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Submitting the final version of the thesis - Amsterdam UMC/VU

PhD candidates whose manuscript has been approved by the Doctoral Committee AND after the title page has been approved in Hora Finita

Submit and print the final version of the dissertation and prepare for the defence ceremony

No later than 6 weeks prior to the confirmed date of the defence ceremony

Depends on printing timelines

• According to the Doctorate Regulations (art. 20), the PhD candidate decides whether the dissertation is printed or reproduced in a similar way. A condition here is that the result must meet requirements of reasonable legibility. The dissertation will be published in a conveniently-sized format and in glue-bound or spiral-bound form, or with a stitched binding. Printing of at least 5 copies of the dissertation is obligitory
• Not sure about the possibilities, deadlines, the process of printing your thesis? Check the ASAP website regularly: ASAP organizes once a year a 'printers fair' on both location AMC and VUmc, and several times in a year workshops 'innovative thesis printing'
• Make an appointment with the printer of your dissertation. Never print your dissertation before you have received the final decision with the definitive date of your defence from the VU Amsterdam Beadle’s Office (s ee ' Defence Date' )
• You need to send 5 copies of your dissertation to the Beadle by three weeks before the PhD ceremony. Address: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Bureau Pedel, HG 2D-05, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV  Amsterdam. If, for any reason, this is not possible, the Beadle reserves the right to postpone the ceremony to another date**
• The Beadle will make sure that two copies of the dissertation will be received by the University Library and two copies by the Amsterdam UMC Office of Doctorate Affairs ( Bureau Promotiezaken) (one for the Dean and one for the Chair of the public defence)*
• The PhD candidate will provide the members of the Thesis Committee with a copy
• Submit the final PhD dissertation in Hora Finita (tab ‘Ceremony’ ( Plechtigheid ')) and fill in the license agreement. With the license agreement permission is given for online publishing through the digital academic repository of VU University, and where needed, which articles should be placed under embargo for publication

*In case you want to compete for the  PhD Thesis Design Award , or the PhD thesis Award , please check the relevant webpage and send or bring extra printed copies with a short note, including the email address at which we can reach you in future time

** Note : One of the two printed theses will be sent to the chairman of the defence ceremony. The second printed thesis we will keep in store for ( no longer than ) exactly one month after the date of your defence . Please feel free to collect it, or have it collected, at our office of Doctorate Affairs. Unfortunately we shall not return it to you by mail

Note: Please take note of the  VU Open Access policy

Necessary documents:

Final version of the dissertation

Requirements & instructions for submission of an electronic version of the dissertation

• Convert the dissertation to a PDF or a PDF/A format, as a single or multiple file, without file protection
• Make sure the dissertation is complete (i.e., includes cover page, sections covered by an embargo (even if a permanent embargo) any material appended separately such as supplementary annexes, a propositions sheet, a list of changes made to the dissertation)
• The dissertations’ contents uploaded in Hora Finita must be absolutely identical to the printed version (including the cover, title page, publishing details, layout, orthography, pagination)
• The VU University Library will check the upload and publishes the digital dissertation online in the VU Research Portal (Pure) after approval
• As an alternative the PhD candidate can also click on the link in the Hora Finita Checklist to upload the dissertation

Printing your thesis

• Not sure about the possibilities, deadlines, the process of printing your thesis? Check the  ASAP website  regularly: ASAP organizes once a year a 'printers fair' on both location AMC and VUmc, and several times in a year workshops 'innovative thesis printing'
• You can request all your notifications for design, printing and illustration via the Amsterdam UMC 'Service Portaal' , being the application-desk both Amsterdam UMC locations. No access to the Service Portaal? Then send an email to the 'Huisdrukkerij'

Statements of commercial nature

If a PhD candidate intends to acknowledge support for their doctoral research from outside the university in writing, this may only be done following consultation with the supervisor and with the permission of the Doctorate Board. Statements of a commercial nature are not allowed in the thesis itself (source: procedural regulation no. 16 of the VU Amsterdam  Doctorate Regulations ). PhD candidates who violate this rule may be required to reprint their thesis

