And They All Fell Silent: Gender and Violence in Butte
AND THEY ALL FELL SILENT: GENDER AND VIOLENCE IN BUTTE, MONTANA, 1910-1950 by Natalie Faye Scheidler A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy In History MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY Bozeman, Montana April 2016 ©COPYRIGHT by Natalie Faye Scheidler 2016 All Rights Reserved ii DEDICATION For my family, with love. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This project would not have been possible without the support of numerous colleagues and friends. I would especially like to thank my major advisor, Dr. Mary Murphy, whose guidance and feedback over the years has been invaluable to this work and to my development as an historian. I also owe special gratitude to my committee members, Billy Smith, Kristen Intemann, and Dee Garceau. I am also grateful for the Department of History and Philosophy’s continued support. In particular, thank you Dale Martin, Brett Walker, Michael Reidy, David Cherry, Sara Waller, Tim LeCain, and Maggie Greene. Thank you, too, to Daniel Zizzamia, who got me writing. The research for this project would have been insurmountable without the support of several Montana facilities and their dedicated staffs. Thank you to the staff at the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives—particularly Ellen Crain, Aubrey Jaap, and Lee Whitney— the Butte-Silver Bow Clerk of the Court’s office—especially Tom Powers— and the State Law Library—specifically Susan Lupton. I am especially indebted to Carrie Johnson, who in addition to friendship and good advice, provided a place to live, work, and relax. My deepest gratitude to the Bozeman Verge Theater community for giving me another creative outlet to explore my love of history and story, to Kelly Kirk and Kim Kearney, whose friendship and encouragement guided me from start to finish, and to Bennett Drozic, who listened, loved, and reminded me to laugh.
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