The period spanning from the late 1850s to the mid-1860s frames a historical moment in Victorian England when lactation and breastfeeding came under intense public scrutiny in both medical and creative writing. While popular domestic author Isabella Beeton wrote on the dangers that an unwary mother’s milk represented for her child and herself in her serial publication, Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management (1859-1861), prominent physicians C.H.F. Routh and William Acton launched a public dispute in medical journals contesting the physiological and moral dangers that the fallen wet nurse posed for the middle-class household (1859). Meanwhile, the medical community catalogued the bizarre long-term physical and dispositional side-effects of an infant’s consumption of “bad milk” – among them, syphilis, swearing, sexual immorality, and death (Matus 161-162). But it is not only medical writers who were latching on to the breastfeeding debate as a means of voicing social and political concerns of the day; recent literary critics have gestured towards the troubling manifestations of lactation in popular mid-century novels like Charles Dickens’s Dombey and Son (1848) and George Eliot’s Adam Bede (1859) as entry points into Victorian anxieties about classed and gendered embodiment. This project stipulates that the mid-century preoccupation with managing women’s milk represents an intersection of two overlapping cultural paradigms pertaining to female expression: a cultural devaluation of female physiological expression as unconscious if not dangerous leakage, and a deprecation of female linguistic and poetic expression as an analogously unmeditated and potentially disruptive kind of communication. Mid-century manuals, articles, and novels offered public voice to a number of existing anxieties surrounding breastfeeding which accompanied the mid-nineteenth century, a historical moment at the cusp of a waning popularity in wet nursing and at the advent and rise of patented infant formula. This project stipulates that at least three female poets of the mid-nineteenth century employ lactation imagery in their works as a means of recasting a cultural devaluation of female expression – inventing a new critical terminology of feminine poetic signifiers that uses the symbolic medium of breastmilk as its ink. Informed by the medical and cultural context of the High Victorian age, I explore how poets Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861), Christina Rossetti (1830-1894), and Augusta Webster (1837-1894) not only participate in the preoccupation with unstable bodies and fluids, but capitalize on female leakage in an elaborate rhetorical strategy that embarks on a new embodied female poetics. Barrett Browning’s Aurora Leigh, Rossetti’s “Goblin Market,” and Webster’s Mother and Daughter all enlist the lactating and feeding breast in a series of elaborate metaphors of female identity construction, literary expression, and poetic voice.

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The intent of this thesis is to discuss the manner in which four black newspapers covered the U.S. Masters Tournament, hosted annually at the Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia, from 1994 through 2001. The four black newspapers include two from the North, the New Pittsburgh Courier and the Chicago Defender, and two from the South, the Atlanta Voice and the Birmingham Times. It is my contention that U.S. Masters coverage in the aforementioned black papers is dependent upon the presence of Tiger Woods. Without Woods' participation at the Masters, coverage of the event would be diminished in the four black newspapers. The years 1994 through 2001 (excluding the Birmingham Times which was only microfilmed to 1999) have been analyzed in each of the four newspapers in order to present my case. The thesis proves that to the four black newspapers Tiger Woods is the deciding factor in its Masters coverage.

Ladislav Machoň - životopis umělce - dějiny architektury - přestavba Klementina - právnická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy - Můstek a Státní regulační komise pro Prahu a okolí - Řivnáčova vila v Jevanech - Augusta Müllerová PřestožesejménoarchitektaLadislavaMachoně(1888-1973)vodbornéliteratuře objevuje poměrně často a jeho vybrané realizace zde bývají běžně zastoupeny, komentáře k nim se většinou bez invence opakují. Disertační práce proto přináší kompletní přehled Machoňovy tvorby a jejích stylových proměn. Směřuje tak k prvnímu úplnému zhodnocení architektova díla v kontextu moderní meziválečné architektury Československa. Vzhledem k nezvykle širokému rozsahu Machoňova díla, kopírujícího vlastně formální vývoj architektury první poloviny dvacátého století, se práce zaměřuje na čtveřici jeho pražských projektů ze dvacátých a třicátých let. Ta reprezentuje jednak odlišné typy zakázek a zároveň různá období Machoňovy tvorby. Při úpravě barokního Klementina pro účely univerzitní a technické knihovny musel architekt vedle funkčnosti knihovního provozu dbát památkové hodnoty areálu. Realizací právnické fakulty Univerzity Karlovy upozadil sám sebe jako tvůrce, aby vzdal hold svému vzoru Janu Kotěrovi. Návrhem zástavby na Můstku, nové brány do Starého Města, se musel popasovat s požadavky regulačního plánu včetně...

Johann Friedrich Zeumer war der Sohn von Johann Christoph Zeumer (1685–1747), Hof-Rath, Canonicus und Stiffts-Cantzler zu Naumburg und Zeitz. Nach dem Tod des Vaters 1747 war er der Alleinerbe von dessen umfangreichem Güterbesitz und von dessen Vermögen. Damit wurde Johann Friedrich Zeumer Besitzer zahlreicher Lehn- und Rittergüter und des vom Kurfürsten privilegierten Messingwerk, des Hammerwerkes Ellefeld. 1747 übernahm Johann Friedrich Zeumer per Kaufkontrakt das Rittergut Prößdorf von den Gebrüdern von Minckwitz. Johann Friedrich Zeumer tätigte mit seinem Vermögen viele Geldgeschäfte, mit deren Wertgewinn er große Geldzuwendungen an die Armenhäuser in Zeitz und Niederauerbach bereitstellte. Mit der Vergabe von Stipendien für „Arme Studierende auf den Universitäten Leipzig und Wittenberg“, unter der Auflage der Administration durch das Procuraturamt Zeitz ebnete er begabten Jugendlichen die Möglichkeiten der Bildung und finanzierte deren akademische Ausbildung. Er war unverheiratet und hatte keine Kinder, so dass er kurz vor seinem Tod seinen testamentarischen letzten Willen vor den „Edlen Stadtgerichten Leipzig“ in Form eines „Testamentum nuncupativum“ und eines Fideikommiss kund tat.

