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Historical Perspectives: Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History, Series II Volume 18 Article 1 2013 Historical Perspectives Vol. 18 2013 Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarcommons.scu.edu/historical-perspectives Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation (2013) "Historical Perspectives Vol. 18 2013," Historical Perspectives: Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History, Series II: Vol. 18 , Article 1. Available at: http://scholarcommons.scu.edu/historical-perspectives/vol18/iss1/1 This Full Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Historical Perspectives: Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History, Series II by an authorized editor of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. et al.: Historical Perspectives Vol. 18 2013 Table of Contents Historical Perspectives Journal of History Introduction 2013 Dedication and Acknowledgments Articles Published by Santa Clara University Lambda Upsilon Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta “As Worthless as an Eldest Son Could Be”: The Decline of the Virginian Gentry in the Revolutionary Era Celina Mogan. 1 “Comrades for a Common Cause”: Jewish Women, Editorial Board Social Clubs, and Public Health Reform in the Progressive Era Dominic Rios Jessica Talavera-Rauh.. 28 Jessica Talavera-Rauh “Need for Alarm”: The San Francisco Call and the Chronicle Cover the 1900-1904 Bubonic Plague Faculty Advisors Guy Marzorati. 55 Father Paul Mariani, S.J. Professor David Skinner Environmental Disaster in Japan Kathryn Karasek. 84 Volume XVIII of Historical Perspectives is the twenty- third journal published by Santa Clara University's Lambda Upsilon chapter of Phi Alpha Theta. This edition continues the tradition of providing its readers with articles that reflect the caliber of student scholarship at Santa Clara. Published by Scholar Commons, 2013 1 Historical Perspectives: Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History, Series II, Vol. 18 [2013], Art. 1 Table of Contents Historical Perspectives Journal of History Introduction 2013 Dedication and Acknowledgments Articles Published by Santa Clara University Lambda Upsilon Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta “As Worthless as an Eldest Son Could Be”: The Decline of the Virginian Gentry in the Revolutionary Era Celina Mogan. 1 “Comrades for a Common Cause”: Jewish Women, Editorial Board Social Clubs, and Public Health Reform in the Progressive Era Dominic Rios Jessica Talavera-Rauh.. 28 Jessica Talavera-Rauh “Need for Alarm”: The San Francisco Call and the Chronicle Cover the 1900-1904 Bubonic Plague Faculty Advisors Guy Marzorati. 55 Father Paul Mariani, S.J. Professor David Skinner Environmental Disaster in Japan Kathryn Karasek. 84 Volume XVIII of Historical Perspectives is the twenty- third journal published by Santa Clara University's Lambda Upsilon chapter of Phi Alpha Theta. This edition continues the tradition of providing its readers with articles that reflect the caliber of student scholarship at Santa Clara. http://scholarcommons.scu.edu/historical-perspectives/vol18/iss1/1 2 et al.: Historical Perspectives Vol. 18 2013 Introduction Each year, Santa Clara University’s Lambda Upsilon chapter of Phi Alpha Theta publishes the Historical Perspectives journal. This journal, comprised completely of student scholarship, represents the greatest achievements from the History Department. This year, we are once again extremely fortunate to have received an outstanding selection of original research. We thank all those students who submitted “These Navies and Armies and Kings and Things”: their work for review and are excited to present this Anglo American Cooperation in Anti-Submarine year’s volume of Historical Perspectives. Warfare in World War I The eight papers selected represent not only the Sean Naumes. 104 high-quality of student research and writing, but also epitomize the department’s emphasis on geographic Facial Disfigurement in Post World War I Britain: and chronological diversity. In her essay, Celina Mogan Representation, Politics and Masculinity, 1918- analyzes the decline of the Virginia gentry class at the 1922 end of America’s colonial period. Jessica Talavera- Jacob Benjamin Newton. 139 Rauh’s “‘Comrades for a Common Cause’” focuses on the public health reform movement of the Progressive A Hyphenated Campaign: Prejudice and Identity Era from the often ignored viewpoint of Jewish women in the Experiences of Italian Americas Serving in reformers. Next, Guy Marzorati’s essay highlights the Italy during World War II ways in which big-business and politics impacted Dominic Rios.. 165 media coverage of San Francisco’s Bubonic Plague crisis during the beginning of the twentieth century. Retaining the Crown in the Face of Refugee Crises: Focusing on similar themes of public health, Katherine King Abdullah II Karasek examines the haphazard government reaction Kevin Laymoun. 