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Mules stolen from the Union army began Ashley Horne's fortune. In 1911, frustrated by the lack of legislative funding to honor Confederate women, the Confederate veteran paid $10,000 to build a monument to Confederate women on Capitol Square in Raleigh.
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Over the years a number of New Bern women have had an impact on the town, state, and nation. Emeline Pigott spied for the South during the Union occupation. Bayard Wootten became one of the 20th-century's most outstanding photographers. Charlotte Rhone was the state's first black registered nurse. Minnette Chapman Duffy organized the New Bern Historical Society in 1923.
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Journal of the New Bern Historical Society
(NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 12 Issue 1, May 1999,
p3-10, bibl
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15272
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Elizabeth (Mickey) Warren of Monroe was the first woman elected to class officer at the University of North Carolina. She defeated George Ralston of Harrisonburg, Pennsylvania by a final count of 246 to 182 to become the senior class secretary. Though no official statement disallowed women from becoming class officers, and many women ran for positions, but an undercurrent of topical sexism kept men in office with the opinion that these honors were reserved for \"Carolina gentlemen.\"
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The Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee met on May 23rd and 24th 1939 in Winston-Salem to promote Democratic success in the 1940 elections. Women from eleven states registered to join and the state encouraged its Democratic women to join in force, urging each county to send five delegates a piece. Events planned included many prominent female speakers and a banquet for further interaction.
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22298
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Several North Carolina women who played parts in various phases of the Revolutionary War including Betsy Dowdy, Mary Slocumb, and Flora MacDonald.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 8 Issue 4, April 1909,
p325-333
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22730
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Five housewives from Fayetteville, North Carolina relate how they have managed the varying demands of their lives and careers, without all the drama. From professional careers and businesses , to charities and military bases, they have had considerable impact on our community.
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22733
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Sport shooting is a growth industry among women in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
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24583
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This article presents a group of women who worked to create and publish an independent and unsubsidized weekly newspaper in North Carolina, which they named the ‘Leader.’
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24904
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After losing her husband in 2009, Elizabeth Berrien joined a widow’s support group to help her get her life back together. Wanting to do the same for others, she started Soul Widows, a non-profit organization that takes care of grieving women.
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26063
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Associate professor of Asian Studies, Jan Bardsley, studied how Japanese women perceived the American woman during the 1940s and 1950s. Magazines used exaggerated images of the American woman to convince Japanese women that democracy would improve their lives. Images of stylishly dressed women encouraged Japanese readers to follow Western lifestyles.
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36543
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Women have been included in anthropological studies of serpent-handling, but no past research has focused specifically and solely on the experiences of the women who practice this tradition, nor has it been collected by a female researcher. Interviews with the women demonstrate that experiences, actual roles in church life, and accounts will vary from person to person, from church to church, and from state to state.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 56 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2009,
p52-64
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43203
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In this article the author discusses their work as black bear and furbearer biologist. A furbearer is any mammal that is known for fur harvesting and in North Carolina this includes 18 different wildlife species. These species include both aquatic and terrestrial animals which examples of are bobcats, raccoons, otters, beavers, nine-banded armadillo, and the eastern spotted skunk. The author states that his line of work came bring them to the coastal plains one week and the mountains the next. The relationship between the biologist and local hunters and trappers is very important because it is the locals that provide information, data, samples, and help by submitting surveys. This career choice was not easy for the author in the beginning because they did not have many female role models in the field and people were skeptical that a woman could work in their line of profession. Lastly, the author states that the profession has changed a lot of the past 20 years and this has led to more respect for women working in this field.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 85 Issue 6, November-December 2021,
p7-8
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43204
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In the beginning of the article the author talks about how women fall through the cracks in the STEM field. They give the analogy of women falling through the leaks in a pipe in which they leave the field but they then state that they are not a path, pipe, or road but a complex system. They talk about gaining an interest in wildlife from visiting natural resource centers in Charlotte and growing up watching “ Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom.” The author states that their interests growing up included exploring, fishing, riding ponies, and fox hunting. The school subjects the author excelled in during school was biology, chemistry, physics and math. The author got their undergraduate degree in biology from UNC Chapel Hill and worked mostly in genetics and botany labs. The author talks about in 2018 that they got the position of assistant chief of the Wildlife Diversity Program in the Wildlife Management Division.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 85 Issue 6, November-December 2021,
p8-9
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