University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Oshkosh Scholar Volume VII, 2012 Copyright © 2012 University of Wisconsin Board of Regents All rights reserved. No part of this journal may be reproduced in any form without the permission of University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh Scholar, Volume VII, December 2012. University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Office of Grants and Faculty Development 800 Algoma Blvd. Oshkosh, WI 54901 (920) 424-3215 www.uwosh.edu/grants If you are interested in submitting a manuscript to Oshkosh Scholar, please see the guidelines at www.uwosh.edu/oshkoshscholar Preface Welcome to the seventh volume of Oshkosh Scholar, the undergraduate research journal of UW Oshkosh. This summer the editorial team was thrilled to discover that students submitted 34 essays for consideration. The Selection Committee reasoned that with so many articles to consider they could use the highest standards of rigor, and ultimately decided upon 11 final essays. These numbers mark this year with the highest submission sample and the lowest acceptance rate. We are extremely proud of this volume and hope you will agree that it showcases the best of undergraduate research and writing. The first section, “Art and the Imagination,” delves into the creative realm with essays about folklore, advertising, and music. Jackie Morrow explores both the original Cinderella tale and its modern Jewish version through the lens of feminist theory. The rise of an ad man felled by the cultural revolution of the 1960s is chronicled by Lance Spaude. Jordan King thoughtfully questions the authenticity of the popular folk group The Kingston Trio. Taken together, these three essays help us examine how our reality is filtered through artistry. Next we turn to our own backyard with four essays in the section “Struggles for Justice in Wisconsin.” Kyle Moerchen carefully scrutinizes the long legal battle over inheritance laws to ensure widows received an equitable portion of estates. By considering the long shadow of New Deal legislation, Sarah Scott concludes that a provision of the Wagner Act that excluded agricultural workers from collective bargaining created “deplorable conditions” for migratory Hispanic laborers in the 1950s and 60s. Matt Boese brings to light the fight of Dr. Hania Ris, who crusaded to overturn Wisconsin’s legal prohibition on birth control for minors and the unmarried. Along with these historic battles for progressive change, Sara O’Connell investigates the current concern for boys lagging in educational achievement, and questions the effectiveness of single-sex education as a solution. The last section, “Intercultural Bridges and Boundaries,” displays both cultural commonality and division. Gregory Schultz draws on archaeology and geography to demonstrate that pre-Columbian Mayans in Mesoamerica and Tainos in the Caribbean played a strikingly similar form of ballgame, raising the tantalizing notion of cultural exchange. On a different note, Tracy Wilichowski turns a dispassionate eye to the 2002 Gujarat riots in India and concludes that both historical trends and globalization contributed to communal violence. A quartet of psychology students, Peter Truell, Branden Boegh, Andre Luna, and Larissa Tranquilli, test the stereotype of Brazilian emotional expressiveness and find that Americans and Brazilians have more common ground than previously thought. Finally, Kevin Buskager takes us on a field trip to the Answers in Genesis Creation Museum in Kentucky and reveals the ideological and cultural divide between religion and science. All the authors who submitted an essay received feedback through a blind-review process, and worked with our editors to produce numerous drafts. Please note the lengthy list of faculty reviewers who thoughtfully evaluated students’ arguments, evidence, and writing. The editorial staff, the backbone of this enterprise, spent many summer hours copy-editing multiple drafts of each paper. Without the meticulous eye of Susan Surendonk, Amy Knoll, and Arielle Smith, this publication would not reach professional standards. This journal also owes a debt of gratitude to the outgoing faculty adviser, Tracy Slagter, whose enthusiasm and high expectations helped shape Oshkosh Scholar for four years. We thank all the students, faculty, and staff who contributed to this volume. Although not all essays made it into the print journal, we are proud to publish online all the essays that went through our rigorous editing process. Please consider visiting our website at http://www.uwosh.edu/grants/students/showcase/oshkosh-scholar/volumes to read about the Russian officer corps during the Bolshevik Revolution, the economic value of a double major, the conservative backlash to sex education