HIST 101 Spring 2019 Podcasts (Vance)

By Brigid Vance

Student-generated podcasts for Brigid Vance's HIST 101 course.... more

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The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.

HIST 101 Spring 2019 Podcasts (Vance) episodes:

November 17, 2022 The Woman Worthy of a Building
Lucinda Darling Colman was the first female graduate of Lawrence University (then Lawrence College) in 1857. By all accounts, Colman left an indelible impression on the institution. She was a genuinely happy and caring person and her accomplishments were deemed worthy enough of having a building named in her honor after her death. Learn more about her in this podcast.
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8min
November 17, 2022 Tell ’Em That It’s Human Nature: Nathan Pusey’s Defense of the Liberal Arts
Nathan Marsh Pusey, Lawrence’s president from 1944-1953, promoted liberal arts education in a time when most colleges pushed towards specialization because he believed it could help people resist the harmful human qualities that lead to division and misunderstanding.
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7min
November 17, 2022 Claude Monroe Paris: Breaking the Color Barrier
Claude Monroe Paris was one of the first African American student athletes to attend Lawrence University. Born in Waupaca, Wis., Paris attended Lawrence from 1902 to 1905. He played football, baseball, and basketball for the Vikings. He studied ministry and science.
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8min
November 17, 2022 Althea Heimbach: a Pioneer in Women’s Physical Education
Althea Heimbach was a pioneer in women’s physical education. She worked at Milwaukee-Downer College for 41 years from 1919 to 1960. She coached everything from archery to volleyball, and badminton to field hockey. In 1933, she began to coach rowing.
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6min
November 17, 2022 The Balanced Lawrentian: A Relationship Between Physical and Intellectual Strength
Arthur Denney served at Lawrence from 1923-1964. He was the Director of Athletics until his death. He was involved in everything in athletics from intramurals to varsity sports. This commitment to Lawrence university, students, and Lawrence alumni is the reason why Denney needs to be remembered. Denney needs to be remembered because not everything is about winning; being active is important.
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9min
November 17, 2022 Money for a Cause
This podcast is about William Harkness Sampson.
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7min
November 17, 2022 From Milwaukee-Downer to the Red Cross: Elizabeth Richardson in WWII
This podcast is about Milwaukee-Downer student Elizabeth Richardson who joined the Red Cross in World War II and served overseas in England and France.
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9min
November 17, 2022 The Teacher Who Died in Class
This podcast is about Professor Hiram Jones, who was a Latin Professor at Lawrence for over forty years and who unexpectedly died while teaching a class.
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8min
November 17, 2022 Western Learning and Patriotism: Was It a Paradox?
With the rise of nationalism in late 19th- and early 20th-century China, students who studied abroad were often viewed as “traitors” by their fellow Chinese. Yu-Sheng Huang (黄钰生), a Chinese student who graduated from Lawrence in 1920, attempted to reconcile the contradictions between receiving a Western education and being patriotic.
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9min
November 17, 2022 Ye Yun-Ho: Lawrence Through the Eyes of a Korean Minister
Ye Yun-Ho achieved international recognition for building a church from scratch to house and feed the orphans of Seoul, Korea. A natural artist from a young age, Ye used his talent to paint slums and portraits of American servicemen to fund his church. This fame brought him into contact with Appleton residents eager to help fund his church, eventually leading to his immigration to America and enrollment at Lawrence.
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7min

FAQs about HIST 101 Spring 2019 Podcasts (Vance):

How many episodes does HIST 101 Spring 2019 Podcasts (Vance) have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.