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Christian Martyrs Perpetua and Blandina

In eight pages the ways in which these women rempresent the Christian martyr prototype are examined with Perpetua's Passion by Joy...

Slavery According to Octavia E. Butler's Kindred and Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

In one of the most significant slave narratives ever written, Jacobs -- born a slave to mulatto parents in 1813 North Carolina -- ...

Women Victimized by Violence

that this authority has been invested in him by the Supreme Being. For the Jews, Muslims and Christians among others, man is mast...

Women in American and British Sports

This paper discusses the athletic participation of women from an historical perspective and includes the United Kingdom's Brighton...

American and Hazda Elderly Women

In seven pages American and Hazda elderly women are contrasted and compared regarding social position, community involvement, and ...

American Revolution's Failure to Secure Equality for African Americans and Women

In five pages this paper considers the ideology behind the revolution of 'equality for all' but concludes that this has never been...

Early 19th Century Single and Married Females

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the status of single women with their married counterparts in a consideration of Em...

Women and Stereotypes

In seven pages this paper examines how women are depicted as stereotypes in The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood and As I Lay Dy...

Stories of the Nineteenth Century That Feature 'Unruly' Women

This paper consists of 5 pages and considers women that did not faithfully follow the rules of the social patriarchy such as the h...

An Analysis of That's Not What I Meant by Author Deborah Tannen

misunderstood intentions can also influence communications styles. Add an indirect style of communication, more a tool used by wo...

U.S. History, Labor, and Equality Questions

who threatened the racial caste system for that matter (747). When threats failed to yield results, planters could call upon the p...

Dhammapada's Social Lessons

In nine pages this paper examines women's role as conceptualized by Dhammapada in a consideration of the Buddha's 'five beauties' ...

The Lais of Marie de France and Erbyggia Saga

In five pages this research paper considers the role of women in Medieval society as depicted within these literary works. Three ...

Analysis of Griselda

In fifteen pages this research paper provides an analysis of Griselda as featured in the Clerk's tale in The Canterbury Tales by G...

Feminism as Described By John Stuart Mill

1970s have fizzled to frenzied days and nights as they try to keep their job, their sanity and their children well. For a man, who...

Good Marriage According to J.S. Mill

In five pages this paper examines The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill in order to determine how the philosopher conceptual...

John Stuart Mill's 'Feminist' Side

In a paper consisting of 5 pages, Mill's 'The Subjection of Women' reveals the philosopher's feminist views particularly in terms ...

Ancient Mythology of Greece and Rome and How Women Were Treated

While women in Greek and Roman mythology were strong of mind and spirit, they were not allowed to express their inner most beings ...

Depiction of Women in Hamlet by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper discusses women, their roles and functions in this tragic play by William Shakespeare. Three sources are...

Fantasy Woman in Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

In eight pages the 'fantasy' women depicted in Marlowe's 16th century play are discussed in terms of their pornographic characteri...

Modern Gender Issues and Sigmund Freud

In seven pages this paper examines how the bias women experience in the contemporary workplace can be attributed to the theories o...

Classical Greek Literature and Women's Tragic Marriages

Aeschylus introduces a complete reversal of gender roles, placing the character of Clytemnestra in a ruling role over Argos in the...

Treating Women and Men Differently in the Stories of Ernest Hemingway

Hills Like White Elephants, Up in Michigan and A Canary for One represents the inherent dichotomy that exists between conventional...

The Cultural Bond of All Mothers and Daughters in The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

In twelve pages this report discusses how the relationships between mother and daughter transcend everything including generation ...

Historical Perspective on Women's Workplace Fashion

the social elite where the yuppies of the 1980s went quite the opposite way, showing off their designer suits. Steindorf suggests ...

Social Struggles and Women in Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis, Charles Dickens' Hard Times, and Sarah Orne Jewett's A White Heron

Jewetts Sylvia is not far removed from the oppressive social structure Louisa is forced to endure. For Sylvia, the white heron ex...

Khmer Rouge and Cambodian Women

In a report consisting of seven pages the Cambodian genocide that took place between the years of 1975 to 1979 in Khmer Rouge is e...

Determinate Proposal on Death Penalty Propensity and a Juror's Gender

juror was a woman. Although only one woman serving on the panel of one jury in only one of the many criminal cases tried daily th...

Three Novels on Women as Victims of Violence

In five pages this research paper analyzes how women were victimized by social oppression and violence in Edwidge Danticat's Breat...

Canadian Women's Legal and Economic Status

In five pages this paper discusses Canadian women in a consideration of their legal and ethnic status and also relates changes in ...