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Report from spring 2015, HIST 4851.

The following article is about the displeasure Lois DeBerry and two other female legislators faced against a bill ending alimony payments to a person if they resided or cohabitated with a person of the opposite sex for 90 days or more. The female…

Cornelia Crenshaw was born on March 25, 1916 in Millington, TN. In 1969 she refused to pay the city service fee for garbage collection and in return MLGW shut off her utilities. For the next ten years she lived without utilities until she was finally…

The document describes the activities that Roberta Church and her office accomplished following a promotion. In it the document describes the Minority Groups Program’s efforts to promote employment based on merit, training, upgrading, and performance…

While headed to Nashville, the Memphis Belle was delayed because of a blown-out wheel gasket. Then, the article explained how the crew members of the Belle, along with Margaret found out that many of the pilots had flown the planes, but had never…

This substantial article gives an insight into the life of a very young Diane Parrish, before she stepped into the Front Street Theatre or became WKNO's “Storybook Princess.” Even at the tender age of eighteen, Diane Parrish wanted to be a star. The…

Report from spring 2015, HIST 4851.

An article that introduces beauty queen and newly-tried actress Rita Wilson. The article gives a brief sketch of Rita Wilson's stage and performance career primarily for the purpose of juxtaposing it against a secondary interest of hers: optometry.…