Browsing 2016 Theses (UMKC) by Thesis Department "History (UMKC)"
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Duplicity: The University of Missouri Confronts Gay Lib, 1971-78
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Following the Stonewall Riots in New York City in 1969, a wave of gay rights expressionism swept the United States and, in particular, its college campuses. On the University of Missouri’s campus in 1971, that phenomenon ... -
Fanning the Flames of Discontent: The Free Speech Fight of the Kansas City Industrial Workers of the World and the Making of Midwestern Radicalism
(2016)This project deals with the free speech fight of 1911 that occurred in Kansas City and was organized and led by the Industrial Workers of the World. The free speech fight serves as a case study in localized Midwestern ... -
The Last Patron of Tintern Abbey: The Family and Piety of Roger Bigod
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)The purpose of this study is to assess the life of Roger Bigod with particular attention given to his piety, demonstrated through patronage and family connection. His political life is first examined with regards to his ... -
A Matter of Faith and Works: Byzantine Leaders and Christian Leadership in the Historia Langobardorum
(2016)The late eighth-century Historia Langobardorum by Paul the Deacon is a narrative history of the Lombard people from their mythic origins up to the reign of King Liutprand in Italy in 744. As the only history of its ... -
Smokey the ‘Praying’ Bear: Changing Cultural Attitudes Towards Nature in America During the Postwar Era, 1948 - 1958
(2016)Smokey Bear is one of America’s most beloved icons. Today, only the image of Santa Clause is more widely recognized. He is featured in all forms of media, and his fire prevention message, “Only You Can Prevent Forest ...