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Showing 1 to 20 of 88 for “"Widows"”.
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Widows' Breath: Grief Fractures
<p>“Based on a true story” applies to this collection of grief fractures. Each is based on a thread of someone’s true story of death and loss. A combination of autobiographic fiction and speculative non-fiction, these fractures create a thematic braiding of grief as they explore the human survival …
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Grief reactions experienced by widows compared to perceptions of widows' grief reactions by selected professions
… whether or not differences existed between widows' experiences in conjugal bereavement and selected professionals' perceptions of widows' experiences in conjugal bereavement. The selected professionals were clergy, counselors, funeral directors, and physicians. 300 widows from Widowed …
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Social Involvement and Morale: A Study of Elderly Widows
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Risk and resilience: Ghanaian (Akan) widows and property rights
… phenomenological study investigated Akan widows’ lived experiences of widowhood, widowhood rites, violations against their property rights and the protective resources they employ to survive. The dissertation also explored how the widows make meaning out of their experiences. Twenty widows …
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“I Was Their Worst Nightmare”: The Narrative Experience of Military Widows
… This study examines the experiences of military widows through qualitative, in-depth interviews. Each interview is analyzed according to narrative theory in order to understand how the participants understand their experiences with bereavement. From the data, four main themes emerge to explain …
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Maids, Wives and Widows: Female Architectural Patronage in Eighteenth-Century Britain
… or dowries, wives’ annuities or ‘pin-money’, widows’ dower or jointure, and provisions made for daughters and younger children. Following this, the thesis is divided into three main sections which each look at the ways in which women, depending upon their marital status, could engage in …
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The role of leisure in the bereavement process of later-life widows
… during the bereavement process of later-life widows and their relationship to adjustment, role-identity, and personal development.
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The Lived Experience of Inheritance for Muslim Widows in Contemporary South Africa
… research and in-depth interviews with 6 Muslim widows in Cape Town. I examine women's experience of and attitudes towards inheritance in middle class Muslim families around Cape Town. This research aims to document Muslim widow's experiences of inheritance, furthermore, explore their attitudes …
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Wicked widows, crazy spinsters, and competent heroines : the single woman in sentimental fiction
Since the 1970s, a number of critics have given critical attention to sentimental fiction. In 1977 and 1985 respectively, Ann Douglas and Jane Tompkins set the terms for almost all subsequent arguments about antebellum female authors. What critics have not done is given particular attention to the …
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A Comparison of the Status of Widows in Eighteenth-Century England and Colonial America.
This thesis compares the status of upper-class widows in England to Colonial America. The common law traditions in England established dower, which was also used in the American colonies. Dower guaranteed widows the right to one-third of the land and property of her husband. Jointure was instituted …
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A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial of a Mindfulness Intervention for Grief in Widows and Widowers
… of this first pilot RCT of a MT intervention in widows and widowers support the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of MT and PMR for improving grief outcomes in widows and widowers, and they suggest that PMR is most effective compared to the wait list control. With replication, …
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From field to fecal: informing conservation of Chuck-will's-widows through habitat, abundance, & diet analysis
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-20 without embargo terms
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Breeding Biology Of Chuck-Will's-Widows: Incubation, Brooding, And Provisioning Behavior And Characteristics Of Nest Sites
<p>Chuck-will's-widows (Antrostomus carolinensis) are cryptically colored grounding-nesting nightars that breed throughout much of the eastern United States, primarily in mixed-forest habitat. Because of their cryptic plumage and nocturnal habits, little is known about their behavior, particularly …
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Improved Income Generation To Widows Community Through Coconut Thatch Making Project In Mfuru Village, Mkuranga District Tanzania
… and the project being implemented on improving widows’ community livelihood through coconut thatch making in Mfuru village, Mkuranga District - Coast Region. The Community Needs Assessment was carried by using participatory methodologies, the researcher opted for descriptive design research …
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