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Showing 1 to 20 of 592 for “"American women"”.
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Asian American women entrepreneurs
… are an estimated 620,300 firms owned by Asian American women nationwide, and they contribute $105 billion to the U.S. economy. They are also active in Greater Boston's innovation and entrepreneurship communities. This thesis explores the entrepreneurial narratives of eight women whose …
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African-American Women and Welfare: A Qualitative Study of African-American Women Receiving Public Assistance
… from interviews of a sample of fifteen African-American women from two counties in a border state, the overall perceptions of women receiving public assistance and the labels and stigmas (i.e., welfare checks, food stamps, and medical cards) associated with receiving public assistance were …
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Successful Reentry of African American Women
<p>African American women have a history of being overlooked in the criminal justice system. Despite this, they are disproportionately represented within prisons in the United States. By acknowledging the disadvantages that African American women face, being at the intersectionality of race and …
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African American women and HIV prevention
… The purpose of this study was to examine African American females and their HIV prevention methods, as well as to identify factors that may lead to the non-use of condoms. Seventy-one participants were recruited from Planned Parenthood in Detroit. The instrumentation used for this research was the …
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Mammography Utilization in African American Women
… cancer presents differently among women causing breast cancer health disparities with women of color disproportionally shouldering later-stage screening, incidence, and treatment, and greater mortality. This study assessed 10 predictors and rates of recent and long-term mammography …
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The Experiences of Young African American Women Principals
… to gain an understanding of how young African American women principals experience the principalship. Three research questions were explored in this study: (a.) What are the pathways to the principalship for young African American women? (b.) How do African American women experience the …
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Women of the spheres: Early American women rhetoricians
Early American women rhetoricians wrote, published, and edited essential texts that contribute to American rhetoric; however, many of these texts have been overlooked and lost. This dissertation reclaims, remaps, and analyzes a selection of early American women's editorials, treatises, essays, and …
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African American women superintendents: Their point of exit
… have scholars paid attention to the African American woman superintendent who is an anomaly in this powerful leadership position in public education. Additionally, only a few academicians have asked why talented African American women who successfully obtain the superintendency exit the …
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Improving Higher Education Attainment Among African American Women
African American women enroll and persist in post-secondary education at higher rates than African American males yet there is little research on the factors that contribute their disproportionate college persistence in comparison with their White female counterparts. While this study reviewed …
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Experiences in the Principalship for African American Women
… study was to identify the perceptions African American female principals hold regarding the challenges and opportunities they experienced when seeking and holding administrative positions in a K-12 public school setting. The interview protocol contained open-ended questions and was used to …
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The Flapper's Impact on the Appearance of American Women
… demonstrate what kind of changes took place in women’s clothing fashion because of the Flapper’s appearance and what kind of cosmetic products were and are still in a woman’s bag up to this day.
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Fearless and Fit: American Women of the Cold War
… new heights. At the start of the Cold War, Americans became concerned that they were not fit enough to compete with the Soviets. Both governments encouraged citizens to become physically fit. The American government concerned itself with soft' corporate men and physically unfit youth. The …
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Coping strategies among Mexican American women living with HIV
… the disproportionate rate of HIV infection among women of color, mainly, African American women and Latinas. The current trend shows that the number of cases affecting these sub-populations will continue to increase. A gap exists in the literature in understanding the coping strategies of Mexican …
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Chinese American Women, Identity and Education: A Qualitative Study
<p>This qualitative study explores how Chinese American women, as American-born children of new Chinese immigrants, have perceived and interpreted who they are, and how they become who they are while adapting to American society and negotiating with the interplay of race, ethnicity, class, and …
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Factors Affecting Pregnancy Weight Gain In African American Women
<p><em>Introduction:</em> African American women, who have high rates of overweight and obesity, are also more susceptible to weight retention due to pregnancy than women of other races, leading to increased risk of health problems for mother and child. However, research into physical activity and …
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Two Life Histories of Native American Women Becoming Literate
… history study presents two Uptown Chicago Native American women, who overcame obstacles in their literacy development. Vonda Gluck interchanges between a traditional Santee Sioux life as well as a traditional Jewish life. Debbie Valentino has acquired knowledge, making a dramatic change within her …
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Patterns of Health Care Utilization of Mexican American Women
… the health care utilization patterns of Mexican Americans have traditionally focused on cultural differences and, at times, cost constraints to explain use. The type of health care services used (preventive, symptomatic, therapeutic) have seldom been differentiated. This study provides evidence …
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