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Dirty whites and dark secrets: Sex and race in "Peyton Place"
Sally Hirsh-Dickinson University of New Hampshire, Durham
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BY
SALLY HIRSH-DICKINSON
BA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1992
MA, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 1998
DISSERTATION
Submitted to the University of New Hampshire in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Doctor of Philosophy
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December, 2007
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elia Konzett, Assistant Professor of English
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Having spent many years involved in this project, I have many people to
thank for seeing me through to the end. I must begin with Professor Sarah
Sherman who directed this endeavor and shepherded me through the
dissertation process of scholarship with kindness, wisdom, grace, and patience. I
thank her for bearing with me throughout, and for advising me on matters both
professional and practical. In addition to my gratitude for Sarah’s feedback on my
work, it is Sarah I must thank for impressing upon me that a bowl of cereal does
not a dinnertime meal make and for taking the time to introduce me to Mar