"Topics for Research Papers," circa 1980s

Title

"Topics for Research Papers," circa 1980s

Description

A list of possible research papers for Gloria Kaufman's W131: Introductory Composition course.
The topics are from a wide variety of fields of study, but most are about medicine and surgeries, biology, feminism, and nuclear meltdowns/radiation.

Creator

Kaufman, Gloria

Source

Gloria Kaufman Papers, Indiana University South Bend Archives and Special Collections

Date

circa 1980s

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Identifier

Kaufman_Box1_Folder47_K041

Text

G. Kaufman

TOPICS FOR RESEARCH PAPERS

1. The Intelligence of Dolphins

2. Child Marriage in Biblical Times

3. Child Rape in Renaissance Times

4.
The Legal Age for Sexual Consent in Medieval Times

5.
Child Witches in France
6.
The Sale of Children in Victorian England

7.
Josephine Butler and the Contagious IDisease Acts.

8.
Child Marriage in India

9.
Dr. S . Weir Mitchell's Rest Cure

10.
St. Hildegarde of Bingen (1098-1178)

11, Blood-letting as a Cure in 19th Century America
12, Nineteenth Century Cures for Masturbation

13, Calomel in Nineteenth Century Medicine


14. The Rise in the Rate of Caesarian Sections in the 1970s and 1980s

15.
The Dangers of Medical X-rays

16.
Drug Addiction Among Medical Doctors

17.
The Thomsonism Movement in the 18JOs

18.
Homeopathic Therapy in the Nineteenth Century

19.
Women's Medical Schools in the Late 19th Century

20.
Tonsillectomy; Why?

21.
Doctors's Objections to Midwives in the Nineteenth Century

22.
Dangers of the Forceps in the Birth of a Child

23.
Ovariotomy at the Turn of the Century


24 . Medical Theory of Male Masturbation in the Nineteenth Century
25.
What Happens to Krypton 85 in Commercial Nuclear Plants?

26.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Standards on Deliberate Venting of Nuclear Gases and Liquids

27.
Possible Meltdown at Fermi in 1966

28.
Nuclear "Errors" in 1979 and 1984: How many & What Kinds?

29.
Standards for Permissable Exposure of ~'Jorkers in Nuclear Facilities: How Are They Set, & How Are They Monitored?


3O. Why did the Atomic Energy Commission want to suppress the findings of Harold Knapp, one of its own scientists?

31, Was John Gorfman professionally qualified to study the effects of radiation in the 1960s? Why was the AEC dissatisfied with his findings?

32. How much radiation has one specific nuclear plant released to
the environment? (Choose your plant.)

Citation

Kaufman, Gloria, “"Topics for Research Papers," circa 1980s,” IU South Bend Archives Digital Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/items/show/203.