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. ... -
Practicing What You Preach: The Untold Story of Rev. Robert S. Graetz Jr. in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Windau, Anthony G (2018-12-17)The Reverend Robert S. Graetz Jr. has a relatively unknown story about his involvement in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Few remember his name, even though he was the white minister to the all African American congregation ... -
Purpose and Perspective: Memorialization of Slavery in West Africa
Veldran, Max (2018-12-19)West Africa has been subject to several atrocities including colonialism and slavery. These events have not been forgotten but are rather memorialized in hopes of finding identity in these scars. African exhibits are unique ... -
Queen Cow and the Eau Claire Rule: Eau Claire as the New Deal Base Point for the Federal Milk Marketing Order
Dowden, Carissa (2018-12-19)As a part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal, Eau Claire quietly was labeled the base point, or the geographical site at which minimum fluid milk prices are set for the federal milking marketing order. This research ... -
Racine Belles : the Rise and Fall of the Faded Stars of the All-American Girls' Baseball League
DuPont, Jacqueline E. (2010-04)This research project surveys the rise and fall of the Racine Belles, an All-American Girls Professional Baseball team that was created to save professional baseball during the 1940s and 1950s. During this time, Major ... -
The Racine Belles: The Rise and Fall of the Stars of the All- American Girls Professional Baseball League
Dupont, Jacqueline E. (2010-05-20)This thesis will survey the rise and fall of the Racine Belles, an All-American Girls Professional Baseball team that was created to save professional baseball during the 1940s and 1950s. During this time, Major League ... -
Redefining the Nature of Logging Towns: The First and Second Phases in the Evolution of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, 1886-1940
Lilek, Nicholas A. (2008-06-26)This paper examines the early history of the city of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, a settlement in the north-central part of the state that was originally founded as a logging town. The typical life cycle of a logging town in the ... -
Representations of Black Women in the Chicago Defender as Race Pride and Race Shame Examples, 1919-1923
Zimmermann, Zachary (2010-05-20)Despite the distinctive importance of black women and the Chicago Defender during and following the Great Migration and Progressive Era years, there continues to be a lack of analysis concerning their representations in ... -
Reveille to Retreat: The Evolution of Field Music in the United States Army, 1775-1918
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The Role of Geography on the Morning of July 1, 1863
Laager, Jonathan (2009)The Battle of Gettysburg has been studied extensively through a variety of lenses, but it has been overlooked by military geographers. Ever piece of literature on the Battle of Gettysburg does pay respect to geography, but ... -
Ruling Through Rose-Colored Glasses: Women and the Reforms During the Reign of Augustus Caesar, 27 B.C.E. – 14 C.E.
Scott, S. E. (2008-06-27)This paper examines the social reforms implemented during the reign of Augustus and the influencing factors for these reforms. The author argues that there were two main women who played a role in the creation of these ...