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More Than a Century and a Half of Contributions by Women to the Labor Movement

This paper considers how since the nineteenth century women have contributed to the labor movement and the workforce with African ...

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...

The Treatment of Mentally Ill Women in the 19th Century

This 5 page paper discusses the way mentally ill women were treated in the 19th century. The writer argues that mental illness oft...

Women's Equality and the NOW Role

women who historically have been kept in lesser paying positions and, even when they managed to work their way into better positio...

Foreign Policy of Egypt and Women's Rights

In ten pages this paper examines Egypt's policies regarding women and women's rights. Eight sources are cited in the bibliography...

Choreographers and Ballet

In eight pages ballet is examined from the perspectives of four choreographers Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan, William Forsyt...

Beauty Pageants

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

Criminal Justice System and Women

In five pages this paper discusses the criminal justice system and the problems posed by women in an overview of protocol and reha...

Women in Three Hardy Novels

This 6 page paper explores the status of women in the Victorian era by examining the way they are presented in three Hardy novels,...

Women's Roles in 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In 6 pages this paper analyzes how women's roles in these works by Homer reflect the cultural perceptions of women in ancient Gree...

Literature of the Sixteenth through Eighteenth Centuries and Women's Debate

In 2 pages the 'debate about women' during this time period are examined in a discussion of Arraignment of Lewd, Idle, Froward, an...

Women's Rights and a Speech by Sojourner Truth

offered chivalrous acts, such as with going through doors and stepping over mud puddles; however, she also acknowledges that she, ...

Richard Hall's Patriots in Disguise

In three pages this paper discusses women in Civil War combat within the context of Hall's book and examines women's significant r...

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 ...

Issues Surrounding Breast Implants

In eight pages popular literature is reviewed in this discussion of breast implants and examines why women opt for this procedure ...

Barbara Walters and a Theoretical TV Symposium on Women

In three pages this paper discusses a theoretical TV symposium regarded on the presentation of women in literature and thoughts on...

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, Gardening, and Artist Mary Cassatt

In five and a half pages this paper examines how women and gardening are thematically portrayed in the uses of composition, perspe...

A Review of The Clerk's Tale and Traffic in Women

A 10 page exploration of the 1975 contentions of anthropologist Gayle Rubin. Her article, The Traffic in Women Notes on the Poli...

Shelters for Battered Women

Shelters for women who have been abused is the focus of this paper as is domestic violence in a general sense. How battered women ...

Role of Women in Three Norse Sagas

This paper discusses the role of women in three Norse sagas. The writer argues that "Njal's Saga" and "Laxdaela's S...

Work, Women, and a Constant Balancing Act

In eight page this paper discusses working women in an overview of the delicate balance women must maintain between home and work,...

Women's Role in Nazi Germany Researched By Claudia Koonz

The research of Claudia Koonz is the focus of this paper on the role of women in the Third Reich. She concludes that far from bein...

Modern Society and Gender Roles

In 5 pages this paper contrasts and compares how gender roles are defined regarding men and women in Iron John's Regarding the Dif...

Public Welfare and the Roles of Women According to Adrienne Rich, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and John Stuart Mill

In six pages public welfare is examined with the focus being on women's contributions in a consideration of such texts as 'Of Woma...

Fear, Residence, Elderly Women, and Crime

In eight pages the relationship between the housing arrangements of elderly women, their fear regarding crime and why they might b...

Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Pagan and Jewish Women

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares Pagan women with Jewish women in ancient Greek and Roman societies in terms of the...

Reform Movements of the 19th Century

In five pages this paper examines antislavery, women's rights, prison, education, and temperance movements of the 19th century and...