Parkin, Katherine J. (1970- )
Person
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Sputnik : the satellite that propelled Congress to invest in basic scientific research in universities, 2007
Item — Call number MU Thesis Hey
Identifier: b2088348
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate History program. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts degree.
During the fall 2022 semester (in instances where the requisite waivers were received from consenting student authors), the Monmouth University Library,...
Dates:
2007
The silent epidemic : women and opiate addiction in America, 1847-1914, 2025
Item — Call number MU Thesis Hom
Identifier: b7932427
Abstract
From the eighteenth century to the early-twentieth century, upper and middle-class American women were disproportionately likely to develop an opiate addiction. In an effort to understand the gendered legacy of addiction, this thesis examines women’s opiate addiction between the founding of the American Medical Association in 1847 and the passage of the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act in 1914. The formation of the American Medical Association represented a movement towards medical...
Dates:
2025