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Shattered windows: The story of Genora Johnson Dollinger, Eva Stone, and the women of Michigan
Full text linkThe thesis, Shattered Windows, explores the significant roles of Genora Johnson Dollinger and Eva Stone in Michigan’s labor movements during the 1930s. It focuses on Dollinger’s leadership in the Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1936-37, where she mobilized women to join the picket lines, culminating in the formation of the Women’s Emergency Brigade. Her influence extended beyond Flint, inspiring women across Michigan to challenge corporate power and defend workers’ rights. Following Dollinger’s example, Eva Stone led protests against rising meat prices, further uniting women in economic activism. This work examines the unique contributions of these women, situating their efforts within a broader labor history and highlighting their lasting impact on labor rights and women’s activism. Utilizing primary sources and archival material, the thesis argues that these women’s efforts laid critical groundwork for the continued fight for economic justice in Michigan and beyond
Road Trip!: U-turns, Detours, and Construction Aplenty in Fordist Modernity
No full textBeginning with Peter Beilharz’s (2015) assertion that the modern and its active form, modernization, are often reductively conflated with both Fordism and Americanism, this essay teases out the idea that modernization is multifaceted, contested, and global in scope, despite the pains that both Fordism and Americanism have taken to obscure this unevenness in an attempt to monopolize the narrative of modernization. From there, it takes seriously Beilharz’s (2015) assertion that modernization imprints itself onto both production and consumption, and that among its paramount innovations is its impact on culture. The essay asserts that in addition to the automobile, Fordism has been instrumental in the disciplining of bodies, the socialization of individuals, and the furthering of individualization, all inroads that have allowed for a more totalizing form of human management that extends beyond the “factory walls.” Finally, the essay takes the archetypes of the automobile and its foil, mass transportation, to suggest that inequality, segregation, stratification, insecurity, privilege, and the dissolution of togetherness, among other things, are intended outcomes of Fordist modernization, all emerging from the values of individualization, competition, and consumption. It also uses these archetypes to question and even counter Fordism’s claim to be the sole legitimate form of modernization.
Keywords: Beilharz, consumption, culture, Fordism, modernizatio
Comparison of caregiver burden and quality of life between compound caregivers and those with one adult child with autism
No full textThe current study examined differences in caregiver burden and quality of life between compound caregivers (those who are providing care for more than one person) and noncompound caregivers (those caring for a single adult with autism). A national sample of 320 parents (50+) of an adult child (18+) diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder was divided into two groups: compound caregivers (n = 108) and noncompound caregivers (n= 212). Most compound caregivers were providing care for another child, with 30 reporting they were caring for their parents. A negative correlation was found between caregiver burden and quality of life. While caregiver burden was greater for compound caregivers, quality of life was similar for both groups of caregivers. Compound caregivers experienced greater developmental burden, but less financial burden than noncompound caregivers. Specific attention should be directed at developing mechanisms to support family caregivers to offset caregiver burden that increases when caring for additional loved ones
Analyzing patterns in Chicago motor vehicle crashes using time-series techniques
Full text linkThis project explores time series forecasting of daily traffic crash rates in Chicago from 2018 to 2024, with a focus on understanding how past crash patterns and external conditions influence future risk. The primary research question asks: To what extent does yesterday’s crash rate help predict today’s? Using a combination of Holt-Winters exponential smoothing, Prophet forecasting, and SARIMAX models, we assess the role of autoregression, seasonality, and exogenous variables such as weather and roadway conditions. Daily crash data was cleaned, aggregated, and enriched with engineered features including holiday indicators, weather metrics from O’Hare and Midway airports, and binary flags for poor lighting, lack of traffic controls, and road defects. Modeling results show that crash rates exhibit strong weekly seasonality and moderate predictability from lagged values. While external variables improved forecast accuracy marginally, the most reliable signal came from temporal patterns themselves. These findings suggest that structured, short-term forecasting of traffic crashes is feasible and could support proactive safety measures in urban planning and emergency response
The mediating role of emotion regulation between parent-child-relationship quality and psychological health of adolescent girls
Full text linkEmotion regulation plays a crucial role in adolescent psychological health and is influenced by the quality of parent-child relationships. Prior research suggests that supportive relationships foster adaptive emotion regulation, while conflict-ridden relationships contribute to emotion regulation difficulties, leading to negative psychological outcomes. This study examines the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties in the association between mother-daughter relationship quality and adolescent psychological maladjustment, including anxiety, depression, and disordered eating. A sample of 106 adolescent girls (ages 11–21) in the United States completed self-report measures assessing relationship closeness and discord, emotion regulation difficulties, and psychological distress. Results indicated that relationship discord was significantly associated with greater emotion regulation difficulties, which in turn predicted higher levels of anxiety, depression, and disordered eating. Notably, relationship closeness was not a significant predictor of psychological health outcomes when discord was accounted for. These findings suggest that while supportive relationships are beneficial, reducing conflict in mother-daughter relationships may be particularly important for fostering better emotion regulation and psychological well-being in adolescent girls. Future research should explore these associations in diverse populations and examine potential bidirectional effects between parent child conflict and adolescent emotion regulation
Patient-centric barriers to clinical trial participation in developing countries: A retrospective analysis
Full text linkThe underrepresentation of developing countries in clinical trials limits the applicability of research findings to a significant portion of the global population. This study addresses this gap by conducting a retrospective analysis of published literature to identify patient-centric barriers to clinical trial participation in developing countries. A comprehensive search of PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases yielded four relevant studies, which were subjected to thematic analysis. The study identified 12 key emerging themes, with safety and efficacy concerns and trust issues being the most prevalent. The thematic analysis partially supported the hypothesis: While trust issues were found in all studies and lack of awareness in 50%, cultural and religious factors did not emerge as a distinct theme. Addressing these barriers is crucial to increasing clinical trial participation in developing countries, promoting more equitable and generalizable medical advancements
Marge Piercy Speaking to Small Group
No full textA photograph of Marge Piercy speaking with two women, at a poetry event, date and location still to be determined
Letter from Rukeyser to Kertesz, October 9 1977
No full textOriginal, typewritten letter, from October 9th, 1977. The letter is from Muriel Rukeyser to Louise Kertesz. Muriel states that she hopes that Louise has sent out the manuscript by now. Monica McCall has written to Mr. McGuire, and Rukeyser hopes that Louise hears good things. Monica says that she will give Louise any names she wants. Muriel asks Louise to let her know when she intends to come to New York. She is now planning poetry readings that will take place over the winter, so knowing the dates of Louise\u27s visit will help her plan out her final schedule. Rukeyser will answer Louise’s questions in the interview when they meet, or on tape, if it comes to the very worst. She warns Louise that she may be slippery when it comes to making such a tape: I\u27m still avoiding a great deal; and by nature I would avoid that anyway...