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Blakesley collected narratives from women who had started their own business. Included are stories about their previous employment, how they were motivated to start their business, and the difficulties and joys of being an entrepreneur. The project was written for an English 655 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

Scope and Contents note Martinez analyzes the qualities of women, such as sensitivity, reliance on intuition and openness to alternative skills that tend to make them more ready care givers. Martinez, while concentrating mainly on the physical aspects of healing the sick, also examines the emotional and spiritual side of healing as well. Finally, Martinez addresses the issue of each person's healing resting in the hands of a higher power. Created by Pat Martinez while enrolled in Jacqueline Thursby's English 495...

Scope and Contents note Women engineers commonly tell stories about the difficulty or oppression of belonging to a career field that is unusual to women. Wall discusses women engineers' experiences with male engineers, male non-engineers, and female non-engineers. Although these women may exaggerate their oppression, they often face opposition from others thinking that they are trying to be like men and not fulfilling their proper role. Created by Felicia Wall while enrolled in Jill Terry Rudy's English 391 class...

Scope and Contents note This project contains stories and recipes of individual women's favorite foods. This 38 item collection includes the following stories and recipes: Rice Crispy treats, Thanksgiving M& M's, Hostess Cupcakes, hearty chili with elbow macaroni and Parmesan cheese, Five-Minute Fudge Wreaths, lumpia, schmarrn, Rite Aid ice cream cones, rice pudding with almonds, pepperkaker, Halibut Florentine, Pizza Hut reading coupons, cooking among siblings, hard marshmallow Jell-O, overdone cookies,...

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Cardoza collected narratives from new female converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Included are stories that fall into the categories of the womens' introduction to the Church, feeling the spirit, the views of their families, missionary stories, and their transition to Latter-day Saint living. The project was written for an English 655 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

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Submitted by BYU student Rachel Blackburn for her English 391 course for Dr. Christopher Blythe. Contains cover essay, autobiographical sketch, and contributor interviews. About BYU women and their bad dating experiences.

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Larsen collected narratives from women in her neighborhood about their memories of homes they've lived in, both as children and adults. Included are an analysis of Larsen's observations, transcripts of the conversations had, and pictures of the women interviewed and nostalgic items they brought to share. The project was written for Dr. Thursby's English 655 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

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Echard interviewed three women playwrites (Elizabeth Hansen, Dr. Susan Howe, and Dr. Frances Anne Smeath) about their work and the process of writing and creating plays. Included are transcriptions of their interviews describing their early careers, writing style, and literary inspirations. Project was collected for an English 667 taught at Brigham Young University in 1996.

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Fowers asked nineteen women their perspectives on men. Included are questionnaires about what attributes the women would want in a husband, and what attributes make a men mature. Project was created for Kristi Bell's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.

Scope and Contents This project is a collection of stories about snipe hunting while camping. Snipe hunting is a type of practical joke often played as an initiation ritual. The analysis describes how snipe hunting causes embarrassment but also a feeling like those initiated now feel a part of the group. Also comments on the age group that is ideal for snipe hunting, and what it says about the American experience, and speculates on the future of this piece of folklore. 10 items collected. Collected by Kendra...