Katherine Ringer Presents Undergraduate Research at Beloit College Symposium Day

BELOIT, WI (04/24/2012)(readMedia)-- Katherine Ringer '12 of Brimson, Minn., presented her research on "The Molly Maguires" at the 36th Annual Beloit College Student Symposium on Thursday, April 12. She is an education and youth studies major as well as a history major.

Symposium Day at Beloit College is an academic forum at which students publicly present their research to the college community. All classes are cancelled to allow students, faculty and staff to attend the presentations. Topics range from scientific studies to interpretations of literary works. Each of the nearly 90 students participating in the program prepare a half-hour oral presentation or make poster presentations of original research conducted during the 2011-2012 academic year. Symposium Day participants are honored at a closing reception.

Ringer's presentation centered on the story of the Molly Maguires in the Anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania in the late nineteenth century, which she believes provides insights into the treatment of immigrant workers at the origin of the labor struggle, the way the public viewed Irish immigrants, and how media influenced that treatment and perception.

Beloit College is a residential, liberal arts college offering 40 majors to its 1,250 students. Located 90 miles northwest of Chicago, Beloit is one of the nation's most international colleges, drawing students from 41 nations as well as 49 states.