Conference Presentations

IU President’s Regional Scholars Fellowship Capstone Poster Presentations
June 26, 2019
Title: On The Study of Spies: The Culper Spy Ring 1778-1780 

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IU Southeast Undergraduate Research Conference
April 18-19, 2019
Title: Societal Shifts and Fashion Fads: American Women’s Fashion 1918-1980
Abstract: 
From 1918 to 1980, American women’s fashion underwent vast shifts in style and trends. Societal cultures and social norms also changed significantly, with the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and multiple major wars occurring during this period. By creating a discourse examining the functionality, aesthetic appeal, and the major shifts in trends made during this period, it can be established that these dramatic shifts occurred due to political and social changes. These shifts were often because of or in response to the dominating patriarchal society in America during this time.

Indiana Academy of Social Sciences
October 12, 2018
Title: A Paradox Unraveled: Women’s Autonomy in Colonial Virginia
Abstract: 
In colonial Virginia, where patriarchy was a normal and accepted European societal structure, European and Native American women found multiple ways to act independently. Although indigenous women held more power than their European counterparts, Native men still held more authority in the eyes of Europeans. English and Native women exercised autonomy in colonial Virginia: English women through indentured servitude, upholding moral standards, and business ventures and Native women through roles in government, division of labor, and sexuality. These methods demonstrate colonial women’s abilities to act independently of men, paradoxically both supporting women’s autonomy and upholding the patriarchy.

IU Southeast Student Research Conference
April 20-21 2018
Title: A Paradox Unraveled: Women’s Autonomy in Colonial Virginia
Abstract: 
In colonial Virginia, where patriarchy was a normal and accepted European societal structure, European and Native American women found multiple ways to act independently. Although indigenous women held more power than their European counterparts, Native men still held more authority in the eyes of Europeans. English and Native women exercised autonomy in colonial Virginia: English women through indentured servitude, upholding moral standards, and business ventures and Native women through roles in government, division of labor, and sexuality. These methods demonstrate colonial women’s abilities to act independently of men, paradoxically both supporting women’s autonomy and upholding the patriarchy.

IU Southeast Student Research Conference
April 21-22 2017
Title: Examining Espionage: A Study in the Intelligence Operations of the Culper Spy Ring 1778-1781
Abstract: 
A surprisingly limited amount of research has been dedicated to the study of colonial espionage during the American Revolutionary War; historiography focuses on elite spies, but common men could become very successful intelligencers. In an effort to expand knowledge in this field, this research has examined documentary evidence to study the Culper Spy Ring, which operated in the New York City area from 1778-1781, collecting information and intelligence to send to George Washington. This research has studied the Culper Spy Ring by looking at the development of the ring, the risks the members took, and the significance of their accomplishments.