MORAIS, Álvaro Dellano Rios. O povo fez sua santa: canonização espontânea nas narrativas dos devotos de Mártir Francisca de Aurora. 2008. 125f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Sociologia) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Ciências Sociais, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia, Fortaleza-CE, 2008. / Submitted by nazareno mesquita (nazagon36@yahoo.com.br) on 2011-11-17T14:09:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Art_2008_ADR.Morais.pdf: 784298 bytes, checksum: 421d29f77757998b99bb3dd4327b4549 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Josineide Góis(josineide@ufc.br) on 2011-11-23T13:10:50Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Art_2008_ADR.Morais.pdf: 784298 bytes, checksum: 421d29f77757998b99bb3dd4327b4549 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2011-11-23T13:10:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Art_2008_ADR.Morais.pdf: 784298 bytes, checksum: 421d29f77757998b99bb3dd4327b4549 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / This study intends to understand how a process of “spontaneous canonization” works, in the context of Brazilian religiosity. The idea of Paul Zumthor defines a sociological phenomenon in which persons (alive, dead or imaginary ones) are taken as saints by the people, but they aren’t recognized by the Catholic Church as saints. The object of this research is the case of Martyr Francisca, a popular saint whose cult is located in Aurora (Ceará - Brazil). The study focuses on narratives that reconstruct the history of the martyr, analyzing spoken and written sources. When she was 16, Francisca Augusta da Silva was murdered by her ex-groom, in 1958. Where she fell dead, the people of Aurora built a small chapel. This chapel attracted believers who search helping from the saint of Aurora. / O presente estudo procura compreender como se dá o processo de “canonização espontânea”, no contexto do campo religioso brasileiro. O conceito de Paul Zumthor define um fenômeno sociológico segundo o qual indivíduos (vivos, mortos ou imaginários) são tomados por santos, em uma determinada comunidade, sem que assim sejam reconhecidos pela Igreja Católica. A investigação se concentra no caso de Mártir Francisca, santa popular cujo culto se localiza em Aurora, na região do Cariri (Ceará). O estudo se volta para as narrativas que reconstituem a história da mártir, tratando das fontes orais e escritas. Em 1958, quando contava 16 anos de vida, Francisca Augusta da Silva foi assassinada pelo ex-noivo. No local de sua morte, foi erguida uma pequena capela que logo passou a atrair fiéis em busca da ajuda da santa de Aurora.

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Heber J. Grant: A Study of Gospel-Oriented Family RelationshipsRobert Richard Pommerening IIIDepartment of Religious Education, BYUMaster of ArtsUnder the direction of President Gordon B. Hinckley, the fifteenth president of TheChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Church released the document, The Family: AProclamation to the World. The Proclamation outlines core values of family life, which ifconsistently practiced can lead to successful family relationships. Through a study of hispersonal journals, letters, and recorded anecdotes from his life, these values can be identified inHeber J. Grants life. As one studies the Proclamation alongside President Grant (particularly theinteractions he had with his mother, wives and children), a portrayal of the man came into focusthat has not been previously scrutinized through scholarly work, Heber J. Grant as a family man.Chapter one begins with the special relationship Heber shared with his mother Rachel. Itoutlines some of the trials and successes they faced together. As Heber grew into manhood,chapter two focuses on his plural marriage relationships during era of the Edmunds-Tucker act. Itexplains some of the challenges the Grant family faced as they lived in a plural marriage during atime when plural marriages were deemed illegal. Chapter three highlights Heber as a care takerfor his aging mother, wives Lucy Stringham, Emily Wells, and numerous sick children. Thepractices of President Grant in the home, including holding Family Home Evening are exploredin chapter four. Chapter five emphasizes President Grants example of personal righteousnesswithin his familial relationships. The leisurely activities of the Grant family are emphasized inchapter six as Heber shared family vacations, cultural events, golf games, and even honeymoonswith his immediate and extended family. Chapter seven details the generosity of President Grantand his desire to share of his material wealth with family members, friends, and strangers. Theteachings of President Grant on the doctrine of the family as taught to the Church of Jesus Christof Latter-day Saints are presented in chapter eight. The final chapter concludes with the agingPresident nearing death and how his legacy of love and family devotion continued through hisliving relatives. This thesis provides research into how President Grant implemented principles of theFamily Proclamation in his own home. This research can serve as a model for members of TheChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints desiring to strengthen their relationships and unitywithin the family.

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The women of the bohemian politicians in the 19th century Annotation I have chosen ten women of the bohemian politics living in the 19th century. The first chapter has been about the reasons for choice of the life female partner. I have described the social, lingual and religious background of these women. I have tried to analyse their antenuptial correspondence. The second part of my work has attended to the use of women in the social life and it has focused on their involvement into the {\clqq}morning-room`` life. I have outlined the women incidence in the public asociation in the third chapter.I have been interested in any women activites mainly the philanthrophy. I have tried to find out if the husbands had encouraged thein wives in these acitivities. I have focused on the role of women in the family. I have observed how the husbands had been participated in the running the household and education of their children. I have studied the family correspondence. I have focused on the political aspect of the letters. I have tried to catch how much the women had been interested in the policy.