VU University Library

Check the website of the VU University Library regularly, to find useful information (also link below: Publish in Open Access)

Reimbursement for PhD costs

For all Amsterdam UMC PhD candidates: click here for the summarizing schedule of the following regulations for compensation:

• For information about a refund for printing costs  click here
• For information about the Graduation Bonus (CAO Regulation)   click here

Invitation:

• Amsterdam UMC Workshop 'Finishing my PhD trajectory'

VU Meet the Beadle

For more information on both events: Check  step 8

Do you include, or are you planning to include propositions ( stellingen) in your thesis?

If you think (some of) your propositions are a game changer in the medical field, you can submit your best 2 propositions to the "Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde (NTvG)" magazine and perhaps they will be featured in the next issue

Note : A propositions sheet should not be included as part of the dissertation, but as a separate page

Note: Please be aware to update your email address in Hora Finita, at the moment this changes. For example when you are no longer a VUmc (or Amsterdam UMC) employee. If we don't have a current email address, we won't be able to reach you

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Course Papers and Final Theses

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• Description of the procedure for the preparation, defence, assessment and storage of student's written academic papers
• Methodological requirements for master's thesis (Applicable to students accepted in 2023 academic year)

Paragraph 19 of the Code of Academic Ethics of Vilnius University stipulates that “plagiarism is prohibited at the University” (Code of Academic Ethics of Vilnius University, 2018). Usually several types of plagiarism are distinguished.

• Plagiarism of authorship is the taking and presentation of another author’s work or its section as part of one’s own work (section), including literal or meaningful translation from a foreign language.
• Literal plagiarism occurs when an entire sentence, a significant phrase, or a paragraph is moved (written off) from another author’s work without proper reference to the source. Literal plagiarism also includes the literal or meaningful translation of a sentence, a significant phrase or a paragraph from a foreign language and its presentation without proper reference to the source.
• Plagiarism by changing the word or plagiarism by paraphrasing. If a sentence, a phrase or a paragraph is taken from another author’s work and one or more words are replaced but the source is not mentioned, is also considered as plagiarism. Plagiarism also includes work that (or a part of it) consists of paraphrased (by substituting one word for another) sentences, paragraphs, or paragraphs of other sources without specifying the authors and sources. This type of plagiarism is considered to be a situation where the above-mentioned actions are performed by making a literal or meaningful translation from a foreign language.
• Incorrect citation - the text, tables or figures of the written work contain data without reference to the source (unless the data is collected by the author himself).
• Self-plagiarism refers to the reuse of large volumes of your own text without reference to the source. However, text written by a student in previous semesters as part of the Master thesis is not considered self-plagiarism.
• Compilation is another type of plagiarism where text is compiled, consisting of fragments copied from various sources, even when the text is quoting the sources correctly but without the original text.

Plagiarism also refers to situations where references to non-existent or incorrectly described sources are mentioned in the text when the text mentions the sources but they are not included in the list of references. A violation of the Principle of Academic Integrity shall also be detected if a knowingly erroneous source page or the date of visit to the website are indicated.

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Schedule for Final Theses defence and list of defence committees secretaries (2024)

Submission of the final BA and MA theses is via is.vu.lt

Students must upload their final theses along with abstract and keywords in English and Lithuanian to is.vu.lt and send them via e-mail to the secretary of the Defense Committee no later than May 27, 2024, 23:59.

Only a digital copy of the final thesis is required. Physical copies do not need to be handed in:

• The thesis along with its metadata (abstract and keywords in Lithuanian and English) is uploaded by the student to is.vu.lt. The student confirms that the thesis meets academic honesty principles and sets the embargo period. (IMPORTANT: the name of the file has to be written in Latin characters, the system does not recognise the Cyrillic alphabet.)
• Digital copies (in PDF and DOCX formats) have to be submitted from the student's university e-mail to the secretary of the Defence Committee. The letter must contain this text:

I, name and surname,

•  guarantee that my final thesis is written honestly and independently, other people have not contributed to its preparation. I have not paid anyone any illegal fees for this thesis. The literature which is directly and indirectly quoted in this work is listed in the List of Literature.
• approve that the thesis along with its metadata is uploaded to is.vu.lt

The final thesis must have an abstract in Lithuanian and English. The abstract must contain the name of the thesis, the objective, the problem of the research, aims, hypotheses the most important conclusions and the evaluation of the relevance of the research. 

