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Women's Contributions and Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

to drop, though it often seems to hold them loosely." He admires them for these qualities and then discusses how the American peop...

Discontent and Domesticity

their children for the world (May). This was then their own contribution to the workplace and to the national effort (May)....

Social Influence of Mary Richmond

was primarily what she was seeing come into the charities for help. She was part of the leading association for The American Ass...

US Women's Suffrage and its History

and became the first woman in America to preside over a meeting of both men and women. Afterward, the New York State Legislature p...

British Workforce and the Growing Participation of Women Since the Second World War

control practices and free contraception; the changing attitudes of women; and the availability of part-time work. After the war,...

Legality vs. Morality in the Abortion Debate

that fetus. The intrinsic value of life is a question which is constantly being considered in our courtrooms and in the...

Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and the Role of Women

has been a "very big thing" (Axelrod, 1995, p. PG). Even just a decade ago, a Jewish womans place was still in the home, although...

Identity and Relationships Between Mothers and Daughters in The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

back from their daughters until they felt they were ready to understand. The second two sections of the book are from the daughter...

US Civil War and Women in Combat

the importance of such an exhibit runs far deeper than merely providing a source of interest for a curious community, because it u...

Does PMS Actually Exist?

and those that are will suffer in varying degrees (What is Premenstrual Syndrome? 2003). Among the many typical symptoms...

Questions and Answers on Early Nineteenth Century English History (1800-1840)

resulted in a huge public outcry against the King. Reformers and radicals alike encouraged dialogue regarding gender oppression a...

Evolution of Women’s Roles in Society

for the most part they were not really considered citizens and were truly at the mercy of men for their survival. It was not rea...

Effect of Childhood Experience of Sex Abuse on Marriage

a history of child abuse has an effect on their marriages. Literature review While it is generally accepted by the vast majority...

The Status of Women in Buddhism and Hinduism

could not remarry (Harmon and Kaufman). Around the "beginning of the common era, Manu ... wrote a seminal compilation of Hindu law...

Women as Battlers of Change Since the U.S. Civil War

love that was considered scandalous at the time.1 Woodhull boldly declared in a lecture she delivered in 1871, "I have an inalien...

Women in Canada 1945-1980

always the reality as many people rented homes, lived in homes that were in great need of repair and essentially lived in harsh co...

Television Depictions of Gender and Ethnicity in the Workplace

researcher that suggests that these differences relate as much to socioeconomics as they do to biology. She emphasizes that the i...

Pricing Objectives

short time. Womens apparel does not qualify as an early-stage product, and certainly the company wants to establish itself in the...

Maya Angelou/Phenomenal Woman

half=way through the stanza, Angelou prefaces giving her reaction with the line "I say," which is followed by her lyrical descript...

The Sari as the Symbol of Regional Tradition and Women’s Status in Indian Culture

Said argued that this enabled the West to use this part of the world as "a benchmark" to measure its own progress while at the sam...

The Fourteenth Amendment

the objections of the womens movement, the amendment passed with the inclusion of the offensive and unjust focus on male voters. ...

Human Rights Issues

short history, 1997). The womens movement won women the right to vote and national liberation efforts in many countries drove out ...

The Relationship Between Culture and Gender with Regard to Familial Duties and Societal Expectation

made him a little sad because he found that even in the 21st century, many men are still straitjacketed in stereotypes" (Dowd). He...

Wives and Crime in Trifles and Sweat

first introduced to the condescending nature of men in general when one man says, in relationship to the state of the house, "Not ...

Wages for Women in Different Industries; an Hypothesis Test

lower level such as 90%. We will assume a 95% significance level. C State the critical, that is the cut off values, these may be ...

Women’s Rights and Islam: Sunni vs Shia

to confront the first Caliph of the Islamic nation. The Shiites, in contrast, felt like this position was destined to be filled w...

Women’s Rights and Hills Like White Elephants

women: "During the early 20th century the term new woman came to be used in the popular press. More young women than ever were goi...

Women’s Work: 1900-1945

be things like housecleaning, cooking, caring for children, taking care of elderly relatives, and generally making a home. When th...

Women's Opportunities in Great Britain During and After World War II

woman suffrage committee was formed in Manchester in 1865, and in 1867 Mill presented to Parliament this societys petition, which ...

Two Decades of Couture Fashion in France from 1919 until 1939

such as Madeleine Vionnet (1876-1976) who catered primarily to the Parisian aristocracy (Bourque et al, 1986). However, even Vion...