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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"camp followers"”.
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The Gendered Geography of War: Confederate Women As Camp Followers
… norms. This thesis looks at Confederate female camp followers who appeared to defy societal conventions by entering the male dominated camps and blurred the lines between men and women’s proper spheres. While camp followers could be expanded to include women of the lower class, including black …
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Female camp followers with regular army forces during the American Revolution
Female camp followers throughout history have followed troops into the field fulfilling supply and labor needs which the military structure could not. This pattern began to change during the American Revolution as governments and military commanders tightened their control on the military. Emerging …
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Female subjectivity and agency in popular Mexican corridos (Ballads): an examiniation of images and representations of soldaderas (female soldiers) in the Mexican Revolution 1910-1920
… of soldaderas (females soldiers and/or female camp followers) in popular corridos (Mexican ballads/folksongs). Five research questions are addressed by the study: 1) How has the image of the soldadera in popular culture affected the author's experience and identity as a Mexican …
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Token or full member of the team? : an examination of the utilization and status of women in combat arms positions in the armed forces of Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States of America
… from their first unofficial presence as "camp-followers" to the present day expanded roles in combat positions.In Chapter Four the theories of tokenism utilized in this thesis are detailed. This chapter presents and assesses the definitions of "token" and "tokenism". A review of the …