IMPORTANT! Abstract and keywords must be entered to is.vu.lt in Lithuanian and English.

Evaluation and defence of the final theses:

• The supervisor of the thesis informs the student, the head of the Study Programme Committee and the secretary of the Defence Committee via university e-mail whether the student is admitted to defence no later than May 29, 12 p.m. If the student does not agree with the supervisor's decision, they can contact the Defence Committee.
• Study Programme Committee fills in a report and indicates which students have not submitted their final theses, which theses are not admitted to defence, allocates the reviewers and submits the report to the Study Department no later than May 29, 5 p.m.
• No later that 24 hours until the sitting of the Defence Committee, the reviewer sends the review with positive and negative aspects of the thesis to the student and the secretary of the Defence Commite via university e-mail.

Students who do not participate in the defence of the thesis, do not submit the thesis or do not defend it are expelled from the university due to academic failure

(if students do not plan to submit their thesis, they can take an academic leave but they must do so until the final theses' submition date (May 27).

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For students of the 2022 admission, the final thesis scope, structure, etc., should be prepared in accordance with the previous program's Final thesis preparation methodology. However, submission of the thesis, uploading to the VU IS and defence will be in accordance with Methodological Guidelines for the Preparation, Defence and Storage of Final Thesis at the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University, 2023 .

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Dr. Esther Yoon 2024 Recipient of the Ethel Kennedy Award for Human Rights Leadership

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The Manhattanville University Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership is proud to announce Dr. Esther Yoon is the 2024 Recipient of the Ethel Kennedy Award for Human Rights Leadership

Ethel Kennedy, a Manhattanville graduate in 1949, was the wife of Robert F. Kennedy. She often was at the forefront of many pivotal events in the mid-20th century, including the McCarthy hearings, the Civil Rights movement, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the groundbreaking political elections of the 1960’s, and the battle for labor rights. Shortly after the June 5, 1968 assassination of her husband, Mrs. Kennedy founded the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, a nonprofit charity aimed toward RFK’s dream of a more just and peaceful world. A political force in her own right, Ethel has personally tackled human rights issues both at home and abroad. She has marched with Cesar Chavez, sat with Native Americans at Alcatraz, demonstrated outside the South African and Chinese embassies, joined the Global March for Children, among many other human rights issues, including and (at the age of 87) boycotting and protesting fast food businesses with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. In recognition of her impressive life’s work, President Obama, in 2014, presented Ethel Kennedy with the Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor. In 2020, the Doctoral Program established the Ethel Kennedy Award for Human Rights Leadership, with support from Dr. Joanne Marien, to further honor Mrs. Kennedy by recognizing others’ shared passion for promoting human rights,

The 2024 recipient of the Ethel Kennedy Award for Human Rights Leadership is Dr. Esther Yoon for her human rights commitment and scholarship. Her dissertation investigated Asian cultural values’ influence on the decision to seek special education services. Esther Yoon currently works at the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard, where she builds relationships with faculty and research staff in the field of generative artificial intelligence. She has worked in public and private sectors in both urban and suburban K-12 school districts as well as higher educational institutions. Esther earned her B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Northwestern University; an M.Ed. in Special Education from Vanderbilt University, and her doctoral degree in Educational Leadership from Manhattanville University. Her research interests are in education, sociology, and ethnographic research, and she studies issues related to culture, identity, and equity in education. She loves sports, cooking, and reading. She lives in Boston, MA and enjoys serving in her community with her two children.

Dissertation Title:

Dont make waves: understanding asian cultural values’ influence on the decision to seek special education services.

