Recent PhDs
Congratulations to all!
Graduated Summer 2001
- Bohlmann, Rachel
“Drunken Husbands, Drunken State: the WCTU’s Remaking of American Families and Public Communities, 1874-1920″ - Fure-Slocum, Eric
“The Challenge of the Working-Class City: Recasting Growth Politics and Liberalism in Milwaukee, 1937-1952″
Note: This won the D. C. Spriestersbach Dissertation Prize (meaning the best dissertation in the entire University) and is the UI’s entry for this year in the national competition for the Council of Graduate Schools/University Microfilms International Distinguished Award. - Lewis-Colman, David
“Racial Politics and Identity in the Labor Movement: Black Workers’ Activism in the UAW in Detroit, 1941-73″ - Lindgren, Erika
“Environment and Spirituality of German Dominican Women, 1230-1370″ - Young, Paul
“Race, Class, and Radicalism: Chicago’s African American Community, 1925-36″
Graduated Spring 2001
- Conyers, Patrick
“Changing Habits: the Early Years of Savigny’s Congregation and its Dealings with the Cistercians, 1105-80″
Graduated Fall 2001
- Casal, Juan Manuel
“Liberal Intellectuals and Military Officers in the Rio De La Plata Countries from the ‘National Organization’ to Last Gaucho War, 1861-1904″ - Gertis, Chris
“Peace or Prosperity? Women, Their Unions, and the Security Treaty Struggle, 1945-1960″ - Malkmus, Doris J.
“Women’s Higher Education in Illinois, 1830-80″ - Neulander, Joelle
“Broadcasting Morality: The Battle Over Radio Culture in 1930s France” - Rhoades, Michelle
“‘No Safe Women’: Prostitution, Masculinity, and Disease in France during the Great War”