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Essays 1951 - 1980

Culture, Sexism, and Racism Issues as They Relate to Women's Health

of women in the medical field, attitudes appear to be altering. Practices are slower to change, however, womens health advocates ...

Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft

In five pages this paper considers the controversy over women's rights that continues in an examination of this 1792 book by Mary ...

Ousmane Sembene's God's Bits of Wood and the Sociopolitical Redefinition of Women's Roles

In one page this paper examines the African society's redefining of women's social and political roles as represented in this nove...

Fourteenth to Eighteenth Century Families of Europe and the Roles of Women

Women's roles in European families from 1300 to 1700 are examined in five pages. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

Somalian Women and Islam

This paper consists of five pages and discusses Somalian women's social position and how it is influenced by the values of Islam. ...

Getting Out by Marsha Norman

In 5 pages this paper discusses the dual identities of the 1983 play's protagonist and the dual women's realities of the Sixties a...

19th Century Literature A Comparison of Heroines from Two Stories

This paper compares Charlotte Bronte's heroine of Villette with Jane Austen's heroine of Persuasion. It discusses the roles of the...

Ancient World and Rights for Women

This paper contrasts and compares how women's rights are depicted in The Bible, 'The Odyssey' by Homer, and The Thousand and One N...

Religion in Early America

In five pages the original 13 American colonies are examined in terms of their diverse religious practices with the effects on wom...

Canadian Social Welfare and Abused Women

In seven pages this paper examines Britain's Poor Laws in this consideration of Canada's battered women's movement, its origins an...

1922 to 1945 Fascist Italy and Women

of all types, a contributing factor in the larger economic depression of the 1930s. Fascism in Italy sought to reduce the role of...

1800 to 1820 Fashions for Women

In ten pages this research paper presents an overview of the Regency Period of the 19th century as reflected in women's fashions a...

Black Women and Stereotypes

In six pages this paper discusses the Jezebel, Mammy, and Sapphire stereotypes for black women as referenced in Ar'n't I A Woman? ...

Dora's Case and Sigmund Freud

In five pages Sigmund Freud's famous 'Dora' case is examined in terms of the woman's background and the hysteria diagnosis. Four ...

Identity and its Power in the Shakespeare Heroines Mariana and Ophelia

In six pages this comparative analysis of the heroines featured in William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and Othello compares ...

The Psychological Experience of the Battered Woman

The fact that men who beat women have problems is discussed in depth as this paper explores the psychological implications for bat...

Social Problems Experienced by Battered Women

There are social pressures and prejudices which battered women face. In this twenty page research paper that includes fourteen bib...

Third World Representation of Women, a Critique

Feminists and nationalists frequently disagree on how to best represent third world women. This paper discusses various theories o...

Women's Problems, Differences in Gender, and Equal Rights

In five pages a consideration of various issues and problems pertaining to women's equal rights is presented in a for and against ...

Women's Movement and 'the New Feminism'

In seven pages this paper discusses the redefinition of feminism in this consideration of recent changes in the women's movement. ...

Pros and Cons of 2 Women's Professional Basketball Leagues

In eight pages this paper examines women's pro basketball popularity in an assessment of the pros and cons of 2 leagues. Ten sour...

Richard Epstein and Catherine MacKinnon's Perspectives on Law and Women's Rights

as pornography and rape, ordinarily fall into the womans domain. Feminist groups continue to fight for womens rights while others ...

Little Changes in Cultures with Regards to Women

In five pages this paper discusses how women's roles in the home have changed little throughout history or from one culture to ano...

US Supreme Court and Women

are clearly in the minority. There seems to be less women taking judgeships in the high courts, even though there are increasing...

A look at De Pauw's Battle Cries and Lullabies

This well written book by Linda De Pauw is discussed in depth. The book concerns the role of women in the military and especially ...

European Witch Hunt of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries and Its Reasons

orthodoxy on the fact of "witchcraft" (duBarry at ~greywing/ Malleus.htm). In the second half of the fifteenth century there...

Androgynous Corporate Style of Management Used by Women

In eight pages this research paper examines the androgyny of women's management styles. Six sources are cited in the bibliography...

Patriarchal Designs of Women's Roles

In a paper consisting of twenty three pages this paper discusses how the English patriarchal society designs women's life roles wi...

Lasting Impact of the Seneca Falls' Convention

In six pages this paper discusses women's rights and the impact of the 1848 Seneca Falls convention. Six sources are cited in the...

Comparison of Childrearing Practices

In five pages Muslim communities in the Middle East and the U.S. are compared in terms of the practices of each region regarding c...