This study examines how cultural values may influence East Asian parents seeking educational services for their child. Using the lens of acculturation theory to analyze qualitative and quantitative data, findings reveal a complicated relationship between racial identity and the special education space. The quantitative data substantiates a statistical disproportionality in special education classification among East Asian students while qualitative data illumines two key factors: the perceived assumption of “model” minority status, on the part of educators/schools; and a cultural orientation that privileges and values academic achievement to such an extent that the lack of achievement results in great shame, stigma, and feelings of hopelessness. The implications of these findings are widespread and could inform policy and practice around special education services as well as the extent to which schools can serve as inclusive spaces for all families, regardless of racial/ethnic background and ability.

Congratulations, Esther!

The Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership is designed for practicing and prospective leaders and experienced educators in P-12 and higher education, serving schools, districts, private and independent schools, charter schools, colleges, universities, community organizations, and entrepreneurial endeavors. The Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership consists of 3 pathways and adopts a cohort model enabling students to be part of a dynamic and cohesive community of learners during the EdD program.

Currently enrolled students and doctoral alumni are highly accomplished scholar-practitioners who appreciate and have benefited from the value of having a terminal degree in the field of education.

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Manhattanville University is a private liberal arts institution dedicated to academic excellence, purposeful education, and social responsibility. For three years in a row, “U.S. News and World Report” has ranked Manhattanville the number one private, non-profit institution in New York among Top Performers of Social Mobility in Regional Universities North. Located 30 miles from New York City on a 100-acre suburban campus in the heart of Westchester County, Manhattanville enables easy access to entertainment offerings, educational resources, and business opportunities for its primarily residential and diverse student body. The university serves more than 1,300 undergraduate students and nearly 1,000 graduate students from more than 44 countries and 33 states. Founded in 1841, the university offers more than 75 undergraduate and graduate areas of study in the arts and sciences, education, nursing and health sciences, business, and creative writing, as well as continuing and executive education programs. Graduate students can choose from more than 70 graduate and certificate programs. Extracurricular offerings include more than 45 clubs and activities and 24 NCAA Division III teams. 

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A Neuroscientist, Historian and Social Cognitive Scientist Receive 2024 Harold N. Glassman Distinguished Dissertation Award

Three former doctoral students were honored on Thursday, May 16, with the prestigious  Harold N. Glassman Distinguished Dissertation Award  at the Graduate School’s 2024 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony. The award recognizes students who successfully defended their dissertations in 2023 in three categories: humanities, sciences and social sciences.

This year’s awardees are impressive alumni from interdisciplinary programs in neuroscience, history and psychology. Their dissertation topics range from examining connections between neurons and neurocognitive disorders, information on the crimes committed by Nazis in Soviet-liberated areas, and the neural basis of altruism and prosocial behavior. 

“Our Glassman Award recipients embody the level of academic rigor, research curiosity and scholarly passion that Georgetown University aims to instill in each of its doctoral candidates,” said Maria Snyder, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. “These awards serve as a testament to their continued contribution beyond the Hilltop to new knowledge and scientific foundations.”

Explore this year’s Glassman Award recipients and their work.

Double Hoya Neuroscientist

Andrew Speidell (G’16, G’22) is a double Hoya who came to Georgetown after completing his undergraduate degree at William & Mary in Virginia in 2009. He earned a master’s in biochemistry and molecular biology before entering the  Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience  as a doctoral student.

Speidell was attracted to the smaller cohort size and the overlap of his research interests in neurological disorders and pharmacology with that of the faculty. He also felt that Georgetown’s biomedical training put greater emphasis on developing resilience among young academics, which he said has paid off in both his predoctoral and postdoctoral training.

Mentored by  Italo Mocchetti , a professor in the Department of Neuroscience, Speidell was interested in conducting research on a specific neuronal receptor called p75NTR and how it might be involved in the loss of synaptic connections between neurons in the context of HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorder. His dissertation leveraged three approaches – biochemical, histological, and behavioral – to better understand the mechanisms by which components of the HIV virus may alter brain function and thereby cause cognitive impairments.