195 that has accompanied various environmental disasters throughout Japan’s history. Switching over to military history, we next come to Sean Naumes and his piece detailing the development of Anglo-American cooperation in anti-submarine warfare during World War I. Jacob Newton’s “Facial Disfigurement” describes the struggle many British soldiers faced reintegrating to society after injury. Next, in “A Hyphenated Campaign”, Dominic Rios examines the interplays of Published by Scholar Commons, 2013 3 Historical Perspectives: Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History, Series II, Vol. 18 [2013], Art. 1 Introduction Each year, Santa Clara University’s Lambda Upsilon chapter of Phi Alpha Theta publishes the Historical Perspectives journal. This journal, comprised completely of student scholarship, represents the greatest achievements from the History Department. This year, we are once again extremely fortunate to have received an outstanding selection of original research. We thank all those students who submitted “These Navies and Armies and Kings and Things”: their work for review and are excited to present this Anglo American Cooperation in Anti-Submarine year’s volume of Historical Perspectives. Warfare in World War I The eight papers selected represent not only the Sean Naumes. 104 high-quality of student research and writing, but also epitomize the department’s emphasis on geographic Facial Disfigurement in Post World War I Britain: and chronological diversity. In her essay, Celina Mogan Representation, Politics and Masculinity, 1918- analyzes the decline of the Virginia gentry class at the 1922 end of America’s colonial period. Jessica Talavera- Jacob Benjamin Newton. 139 Rauh’s “‘Comrades for a Common Cause’” focuses on the public health reform movement of the Progressive A Hyphenated Campaign: Prejudice and Identity Era from the often ignored viewpoint of Jewish women in the Experiences of Italian Americas Serving in reformers. Next, Guy Marzorati’s essay highlights the Italy during World War II ways in which big-business and politics impacted Dominic Rios.. 165 media coverage of San Francisco’s Bubonic Plague crisis during the beginning of the twentieth century. Retaining the Crown in the Face of Refugee Crises: Focusing on similar themes of public health, Katherine King Abdullah II Karasek examines the haphazard government reaction Kevin Laymoun. 195 that has accompanied various environmental disasters throughout Japan’s history. Switching over to military history, we next come to Sean Naumes and his piece detailing the development of Anglo-American cooperation in anti-submarine warfare during World War I. Jacob Newton’s “Facial Disfigurement” describes the struggle many British soldiers faced reintegrating to society after injury. Next, in “A Hyphenated Campaign”, Dominic Rios examines the interplays of http://scholarcommons.scu.edu/historical-perspectives/vol18/iss1/1 4 et al.: Historical Perspectives Vol. 18 2013 racial identity in the experiences of Italian Americans serving in the Italian Campaign during the Second World War. Finally, Kevin Laymoun’s piece details the motivations behind King Abdullah II’s treatment of Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Jordan. Again, we want to congratulate these students for achieving such a high standard of academic scholarship. Additionally, we want to thank Father Paul Mariani, Professor David Skinner, and Judy Gillette, for their oversight on this project. Finally, we thank all the faculty and students who contributed to the History Department this year. We are extremely honored to serve on this year’s editorial board and hope you enjoy this year’s edition of Historical Perspectives. Thank you. Dominic Rios Jessica Talavera-Rauh Student Editors Published by Scholar Commons, 2013 5 Historical Perspectives: Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History, Series II, Vol. 18 [2013], Art. 1 racial identity in the experiences of Italian Americans serving in the Italian Campaign during the Second World War. Finally, Kevin Laymoun’s piece details the motivations behind King Abdullah II’s treatment of Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Jordan. Again, we want to congratulate these students for achieving such a high standard of academic scholarship. Additionally, we want to thank Father Paul Mariani, Professor David Skinner, and Judy Gillette, for their oversight on this project. Finally, we thank all the faculty and students who contributed to the History Department this year. We are extremely honored to serve on this year’s editorial board and hope