Language and Identities: The Impacts of Ideology on Identities, Focusing on Gender and Power

This study analyses two interviews relating to language and gender, and its connections to power and identity. Gendered theory remains a useful analytical tool to understand how overarching sociocultural frames impact the lives of men and women. We will explore how discourses shape western culture and to what extent are gendered roles embedded into daily social practices by using a grounded theory approach

Letter from Jesse Ellard to Sam H. Smith; July 16, 1944

Jesse Ellard is experiencing change that makes him feel more hopeful that he will not be in the war forever. He is concerned about life after the war, specifically how he will support himself, and wonders if he should explore constructing houses as a career, and asks his uncle\u27s advice.https://athenacommons.muw.edu/smithpapers/1418/thumbnail.jp

Letter from Victor Ellard to John Allen Ellard, 1941

From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. Letter from Victor Ellard to John Allen Ellard, 1941. Victor Ellard writes to his brother and his family to update them on his daily life. He discusses a wide range of topics such as squirrel hunting, his unsuccessful attempts at joining the army, his sons attending the Tupelo fair, and Mrs. Hutchinson, a neighbor who teaches at MSCW. He also describes Kolola Springs, where he and his family are living, which he says is near the Buttahatchee River.https://athenacommons.muw.edu/smithpapers/1171/thumbnail.jp