Mocchetti noted that during Speidell’s time at Georgetown, which happened during the height of COVID-19, he authored five peer-reviewed publications and was a middle author for four more. Despite the reduced number of hours they were allowed to spend in the lab, Speidell’s experimental techniques, including genetic animal models, immunohistochemistry and statistics, among others, led to his receipt of a highly competitive grant from the NIH: the  Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award .

“Winning this award will help secure NIH funding in my postdoctoral fellowship and future career in academic neuroscience by showing that I’m a competitive applicant who can shepherd research projects from formulating hypotheses to final publication,” he said.

Speidell is currently at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis completing a postdoctoral research fellowship on neurodegenerative disorders. His work is focused on epigenetic mechanisms underlying Huntington’s disease pathogenesis, which causes nerve cells in the brain to atrophy and die.

Andrew Speidell received the  2024 Harold N. Glassman Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Sciences  for his dissertation, “Investigation of the Role of the p75 Neurotrophin Receptor in HIV-1 Gp120-Associated Synaptic and Neural Injury.”

Nontraditional Historian

Paula Chan (G’15, G’23) first came to Georgetown in 2014 as a master’s student in  Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies . Previously a digital archivist, she was drawn to the rigorous interdisciplinary focus of the program, which she knew would force her outside of her academic comfort zone.

Chan reflected on how grateful she is to have pursued an area studies M.A. instead of an M.A. in history, noting that the breadth of her coursework was crucial in leading her to pursue a doctorate. She views herself, however, as a nontraditional student given that she started her Ph.D. in the  History  program at age 35 and as a mom. “I chose Georgetown over other funded offers because I already knew how much I enjoyed my mentor’s style and the camaraderie among the Russianist Ph.D. students,” she said.

Her mentor was  Michael David-Fox , a professor in the Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of History, and director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies. Chan’s dissertation examines the impetus for and output of the Soviet Union’s Extraordinary State Commission which collected and disseminated information on the crimes Nazis committed in Soviet-liberated areas between 1941-1945.

“Historians were often forced to extrapolate analysis on the Soviet Union from anecdotal evidence,” Chan notes. “Now with the war in Ukraine and increasing repression in the Russian Federation, scholars must confront the return of certain Soviet-era research conditions.”

Diane Dumitru , the Ion Ratiu professor in Romanian studies, describes Chan’s dissertation as “a scholarly achievement of the highest order, challenging established narratives and enriching our understanding of Soviet history during World War II.” Additionally, David-Fox projects that future scholars in this field will inevitably benefit from the wealth of information collected within Chan’s meticulously researched dissertation. 

Before she defended in the spring of 2023, Chan was elected to a highly competitive five-year postdoctoral fellowship at Oxford University’s All Souls College.

Paula Chan received the  2024 Harold N. Glassman Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Humanities  for her dissertation, “Eyes on the Ground: Soviet Investigations of the Nazi Occupation.”

Savvy Social Cognitive Neuroscientist

Shawn Rhoads’ (G’22) scientific career began in physics research. He received a dual bachelor’s degree in physics and psychology from the University of Southern California and worked in social and environmental advocacy. His focus evolved into an interest in the processes that underlie social cognition and behavior.

When Rhoads came to Georgetown in 2017, he found the research of  Abigail Marsh , who focuses on the neuroscience of empathy and altruism, spoke directly to his academic interests. Rhoads ended up working in her laboratory conducting research at the intersection of computational, neurobiological and social sciences. As a Ph.D. in  Psychology  student with a concentration in cognitive neuroscience, he had two goals in mind for his research.

“The first is to achieve a better understanding of what improves or impairs the well-being of the self and others spanning multiple levels of analysis, e.g., neural, cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, societal,” said Rhoads. “The second is to translate this understanding for direct application in both policy and medicine.”

In particular, Rhoads’ dissertation research leveraged cutting-edge computational techniques grounded in principles of neuroscience and psychology. He independently funded three of his 13 research studies conducted during his doctoral training; five of those studies are first-authored peer-reviewed publications in top industry journals.

