Race, Slavery, and the Expression of Sexual Violence in Louisa Picquet, The Octoroon

Historically, victims of sexual violence have rarely left written accounts of their abuse, so while sexual violence has long been associated with slavery in the United States, historians have few accounts from formerly enslaved people who experienced it first-hand. Through a close reading of the narrative of Louisa Picquet, a survivor of sexual violence in Georgia and Louisiana, this article reflects on the recovery of evidence of sexual violence under slavery through amanuensis-recorded testimony, the unintended evidence of survival within the violent archive of female slavery, and the expression of “race” as an authorial device through which to demonstrate the multigenerational nature of sexual victimhood

Implications of Tanoak Decline in Forests Impacted By Phytophthora ramorum : Girdling Decreases the Soil Hyphal Abundance of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Associated With Notholithocarpus densiflorus

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Improving Care Strategies for Substance Abuse in Pregnant Women

By Alyssa Amato, Nursing; Lindsey Rich, Nursing; Anna Hamilton, Nursing; Paige Bennett, Nursing; Nicholas VanSant, Nursing; Paul Lewis, University of Cincinnti Advisor: Angel Cook Awards: Presenter Award: Excellence in Research Communication Presentation ID: 51 Abstract: Nationwide, the United States has seen a drastic increase in opioid use in pregnancy from roughly 1.5 cases every 1000 deliveries to an astounding 6.5. Since 1999, the number of women using opioids during pregnancy has risen by 4 times and is currently the highest it\u27s ever been. In addition, according to the CDC, there has been a 2.1% increase of alcohol use among pregnant women from 2011 to 2018 which poses a major risk among pregnant women and their children in the US. The purpose of our project is to teach nurses who care for pregnant women at risk for substance abuse effective care strategies that encapsulate the entire woman through women-centered services as well as inform them of women-centered resources found in the local community. Through extensive research, we have gathered information on how women-centered care can better treat pregnant women who are addicted to drugs during their pregnancy. It is important that we educate OB nurses on the proper screening for substance abuse, how women-centered care can lessen relapse rates, and educate on local resources that can be found closeby. We will be conducting a fifteen minute powerpoint to present to nurses who care for this specific population, followed by giving handouts that provide effective care strategies and local resources. We will provide both a pre and post tests to measure how effective the educational presentation was and whether or not the special points were retained. While we gather our research, our conclusion is still in progress