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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.

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[Exhibition] Treasures of Americana, 1760-1830

Publication Date
2024-January-16
Authors
Patkus, Ronald
Merrell, James H.
Department or Program
Vassar College Libraries
History Department
Document Type
Archived Website
Access Level
Open
Abstract

The purpose of the exhibition “Treasures of Americana, 1760-1830” is to provide a view of what historians have traditionally called the Revolutionary Era (1763-1783) and the Federal Era (1789-1829) of United States history. The presentation of printed and manuscript material...

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Asset depletion among the poor: Does gender matter? The case of urban households in Thailand

Publication Date
2004-July-01
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Maria S. Floro
Antonopoulos, Rania
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

The paper analytically and empirically examines the issue of gender inequality in household wealth in the form of tangible assets among urban poor households Thailand. It seeks to answer the following questions: (1) is there a gendered pattern of asset...

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How to Make it Rain: A Practical Analysis of Storytelling Forms

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Singer, Mira
Department or Program
Independent Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

The following is an experiment in practical analysis of storytelling media. The project seeks to explore what insights can be gained about media specificity and adaptation theory
through the process of constructing a story and adapting it into background notes...

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