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Pamela P. Brown collected personal narratives of wives' tales about pregnancy. Included are stories of helps with conception, signs of pregnancy, what to eat, avoiding miscarriage, baby's hair, misfortunes of pregnant women, determining the baby's sex, and starting labor. Project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University during Winter semester 1990.

Scope and Contents note This project is a collection of skits composed by Ann Fillmore, the collector's mother. The analysis describes the humor and power in many scenes, the purpose and function of folklore as it relates to this collection, and revealed values, especially about Mormon culture. The skits, written by Ann Fillmore, include Boy Scout skits, girls camp skits, girls camp tree stories, Young Women's skits, Relief Society skits, and ward skits. Collected by Jan Allan, Dr. Paulsen's Honors 303R class,...

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Roth interviewed women to collect folklore associated with childbearing. Included are superstitions that going to the mountains will cause a miscarriage, ways to determine the gender of your child, and methods of inducing labor. The project was written for an English 391 class taught at Brigham Young University in 1997.

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After her own 40th birthday Robinson had a change of attitude about aging and celebrating "over the hill" birthdays. Included in her interviews are parties that people planned to joke about the landmark of being 40, disappointments of getting older, and why the informants felt the way they did about their 40th birthdays. Project was created for Dr. Eliason's English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University 1999.

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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.