What They Learned: Abby Cox '18

What They Learned

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For her thesis, English major and Spanish minor Abby Cox '18 examined the intersections of blackness and femininity in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple.

Photo: Alexandra Iglesia '21. "What They Learned" is a blog series exploring the thesis work of recent graduates.

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