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Theses from 2024
And the enemy was in us: Vietnam War films and complicating visions of American Masculinity, Mary M. Hamilton
Theses from 2023
Project Jobs: Reagan, the INS, and Undocumented Workers in 1982, Meghan Scott-chaber
Theses from 2022
LANDED: THE PURSUIT OF AN ARMY FLIGHT SCHOOL FOR THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, 1917-1919, Lee Howell
An Intimate Relationship: Medical Theory, The Environment, And Hospitals, Devin Williams
Camp Wolters: A History of the US Army's Relationship with Mineral Wells, Texas, Stacy E. Croushorn
Theses from 2021
FISH WORTH FIGHTING FOR: THE STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES (1500-1800), Laura Perry Cohen
Theses from 2020
El Camino Real, From Old Trails to Modern Highways 1890-1945, Timothy Ross Reed
What Germany Taught the U.S. Army: Occupational Lessons in Postwar Germany, 1945-1946, Jessica Lynn Buisman
Theses from 2019
African American Women's Resistance in the Aftermath of Lynching, Lacey A. Brown-Bernal
El Castigo and El Perdón: TRACING MORALITY IN IMMIGRATION LAW AND HISTORY, Edith E. Porras
Modern European Culture and the Making of Beyond Good and Evil, Jaryth Webber
Theses from 2018
Strength, Tradition, and Adaptation: Native American Women in Pontiac's War, the Trail of Tears, and the Wounded Knee Massacre, Stephanie Renee Zwinggi
Sallie Brooke Capps: Education Trailblazer in North Texas, Joshua Vincent Chanin
Theses from 2016
In Pueblo's Wake; Flawed Leadership and the Role of Juche in the Capture of the USS Pueblo, James A. Duermeyer
Man of Virtue, Man of Vice: Maximilien Robespierre and Modern Manhood, Vanessa Marie Walker
¿MI TIERRA, TAMBIÉN? MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS IN FORT WORTH, 1940-1990s, Cecilia N. Sanchez Hill
Theses from 2015
We Will Not Strike: The Black Revolt in the Chicago Teachers Union, Charles Grand
From Reynolds To Lawrence To Brown v. Buhman: Antipolygamy Statutes Sliding On The Slippery Slope Of Same-sex Marriage, Stephen L. Baskind
Representations Of The Holocaust In Texas World History Textbooks From 1947 To 1990, Ryan N. Abt
The General Cinema Northpark I & II: A Case Study Of A Third Generation Movie Theater, Jeremy Floyd Spracklen
Theses from 2014
How To Make A Foreign Idea Your Own: Argentine Identity And The Role Soccer Played In Its Formation, Brandon Todd Blakeslee
Fear Of "unnatural Acts": Law And Sexuality In London, 1500-1800, Ashley M. Umphenour
Lustration Legislation In Eastern Europe And Its Meaning For The Western World, Yan Valerievich Vuks
The Great War On Film: Examining The Cinematic Variations Of Three Films On The 1916 Battle Of The Somme, Nicole Denae Yarbrough
Theses from 2013
Mexico's Break Up: Mexico City's Misconceptions And Mismanagement Of Its Peripheries: Central America And Texas, 1821-1836, Kyle Carpenter
Missed Identity: Collective Memory, Adina De Zavala, And The Tejana Heroine Who Wasn't, Suzanne Seifert Cottraux
In The Shade Of The Mushroom Clouds: How Christian Fudamentalists Sabotaged Atomic Scientists' Visions Of Utopia, Robert Edward Fuller
A New System Of Power: The Franks And The Catholic Church in post-Roman Gaul, James David Haun
Catchin' Babies: African American Midwives, Maternity Care, And Public Health Debates In The Jim Crow South, 1920-1970, Jenny Melissa Luke
The Heir And The Spare: Education And Preparation Among England's "Sudden Monarchs", Lindsay Ridlehuber
"God Help Us, We Are The Press!": Public Perception Of The Branch Davidian Conflict, Janet Rogers
Investing In England: The Designation Of Heirs To The Crown Throughout English History, Sarah Stevenson Sadullaeva
Viewing The Champ-Elysses As A Transitional Space, Staci L. Swiney
The Walloon Immigrants Of Northeast Wisconsin: An Examination Of Ethnic Retention, Jacqueline Lee Tinkler
Theses from 2012
