Joan Bennett: Research Papers
93-0006

Summary Information

Repository
Newcomb Archives
Creator - Associated name
Bennett, Joan
Title
Joan Bennett: Research Papers (public)
ID
93-0006
Date [inclusive]
1972-1984
Extent
2.0 Cubic feet 2 boxes
Language
English

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Scope and Contents note

Joan Bennett, a biologist, taught at Newcomb from 1972 to 1984. During that time, she also taught a number of courses relating to women in science, women's health, and other topics. The papers in this collection concern those courses, and include research papers and essays.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Newcomb Archives

Newcomb Center for Research on Women
Seltzer-Gerard Reading Room
62 Newcomb Place
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118
504 865 5762
vorhoff@tulane.edu

Conditions Governing Use note

The papers are open only for those interested in student work from this period (1972-1984) and/or from biology and women's studies courses.

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Controlled Access Headings

Occupation(s)

  • Scientists

Subject(s)

  • Newcomb College, Class work

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Collection Inventory

Folder 1 

General note

Independent Studies H165: “The Effects of Carreageenan on the Primary Immune Response,” Spring 1972

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Folder 2 

General note

Biology 103: Man, Heredity and Society Term Papers:

--“A Study of Schizophrenia as a Disease with a Genetic Component with Relation to its Psychological and Environmental Aspects,” 1972

--“Leukemia,”1972

--“Down’s Syndrome,” 1972

--“Tay-Sach’s Disease,” 1972

--“Malnurtition and Its Effect on Intelligence,” 1972

--“Schizophrenia: The Influences of Genetics,” 1972

--“Sickle Cell Anemia,” 1972

--“Mongolism,” 1972

--“Mendel and Genetics,” 1972

--“Sickle Cell Anemia: Causes, Effects, and Efforts to Releive and Cure It,” 1972

--“Huntington’s Cholera,” 1972

--“Schizophrenia: A Disease with a Genetic Component," 1972

--“Heredity and Musical Abilities,” 1974

--“Muscular Dystrophy,” 1974

--“Sickle Cell Anemia,” 1974

--“Cancer: Its Genetics and Hereditary Influence,” 1975

--“An Inquiry Concerning Human Genetic Engineering,” 1975

--“The Causes and Effects of Obesity,” 1975

--“The Pill or the IUD?” 1995

--“Acupuncture,” 1975

--“The Placenta and Fetal Development,” 1975

--“Nucleocytoplasmic Interactions,” 1975

--“The Responsibilities of Genetic Engineering,” 1975

--“Gout,” 1972

--“Insulin,” 1972

--“Hemophilia: Its Sociological and Physiological Aspects,” 1972

--“The XYY Anomaly,” 1980

--“The Influence of Cultural Factors on Genetic Characteristics of South American Indians,” 1980

--“Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia,” 1980

--“Steroid Hormones and Regulation of Gene Expression,” 1980

--“High Yield Isolation Nuclei from Plant Protoplasts,” 1980

--“The Epstein-Barr Virus and Its Associated Diseases,” 1980

--“The Lyon Hypothesis: A Method of Dosage Compensation in the Mammalian Genome,” 1980

--“Multiple Births in Humans,” n.d.

--“Genetic Consideration in Breast Cancer,” n.d.

--“Radiation, Genes, and Genesis,” n.d.

--“The Future Evolution of Man: Genetic Engineering,” n.d.

--“Genetics and Human Evolution,” n.d.

--“Sickle Cell Anemia,” n.d.

--“Rheumatic Heart Disease,” n.d.

--“Thalassemia or Cooley’s Anemia,” n.d.

--“Siamese Twins,” n.d.

--“The Behavioral Genetics of the Schizophrenic Syndrome,” n.d.

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Folder 3 

General note

Women’s Colloquium 410:

--“Labor for Women Only,” 1976

--“Virginia Woolf: A Study of Individualism,” 1976

--“Women in Business,” 1976

--“Dual Career Marriages: An Innovation in Family Living,” 1976

--“The Socialization of Women,” 1976

--“Effects of the Changing Role of the Woman on Her Marriage: You’ve Come A Long Way Baby,” 1976

--“Nutritional Implications of Oral Contraceptives,” 1976

--“The Image of Women on Television,” 1976

--“Sexism in Children’s Literature” by Lori Melin, April 1976

--“Abortion on Demand,” 1976

--“Women in Primitive Society: A Brief Cross-Cultural Study of the Socio-Economic and Religious Role of Women in Undeveloped Communities,” 1976

--“IUD: Intrauterine Danger,” 1976

--“Abortion on Demand,” 1976

--“A Portrait of Gertrude Stein, 1874-1946,” 1976

--“Women in in the Clergy,” 1976

--“Dieting and the Menstrual Cycle,” 1976

--“The Role of Women As Seen in Minor Classic Literature,” 1976

--“Women and Alcohol,” 1976

--“Women in Advertising,” 1976

--“Rape: Attitudes and Myths,” 1976

--“The Status of Women in China," 1976

--“Position of Women in Ancient Athens,” 1976

--“Problems of the Middle Aged Woman,” 1976

--“Welfare and Women,” 1976

--“The Rise of the Movement for Men’s Liberation,” 1976

--“Some Observations of Anorexia Nervosa: A Look Into its History, Causes, Symptoms, Phobias, Behavior, Treatment,” 1976

