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[email protected]. Van Beurden, Sarah liThe Mother of Us All: II Eleanor Flexner and the . Writing of Century of Struggle (1959) January 2002. "The Mother of Us All:" Eleanor Flexner and the Writing of Century ofStruggle (1959). By Sarah Van Beurden A Thesis Presented to the Graduate and Research Committee ofLehigh University in Candidacy for the Degree of Master ofArts In American Studies Lehigh University December 2001 Acknowledgements This thesis benefited greatly from the advice ofProf. John Pettegrew, Kate Weigand and Prof. Kathy Peiss. An extra thanks goes out to Prof. Pettegrew, who demonstrated endless patience with my chaotic writing schedules. Without him, this thesis would not have seen the light. ] would also like to thank Lehigh University, its American Studies Department and the Sophia Smith Archives for their financial help. Prof. Sugrue at the University ofPennsylvania allowed me to work on this project in his seminar on American History, where he gave valuable advice. The staff at both Schlesinger Library and the Smith Archives provided me with friendly and efficient help, for which] am very grateful. Equally valuable were the numerous people who took the time to answer my letters and inquiries: Prof. Daniel Horowitz, Amy Swerdlow, Carol Lasser and Jacqueline Van Voris.