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Beauty Pageants

contributing to the betterment of the world in which she lives. For example, "Miss National Pre-Teen" was created in 1980 a...

Women and the Film Portrait of Teresa

In seven pages this paper examines the movie Portrait of Teresa in an examination of women's struggles and the control exerted by ...

Analyzing 'The Joys of Motherhood' by Buchi Emecheta

find "something she was good at" (Holmes PG). Much of the young Buchi Emecheta can be found in the female protagonist, Nnu Ego, i...

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 ...

Colonial Fashions and How They Evolved

In six pages this paper discusses the seventeenth and eighteenth century evolution of Quaker men's and women's fashions and how th...

Iran's Development and the Effects of Women's Rights Issues

In five pages this paper examines Iran's economic development and the impact of women's rights. Four sources are cited in the bib...

Overview of the Text When I Was Puerto Rican

In six pages this paper discusses the US and its Puerto Rican culture in a text overview that includes cultural variations, the La...

Second World War and Women's Status

In three pages this research paper discusses the impact of the Second World War and its aftermath upon women's status in the workp...

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. ...

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 ...

The Cultural Messages of "Beauty and the Beast"

to "active" and "aggressive" pursuits. This is not the model we find in Beauty and the beast. In the fairy tale itself (this expl...

Lisa See's "Snow Flower And The Secret Fan" - Foot Binding And Tradition

Chinese culture recognized womens inherent value. This is not to say, however, that women - even at their most esteemed positions...

Women in Toltec and Aztec History

is also an element to the culture that believes in the forces that are both feminine and masculine, studying both in order to bett...

The U.S. in the Progressive Era

there was a genuine concern in America at the time over the abuses and injustices ordinary people suffered at the hands of the wea...

Ryan's Empire of the Mother

must have felt. Child makes a bold statement and Ryan sees fit to include it in her work. Ryan (1985) adds in the context of Child...

A Woman’s Beauty

unattractive, but a woman must never be unattractive. As such beauty is sought out, or desired by, all women to some degree becaus...

Do Women Need To Get Married?

own reason for and support of the holy vows of matrimony. For example, marriage is a very natural and expected occurrence within ...

Women in The Iliad

This 3 page paper discusses the role women play in "The Iliad" when it comes to marriage and sexual relationships; it also discuss...

Explication of a Passage in "The Scarlet Letter"

done if they are to change their existence. She wonders if its possible for women to ever be truly happy. She wonders if existence...

Global Woman and the Problems Faced by Migrant Female Workers

serious social problem. In delving into this issue, it should be noted that many women who leave their nations do so to become nan...

A Young Woman's Life Choices

goal. My father is a college grad but my mother did not attend school beyond high school, and I know that she regrets that. She ha...

Male and Female Roles in Marriage

is very much an equal reality in a marriage. Men and women are expected to treat each other respectfully, and to care about one an...

Mary Tyler Moore Show & Feminist Theory

photogenic, but air-headed newscaster. Additional cast members were Valerie Harper, as Marys best friend Rhoda; Cloris Leachman, n...

The Evolution Of Women - Feminism

in terms of political and economic equality. We can also say that political feminism officially began with the suffragette movemen...

Change and Chinese Women

womans personal and relational conduct than any other contemporary sources of the time" (Condravy, 2005). In terms of what...

Medical 'Conditions' and Women

wait until later ages to marry and begin to think about having children. For many, by the time they have achieved what they want ...

Nursing Assessment and Elderly Woman Interview

individual, this woman does reflect on the past and has some regrets, but some optimistic comments are made as well. In evaluat...

Themes in William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Sophocles' Oedipus

Jocastas acceptance of her role and of the death of her son is fundamental to the actions of the play. When Oedipus kills Laius a...

3 Issues Pertaining to Latin American Society

In six pages this research paper discusses women's roles in Latin America and the economic effects, the Catholic Church throughout...