--“Women in the Kibbutz,” 1976

--“The Image of Woman: A Discussion,” 1976

--“How to Succeed as a Newcomb Bitch? Observations and a Personal History of a Newcomb Student,” 1976

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Folder 4 

General note

Biology of Women 310, Spring 1976:

--“Menopause,” 1976

--“Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol,” 1976

--“Cancer of the Endometrium,” 1976

--“The Emotional and Psychological Effects of Abortion,” 1976

--“Prescription Drugs and Their Side Effects,” 1976

--“Anorexia Nervosa: The Gross Effects of Dieting on the Adolescent Female,” 1976

--“Pseudohermaphroditism,” 1976

--“Menopause,” 1976

--“Self-Help: A New Idea in Women’s Health Care,” 1976

--“DES: A Cloudy Past, A Shaky Present, and an Uncertain Future,” 1976

--“An Infant’s Cry: Abnormal or Normal?” 1976

--“Menstruation and the Result of its Negative History,” 1976

--“Side Effects of Short and Long Term Use of Oral Contraceptives,” 1976

--“An Informative Study of Abortion,” 1976

--“The Case of Deithylstilbestrol,” 1976

--"Abortion: Facts and Experience,” 1976

--“Abortion,” 1974

--“Alternatives with Childbirth,” April 1976

--“Pseudocyesis: The Interaction of Psychology and Physiology,” 1976

--“Breast Cancer,” 1976

--“A New Birth Control Method: The Ovulation Method,” 1976

--“Diethylstilbestrol: Its Uses and Implications in Vaginal Adenosis,” 1976

--“Syphilis,” 1976

--“Childbirth the Natural Way,” 1976

--“The Male as an Active Participant in the Prevention of Pregnancy: A Look at Some of the Dangers of Currently-Used Contraceptives,” 1976

--“Transsexualism: The Conversion Operation,” 1976

--“Sex Change: Female Transsexuals,” 1976

--“Sex Determination,” 1976

--“Anorexia Nervosa,” 1976

--“Menstrual Customs Around the World,” 1976

--“Myth and Superstition Surrounding the Reproduction Phenomenon,” 1976

--“Dieting and the Menstrual Cycle,” 1976

--“Artificial Insemination,” 1976

--“Female Orgasmic Response,” 1976

--“The Menopause: Its Lasting Effect,” 1976

--“Lamaze,” 1976

--“Hysterectomy: Explanations and Arguments," 1976

--“Should Women Continue Using the Birth Control Pill?” 1976

--“Women in Medicine,” 1976

--“Prostaglandins,” 1976

--“Stilbestrol and its Connection with Vaginal Adenosis and Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma,” 1976

--“Breast Cancer,” 1976

--“Menopause: The Physiological and Physchological Affect Upon the Middle Aged Woman,” 1976

--“Ectopic Pregnancies,” 1976

--“Women and the Pill,” 1976

--“The Prominent Facts, Precautions, and Procedures on Breast Cancer All Women Should Know,” 1976

--“A Look at Menopause,” 1976

--“Ovulation: Luteinizing Hormone and the Follicle Releasing Mechanism,” 1976

--“Menopause is Alive and Well and Living in… Men,” 1976

--“Hurrah for the Pill,” 1976

--“Premenstrual Psychosis,” 1976

--“The RH Negative Factor,” 1976

--“The Infant of the Diabetic Mother,” 1976

--“Breast Plastic Surgery,” 1976

--“A Pathological View of Anorexia Nervosa,” 1976

--“The Leboyer Method: A Critical Essay" 1976

--“Social/Psychological Aspects of Breast Cancer,” 1976

--“Ectopic Pregnancies,” 1976

--“Cystitis,” 1976

--“A Brief History of Abortion,” 1976

--“Abortion: Up to the First 12 Weeks,” 1976

--“The Change of Life,” 1976

--“The Alternative to Traditional Childbirth: The Lamaze Method,” 1976

--“Cystic Disease of the Breast,” 1976

--“Why Women Should Have More Control Over Their Bodies,” 1976

--“The Diseases Caused by Abnormal Thyroid,” 1976

--“The Tragedy of Diethylstibesterol,” 1976

--“The I.U.D.: Alternative to the Pill?” 1976

--“The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome,” 1976

--“Venereal Disease,” 1976

--“A Victim’s View of Rape,” 1976

--“An Idiopathic Disease: Toxemia of Pregnancy” 1976

--“The Intrauterine Device,” 1976

--“Women and Athletics,” 1976

--“Customs of Pregnancy and Childbirth,” 1976

--“A Look at Some Prenatal Influences,” 1976

--“Myths of Menstruation,” 1976

--“I.U.D.” 1976

--“Infertility in Women,” 1976

--“What is Mongolism? An Inquiry into the Dynamics of Down’s Syndrome, Its Affects, Causes and Treatment,” 1976