Regency Rabble Rousers: The Impact And Legacy Of The Cato Street Conspiracy, Kathleen M. Beeson
The Dominican Crisis Of 1962-1965, Communist Aggression Or U.S. Intervention, Cary W. Beshel
The Old Bailey: The Court Of Londoners In An Era Of Revolution, Nathaniel Goodwin
The Role Of Ritual And Ceremonial In The Reign Of Edward I, Marla Lynn Morris
Ronsons, Zippos, Brew-ups, And Tommycookers: The M4 Sherman Tank And American Armored Development During World War II, John Michael Muller
"To Get Their Labor For Nothing" Criminal Courts And Jim Crow In Tarrant County, Texas: 1887-1908, Thomas A. Paige
Vanished Legacies And The Lost Culture Of I.M. Terrell High School In Segregated Fort Worth Texas, Samuel A. Wilson
Theses from 2011
The Trick Of The Tale: Deconstructing Johann Weyer's De Praestigiis Daemonum, James Robert Allen
The Prison On The Moor: A Study Of The American Prisoner-of-war Experience Within Dartmoor Prison, 1813-1815, Justin Jones
Conquest, Colonization, And The Cross: Religious Aspects Of The Conquest And Colonization Of Honduras, Chad McCutchen
William Dampier And James Cook: Two Windows Into The British Enlightened Exploration Of The Cultures And Societies Of The Pacific, Colby Ty Smith
Theses from 2010
True Barbarians?: The Role Of Visigothic Iberia In Medieval Persecutory Discourse, Justin T. Dellinger
Saviors In The South: Restoring Humanity To Irish Famine Immigrants in New Orleans, 1847-1880, Merry Jett
Theses from 2009
An "Absent Presence": An Internal History Of Insular Jewish Communities Prior To Expulsion In 1290, Jason Holder Bennett
"The End Followed In No Long Time": Byzantine Diplomacy And The Decline In Relations With The West from 962 to 1204, Jeffrey D. Brubaker
To Keep Those Red Lights Burning: Dallas' Response To Prostitution, 1874 to 1913, Gwinnetta Malone Crowell
The Chinese Labor Corps In The First World War: Forgotten Allies And Political Pawns, Shirley Frey
"Independence, Liberty, And Justice": The Birth, Life, And Death Of Haden Edwards' Fredonian Rebellion, John Wesley Strunc
English Opinions On The French Revolution, Wilburn Thomas Wagoner
Theses from 2008
Rural And Urban Boosterism In Texas, 1880s-1930s, Laura Kathleen Bennett
The Nadir Of Alliance: The British Ultimatum Of 1890 And Its Place In Anglo-Portuguese Relations, 1147- 1945, Matthew Winslett
Dracula: From Historical Voievod To Fictional Vampire Prince, Michael Anthony Vorsino
Manipulating Maria: Marie Antoinette's Image From Betrothal To Beheading And Beyond, Mylynka D'Ann Kilgore-Mueller
What Americans Said About Saxony, And What This Says About Them: Interpreting Travel Writings Of The Ticknors And Other Privileged Americans, 1800-1850, Ashley Morgan Sides
How Maps Tell The Truth By Lying, Andrew M. Balash
Texas And The Good Roads Movement: 1895 To 1948, Karl E. Wallace
Theses from 2007
They Don't Sing Like They Used To : Negro Soldier's Resistance To Jim Crow in 1898, Earl Ray Levingston
Overcoming Triple Oppression: Identity, Power, And Feminism Among Women Of Mexican Ancestry In Texas, 1960-1980, Stephanie Kay Schacherer
"Commies And Queers": Narratives That Supported The Lavender Scare, Holly S. Heatley
Louisiana Identity On Trial: The Superior Court Case Of Pierre Benonime Dormenon, 1790-1812, Erica Robin Johnson
Theses from 2006
Urban Rivalry In A Rural County: The Contest For Dominance Between Rockdale And Cameron In Milam County, Texas, 1873-1954, Philip Guy Pope
Fiends Who Bear The Shapes Of Men: Case Studies On White Male And Black Female Relationships In The South, Amanda Bayne Pritchard
"If 3000 Men Were Unanimous On Any Subject, You Would Know At Once They Were Not Doctors": The Slow And Difficult Path To Professionalization Of Medicine In Texas, Calli Johnson Vaquera
Constitutionalism, Social Democracy, And Nationalism, And The First Communist Movement In Iran, 1905-1921, Bradley Jahan Borougerdi