Pink or blue : folklore on predicting the gender of your baby / Kristi Wright, 2002 April 17

Item — Box: 294, Folder: 3

Identifier: FA 1 Item 3253

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Scope and Contents note

Wright discusses the role of gender-prediction methods as folklore among pregnant women regarding beliefs and supernatural non-religious legends. Even though the accuracy of many of these methods is highly disputed, Wright shows that pregnant women oftentimes believe wholeheartedly in these methods, despite scientific evidence that they do not work. Wright attributes this occurrence as an expression of connection between the expecting mother and the unborn child. Created by Kristi Wright when she was enrolled in Jacqueline Thursby's English 391 class in winter 2002.

Dates

Other: 2002 April 17

Conditions Governing Access note

Privacy restricted until 2072 for interviews titled "The Drano Prediction," "Daddy's Weight," "The Chinese Fertility Chart," "The Mathematical Predictions," "Fetal Heart Rate," "The Needle Prediction," "The Child of your Dreams," and "The Size of your Breast" due to missing consent forms. Permission for access must be obtained by the Supervisor of Reference Services.

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