--“Women and Language,” 1976

--“Diethylstilbestrol: Its History, Uses, and Relationship to Vaginal Lesions and/or Cancer in Offspring,” 1976

--“Mammoplasty: Plastic Surgery of the Breasts with Special Reference to Silicone,” 1976

--“One Method of Contraception: The Pill,” April 1976

--“Sterilization: Another Reason,” 1976

--“Nutrition for Health,” 1976

--“Birth Control and Family Planning in The People’s Republic of China,” 1976

--“Menopause: Its Present Conception,” 1976

--“Kleinefelter’s Syndrome and Turner’s Syndrome,” 1976

--“A Study of Hysterectomies,” 1976

--“Postpartum Depression,” 1976

--“Ins and Outs of Dieting,” 1976

--“Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2,” 1976

--“Hysterectomy: Warranted or Unwarranted?” 1976

--“The Psychical and Emotional Effects of Menopause,” 1976

--“The Use and Implications of Genetic Counseling in Modern Medicine,” 1976

--“The Low Incidence of Heart Disease in Women,” 1976

--“Toxemia of Pregnancy: A Case History,” 1976

--“Biological and Cultural Conflicts in the Female Menstrual Cycle,” n.d.

--“Mammary Carcinoma,” 1976

--“The Effects of DES in Relation to Vaginal Cancer and the Morning After Pill," 1976

--“Why Natural Childbirth: Reasons, Methods, and Psychological Benefits," 1976

--“Artificial Insemination,” 1976

--“Pain is Not an Essential Feature of Delivery,” 1976

--“Estrogen and Menopause,” 1976

--“Anorexia Nervosa: The Skinny Disease, A Psychocultural Phenomenon,” 1976

--“Delivery Procedures in the United States: Good or Bad?” 1976

--First Examination, Spring Semester 1976; Second Examination, Spring 1976

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Folder 5 

General note

Biology 103 Man, Heredity and Society; Spring 1975:

--“Deaf-Mutes,” 1975

--“The New Outlook on Huntington’s Chorea,” 1975

--“The Effects of Maternal Smoking on Pregnancy,” 1975

--“Schizophrenia,” 1975

--“The Kidneys and My Own Battle with Them,” 1975

--“Muscular Dystrophy,” 1975

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Folder 6 

General note

Biology 103 Man, Heredity and Society; Spring 1978:

--“Sickle Cell Anemia,” 1978

--“Sex Chromosome Aberrations,” 1978

--“Conjoined Twins,” 1978

--Second Semester Exam

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Folder 7 

General note

Biology 103 Genetic Engineering:

--“Thrombasthenia,” n.d.

--“Hereditary Implications of Intelligence,” 1972

--“Population Boom or Boomerang,” n.d.

--“Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn,” 1972

--“Analysis and Genetic Aspects of Color Vision Deficienceies,” 1972

--“A Discussion of Dystrophic Diseases with Special Attention to Pseudohypertrophic Dystrophy," 1972

--“Lactose,” 1972

--“Genocide Programs of World War II,” 1972

--“Mental Retardation,” 1972

--“Cystic Fibrosis,” 1972

--“The Problems of Syphilis 1494-1940,” 1974

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Folder 8 

General note

Biology 103, Spring 1980:

--“Birth” 1980

--“Prenatal Influences [on] Child Development,” 1980

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Folder 9 

General note

Genetic Engineering Colloquium 404, Spring 1983: “Eugenics: A Look into the Past, Present and the Future,” 1983

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Folder 10 

General note

Biology 103 Man, Heredity and Society, Spring 1984:

--“Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease: The Genetic Link,” 1984

--“Schizophrenia: Sociological, Biological or Hereditary?” 1984

--“Sickle-Cell Anemia,” 1984

--“DNA: The Source of Inheritance,” 1984

--“The Rh Factor,” 1984

--“The A’s E’s Eyes O’s and U’s of Genetic Eye Disease Retinoblastoma,” 1984

--“Interferons and Cancer,” 1984

--“Obesity,” 1984

--“Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution: The Theory That Shook the World,” n.d.

--“Heredity Factors and Lung Cancer,” 1984

--“The Causes and Cures of the Hereditary Disease Spina Bifida,” 1984

--“Cancer Causes and Treatments,” 1984

--“Diabetes,” 1984

--“Drugs and Pregnancy,” 1984

--“Hemophilia A,” 1984

--“Sickle-Cell Anemia: The Hidden Disease,” 1984

--“The Lethal Legacy of Huntington’s Disease,” 1984

--“Albinism and the Jemez Indians,” 1984

--“Color Blindness,” 1984

--“Aids: Mystery Disease of the 80’s,” 1984

--“Knee Injuries in Athletics,” 1984

--“Diabetes,” 1984

--Final Examinations

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