Vassar College Digital Library

Vassar Scholarship

Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

Food Security and Choice: Poughkeepsie Plenty Community Food Assessment

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2013-January-01
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The final report of the Poughkeepsie Plenty Community Food Assessment, published in January 2013. This report presents original survey data, focus group interviews, and additional research to document the extent of food insecurity and the nature of the food system...

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Unlanded Souls: Discussions Black Landownership Coming Out of the Port Royal Experiment

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2014-January-01
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During the Civil War the Port Royal Experiment – part government-funded enterprise in free slave labor, part abolitionist-fueled social experiment – provided the former slaves of the South Carolina Sea Islands with their first experiences of paid labor while learning...

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