StMU Research Scholars

Featuring Scholarly Research, Writing, and Media at St. Mary's University

7 Postwar United States (1945-1968)

Cesar Chavez and the Fight for The National Farm Workers in 1966

Andrea Tapia

“That’s too much power for one man to have”: Malcolm X, The Man Who Stared Down the Police

Amelie Rivas-Berlanga

Dr. Henry Kempe: A Defender for Children

Victorianna Mejia

“The Whole World is Watching:” Tom Hayden and the 1968 Democratic National Convention Protests

Madison Goza

The Mad Bomber: Origins of Criminal Profiling

Irene Urbina

November 22, 1963: A Day America Will Never Forget

Maria Luevano

Making History: The First Female Athlete to Run the Boston Marathon

Vivian Urrutia

The Ballet Folklórico de México: A Vehicle of National Identity

Victoria Villaseñor

A Hidden Figure: Mary W. Jackson

Soleil Armijo

His Truth is Marching On: Judy Garland’s Tribute to John F. Kennedy

Cristal Mendez

Rachel Carson and DDT: The Battle for Environmental Safety

Alvaro Garza

Hank Aaron’s Journey to the Top

Blake Hatt

“Fascinating”: Leonard Nimoy’s Journey with Spock

Christopher Hohman
Players greet Thomson at home plate after he hits the game winning home run.

The Hondo Hurricane and the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World”

Virginia Hartung

She’s Made of Plastic, It’s Fantastic! How Barbie’s Maker Used “Imagination For Her Creation”

Eva Lizarraga

When Angels Fall from Heaven: Chuck Yeager Shoots for the Stars

Ed Paniagua

¡Si, Se Puede! – Collective Organizing, Unions, and Non Violent Protests

Eric Grant

Mendez v. Westminster: Planting the seed for Desegregation

Erin Vento

Man…Machine…And Everything In Between: How The Creation Of A Dystopian Story Shaped The Future Of Science Fiction

Micheal Baladez

Claudette Colvin: The Woman Who Wasn’t Rosa Parks

Abilene Solano