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Protagonists in William Faulkner's 'A Rose for Emily' and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper'

The ways in which female protagonists are controlled by men are discussed in a comparative analysis of these literary works consis...

Women in Computers

This paper consists of six pages and discusses female pioneers in the field of computers in a consideration of Grace Murray Hopper...

The Artwork of Artemisia Gentileschi

Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi, reportedly a victim of rape, Judith served to symbolize female vengeance against male po...

A Historical Critique of 'The Yellow Wallpaper'

This paper of 7 pages chronicle's the female protagonist's descent into madness due to the oppression of the patriarchy and its in...

McCaffrey and Female Self-Actualization

This paper examines how Anne McCaffrey's 1968 literary work, Dragonfight, deals with female empowerment and self-actualization dur...

New Atalantis by Mary Delariviere Manley and Fantomina by Eliza Fowler Haywood

In 5 pages these two female authors of the 18th century are examined in terms of their popular works and the feminist social criti...

Male and Female Protagonists in the Writings of F. Scott Fitzgerald

In 6 pages this paper analyzes the male and female heroines in the texts The Ice Palace, Winter Dreams, The Last Tycoon, This Side...

Mundurucu Culture Females and Yolanda and Robert F. Murphy's Women of the Forest

This paper examines females in the Mundurucu culture as represented in this text from an anthropological perspective consisting of...

Female Coming of Age as Seen in West Indian Literature

family life. Annie John can be seen as a typical; adolescent, not only of Antigua or of West India, but of adolescents as a whol...

Online Trading and Gender Differences

In nine pages this paper discusses investing in the stock market and the differences that exist between male and female investment...

Comparative Analysis of Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth and Aeschylus's Clytamaenestra

In six pages these infamous female antagonists are compared in order to determine whether or not Shakespeare borrowed from Aeschyl...

Traditional 'Male' Jobs and Lack of Female Representation

In eleven pages the traditional male job domain of brokerage firms and the lack of female representation are the primary focuses o...

Gender Relationships in The Awakening by Kate Chopin and Daisy Miller by Henry James

courted by Frederick Forsyth Winterbourne. Winterbourne is also an American. Daisy has a friendship with an Italian man. Becaus...

Emma by Jane Austen, Maturation and Marriage

In 6 pages this paper examines the last novel by Jane Austen and how themes of marriage and maturation are represented in the expe...

Jay McInerney's Bright Lights Big City

In five pages the novel's three female characters are contrasted and compared in terms of their similarities and significance. On...

Gangs, Gender, and Geography

has been suggested that standard theories were used to explain the delinquency of males, and that the delinquency of females shoul...

Conservatism Conceptually Defined

In five pages this paper defines how the conservatism concept as evolved in a consideration of George Tindall and David Shi's Amer...

Wage Gap and Women

In seven pages this paper examines socialist feminism in terms of the disparity between male and female wages with possible soluti...

Wage Parity and Gender Bias

in positions that have been traditionally associated with female workers. Such positions - teaching, social work, health care, "p...

Discussing Lesbianism and Biological Causes

How biology may be a determining factor in female sexual orientation is the thesis of this five page paper in which a possible 'ga...

Feminist Perspective of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire

her sister to save her marriage. Yet throughout the brutal violence and stereotypes, "Streetcar" is also a long story of s...

Global 'Australian-ness' Concept Defined Through Australian Films

-- as examples of the talent, charm, and again, the fundamental aspect of uniqueness, of the Australia film industry. Australian C...

Women Doctors

and early 1900s found it a particularly difficult career to pursue because of the prejudice against a woman doctor. She seems som...

Defining a Hero

understanding how this works we present an examination of various individuals, illustrating what makes them a hero. Many argue t...

Defining a 'Media Event'

In twelve pages this paper defines a media event and then examines different types that fall under this category. Five sources ar...

Art Collector Catharine Lorillard Wolfe

Museum of Art (History). In 1887, Wolfe personally began the Mets European painting department by leaving her extensive collection...

How Aristophanes Depicted Women in His Works

possessed through their control of sex with their men. The entire idea of controlling the men was essentially the idea of Lysistra...

How is Work Defined?

In twenty pages this paper assesses whether or not work is an essential or a cultural construct. Three sources are listed in the ...

Morally Justifying Mutilation of Female Genitals

sexuality of the individual. However, FGM is far more drastic and damaging than male circumcision. A more appropriate analogy woul...

Friendship Poetry of Katherine Philips

Friendship, within which the members each assumed classical pseudonyms. Katherine was known as Orinda," and in her "her poetry, sh...