Marsh noted that Rhoads is, “the most intellectually impressive and accomplished Ph.D. student I have ever supervised in my career.” His investigation of the neural basis of altruism – defined as the selfless concern for the well-being of others – led to his identification of the neural correlates of prosocial learning, addressing profound and age-old questions about human nature.

During his time at Georgetown, Rhoads was the recipient of several notable awards, including an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, the Lindau Nobel Laureate Young Scientist Distinction and the Karen Gale Exceptional Ph.D. Student Award. He is currently a postdoctoral research fellow in the Center for Computational Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. By the end of this year, he plans to begin taking steps to launch his own multidisciplinary research laboratory.

Shawn Rhoads received the  2024 Harold N. Glassman Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Social Sciences  for his dissertation, “Understanding Others and Valuing Their Welfare: The Neural Basis of Interpersonal Accuracy, Social Learning, and Altruistic Choice.”

This article was originally published by the Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences . Please follow the link to read the full story.

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Jasmine Shirey, Master of Liberal Arts

Seattle, WA

Undergraduate Degree

Claremont McKenna College – Double Major in Literature and Neuroscience

Thesis Topic and Inspiration

When I was an undergraduate, I interned for the Forum for African Women Educationalists in Zimbabwe and, upon graduating, I lived in Harare for three years. During this time, I became fascinated both with the image of the 'American abroad' and with the way the U.S. has historically used 'development' work for imperialist aims.

In the broadest scope, my thesis asks: where did the trope of the 'ugly American' come from and why might its origin matter? To answer this, I return to the 1958 novel The Ugly American , considering how the memory of 'the ugly American' may unlock a key piece of the relationship between U.S. imperialism, imperial anxiety, and the self-representation of American identity.

Turning to these scenes of anxiety, this thesis argues that the bodies of the development workers in the novel emerge as sites of performative memory, where queer anxieties around the destabilization of identity deepen and problematize the self-representation of American Exceptionalism. 

Award Significance

I have known about this award since I started the MALS program, and it was something I aspired to throughout my time at Dartmouth. Receiving it is bittersweet. It marks both the end of a journey in which I have learned and grown a lot, and a validation of the work that I have chosen to pursue. 

Why Dartmouth

I chose Dartmouth for two reasons. First, for the cultural studies track in the Masters of Liberal Studies(MALS) program. There are very few MA programs in cultural studies, MALS not only has a cultural studies track but excellent cultural studies advisors and flexibility to direct one's plan of study. The second reason I chose Dartmouth was for the unprecedented number of teaching assistant(TA) opportunities. I knew I wanted teaching experience and during my time at Dartmouth I have been able to TA over ten courses and co-lecture one, receiving invaluable pedagogical mentorship in every case.

Post-Graduation Plans

I have been accepted into Duke University's Literature PhD program and will be beginning in the fall.

Favorite Aspect of Dartmouth

The people. Hands down.

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Tiana wilson earned an organization of american historians dissertation award.

Tiana Wilson , assistant professor in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Africana Studies, is the 2024 recipient of the Organization of American Historians’ (OAH) Lerner-Scott Prize, which recognizes the best PhD dissertation in U.S. women’s history.

Wilson’s dissertation — “Revolution and Struggle: The Enduring Legacy of the Third World Women’s Alliance, 1968–2010,” completed at the University of Texas at Austin under the direction of Ashley D. Farmer — provides a fresh examination of the Third World Women’s Alliance, an often-overlooked organization that held membership of not only Black women but also Latina, Asian and Native American women.

According to OAH, “Wilson’s craft in incorporating original sources, such as articles, political speeches, oral histories and untapped sources” has broadened historical debates on the organization. This has helped showcase the legacies of the global Black Power movement, Third World feminism and Black women’s transnational networks in the late 20th century.

The dissertation is built around a framework of “double jeopardy.” Her work further enhances the current historiography on Black women’s activism to show the history of how Black feminists from New York to the Bay Area have shaped conversations on liberation, confronting racial oppression in the U.S., and connecting their battles to other global liberation movements.

— Nick France

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