in Wisconsin, the divided reactions to the Emancipation Proclamation, and many other fascinating topics. I hope this journal helps open a window into the diverse avenues of knowledge UW Oshkosh students pursue. The next time you drive by campus, I invite you to think of students in all the nooks and crannies of the library and study spaces wrestling with a wide array of subjects: a Jewish Cinderella, destitute Wisconsin widows, folk singers, ad men, crusading doctors, young earth creationists, struggling boys, Hispanic laborers, rioting Indians, and baseball-playing Mayans and Tainos. Michelle Kuhl Associate Professor, History Department Faculty Adviser, Oshkosh Scholar Editorial Board Dr. Michelle Kuhl Faculty Adviser Susan Surendonk Managing Editor Amy Knoll Principal Student Editor Arielle Smith Student Editor Faculty Reviewers Merlaine Angwall Theatre Dr. Michael Baltutis Religious Studies Courtney Bauder Social Justice Minor Program Dr. John Beam Mathematics Kimberly Calvert Kinesiology Dr. Laurence Carlin Philosophy and University Honors Program Dr. Sheldon Cooper Biology and Microbiology Karina Cutler-Lake Art Dr. Don Dingledine English Dr. Jodi Eichler-Levine Religious Studies and Women’s Studies Dr. Suzanne Fondrie Curriculum and Instruction Dr. James Frey History Dr. Timothy R. Gleason Journalism Dr. Carmen Heider Communication Dr. Margaret Hostetler English Dr. Michael Jasinski Political Science Dr. Marianne Johnson Economics Dr. Ana Maria Kapelusz-Poppi History Dr. Stephen Kercher History Dr. Alfred T. Kisubi Human Services and Educational Leadership Dr. James Krueger Political Science Dr. Thomas G. Lammers Biology and Microbiology Dr. Christie Launius Women’s Studies Dr. Michael Lizotte Office of Sustainability Dr. Stephen Makar Accounting Dr. M. Kevin McGee Economics Dr. M. Elsbeth McPhee Environmental Studies and Biology and Microbiology Dr. Jennifer Mihalick Chemistry Dr. Anca Miron Psychology Dr. Cliff R. Moll Finance and Business Law Dr. Maureen Muldoon Geology Dr. Gregory Olson Communication Jeffrey W. Pickron History Dr. Barbara Rau Management and Human Resources Dr. Susan Rensing History and Women’s Studies Dr. Susan B. Ridgely Religious Studies Dr. Ronald Rindo English Dr. Kimberly Rivers History Dr. Thomas J. Rowland History Dr. Michael Rutz History Dr. David J. Siemers Political Science Dr. James R. Simmons Political Science Dr. Tracy H. Slagter Political Science Dr. Robert Stelzer Biology and Microbiology Dr. Angela G. Subulwa Geography and Urban Planning Dr. Sarinda Taengnoi Economics Dr. Jerry Thomas Political Science Dr. Paul Van Auken Sociology and Environmental Studies Selection Committee Dr. James Krueger Political Science Dr. Christie Launius Women’s Studies Dr. Susan B. Ridgely Religious Studies Dr. Dennis Rioux Physics and Astronomy Cover Design Cover logo designed by Design III student Kari Ley. Cover image designed by Design III student Kathryn Werner. Karina Cutler-Lake, M.F.A., Associate Professor. “This design represents development. It begins with one shape, and as the shape is repeated, a beautiful pattern emerges. The end result demonstrates that every great accomplishment is a series of small triumphs.”—Kathryn Werner Layout Julie Thyssen Graphics and Presentation Design Production Brian Klinger Administrative Services Special Thanks Dr. Lane Earns Provost and Vice Chancellor Linda Freed Director, Office of Grants and Faculty Development (retired) Paid for by UW Oshkosh undergraduate students through the Differential Tuition Program. Oshkosh Scholar Page 9 Contents Art and the Imagination Without the Fairy Godmother Jackie Morrow, author Dr. Jodi Eichler-Levine, Religious Studies and Women’s Studies, faculty adviser page 12 Don’t Criticize Me Buddy: The Kingston Trio and the Folk Music Revival Jordan King, author Dr. Stephen Kercher, History, faculty adviser page 21 Death of an Organizational Man: An Advertiser’s Resistance to the FTC and the Creative Revolution in Advertising in the 1960s Lance Spaude, author Dr. Stephen Kercher, History, faculty adviser page 35 Struggles for Justice in Wisconsin Attempts to Shine the Progressive Beacon on Women’s Inheritance Rights in Wisconsin Kyle Moerchen, author Dr. Susan Rensing, History and Women’s Studies, faculty adviser page 52 Dr. Hania Ris’s Contribution to Wisconsin’s Contraceptive Legislation Matt Boese, author Dr. Stephen Kercher, History, faculty adviser page 67 Migrant Tejano Laborers in Wisconsin between 1950 and 1970: Effects of an Exclusionary New Deal Sarah J. Scott, author Dr. Ana Maria Kapelusz-Poppi, History, faculty adviser page 83 Single-Sex Education in Wisconsin Sara O’Connell, author Dr. Stephen Szydlik, Mathematics, faculty adviser page 101 Intercultural Bridges and Boundaries Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican and Caribbean