from A Bibliography of Literary Theory, Criticism and Philology http://www. unizar. es/departamentos/filologia_inglesa/garciala/bibliography. html by Jose Angel Garcia Landa (University of Zaragoza, Spain) Juliet Mitchell Works Mitchell, Juliet. Woman’s Estate. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1971. _____. Psychoanalysis and Feminism: Freud, Rank, Laing, and Women. New York: Random House, …
The 1920’s was a huge struggle for women around the U. S. Huge rallies were formed and outrageous furry was spread city to city. All this drama and series of strikes was caused by the women that were eager to have the same rights as …
Around the turn of the 20th century, women were repressed by their own families and husbands which is pictured very well in the stories: “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “The Story of an Hour.” “The Yellow Wallpaper” written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is the story of …
India has the world’s largest number of professionally qualified women. It has more female doctors, surgeons, scientists and professors than the United Statesi. This is a remarkable accomplishment for Indian women. Despite all of this, for thousands of years Indian women have been treated unfairly …
Author and Era: The social and historical context, along with Kingston‘s childhood life and philosophies greatly influenced The Woman Warrior. As it is a memoir and is non-fiction, theses elements greatly influenced Kingston‘s childhood along with her parent‘s lives, the subject of her memoir. Kingston’s …
In House Keeping by Marilynne Robinson, the author uses feminist criticism to demonstrate the social construction of a family household that goes against the patriarchal structure or norm of a household. In the novel the main character of Ruthie is telling the story of her …
The Women’s Rights Movement Women’s Suffrage is a subject that could easily be considered a black mark on the history of the United States. The entire history of the right for women to vote takes many twists and turns but eventually turned out alright. This …
Introduction Gender roles and the topic on the association of women ‘femininity’ and men ‘masculinity’, has prevailed for decades. There has been hassle on the relationship between these two genders. Masculinity which is used mainly for men in the society has prevailed and this brought …
“Gryphon” is a short story about women. The author showed two types of women. The first type represented by the teacher, and the second type represented by the narrator’s mother. The teacher represents women who are free and not restricted by family. She was not …
Examine the patterns of and reasons for domestic violence in society (24 marks) Domestic violence is defined as physical, sexual or financial violence taking place within an intimate or family type relationship and forms a pattern of coercive and controlling behaviour. There are many patterns …
Femininity, a word that describes being a woman based on certain attributes, behaviors, and roles, is partially a social construct. In his historical novel Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow introduces various female characters, such as Evelyn Nesbit, the “it-girl” of the early 1900s, to expose the image …
The construction of a just and humane society, just like other social and institutional facts is a long and tedious process, nevertheless, the task needs to be done. Within the United States, the construction of such a society stands as a result of the various …
In my AS theatre studies course we have studied, Antigone a Greek tragedy by Sophocles and, Yerma by Federico Garcia Lorca which is a Spanish play based in the countryside of Andalusia. Both plays have their main characters female and both surround around the “injustice” …
A feminist is a theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes. Russell Scott Sanders, “The Men We Carry in Our Minds,” discusses his personal observation of the conflict of gender equality that grew in his mind after seeing the harsh lives …
Bell hooks is a prolific feminist writer and poet who was born as Gloria Jean Watkins. Hooks grew up in rural Kentucky in a small, segregated community with five sisters and one brother. Her father worked as a custodian for the U.S. Postal Service, and her mother worked …
Abstract Equal opportunity for men and women is a divisive global topic, and one that inspires political campaigning worldwide. In Western Nations, major steps were taken towards gender equality in the 20th century. However there are numerous milestones in both law and cultural perception that …
In the middle of the 18th century, women empowerment was greatly demonstrated through boycotts and uprisings. Not only women from the lower class suffered, but women from the middle class suffered as well. Lower class women who were working in factories would work the same …
Ibsen‘s ‘A Doll House’ and Glaspell‘s ‘Trifles‘ are feminist plays that portray the stereotypes against women in the early 20‘“ century. This essay compares Mrs. Nora Helmer and Mrs. Minnie Wrights, female characters from both plays, and how the authors use them to depict the …
Depiction of Women By: Charles Cotton In past generations, women have not been given the respect that they deserve. Sophocles once said, “Silence gives the proper grace to women. ” Men were always perceived as the dominant sex; women were just asked to perform in …
Interpretation of Yellow The short story “Yellow by Peter Carry Is about being Insecure and how lack of self- esteem can lead a person to suicide. It Is also about changing as a person by gathering enough courage to do It. The story revolves around …
The Three Big Waves of Feminism First-Wave Feminism: Women’s Right to Vote In 1776, the then First Lady of the United States was the first to raise her about women’s rights, telling her husband to “remember the ladies” in his drafting of new laws, yet …
Jewish feminism has had a significant impact on the development and expression of Judaism. They have faced many obstacles and brought about much change in the Jewish tradition. Jewish feminism is a movement that seeks to improve the religious, legal and social role and contribution …
Although most humans are born free, they can live life bound by the barriers and expectations of society. The novels The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie and Sister Wife focus on female protagonists who break out of the moulds their societies place them …
Stereotypes are rampant in our culture and have been a dilapidating issue in our civilization for a long while. The use of stereotypes to judge another human being can cause serious detriment to the success and happiness of others. Understanding what stereotypes are and how …
RESEARCH PROJECT Women in later life who have chosen to remain voluntarily childfree what are the implications if any? AIM The aim of the research is to explore the implications of remaining voluntarily childfree for women in later life within the New Plymouth district of …
In her essay, Feminist Criticism in the Wilderness, Showalter introduces and discusses the different explanations for the difference in women’s writing; the biology, psyche, language, and culture of women. Showalter finds fault with all but is partial to culture and discusses it at length. She …
Chapter 4: A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist- Feminism in the Late 20th Century* DONNA HARAWAY History of Consciousness Program, University of California, at Santa Cruz 1. AN IRONIC DREAM OF A COMMON LANGUAGE FOR WOMEN IN THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT This chapter is an …
The literature of the Victorian period is the synonymy of oppositions. Some of the oppositions introduced by this period are to be considered “vital” as they deal with the major human values. The list of the works known to be the best representations of the …
Paula Gunn asserts in her work “Pushing up the Sky” that tribal life of Native Americans possess an acceptable and dominated element of matriarchy and female- dominance. But she also make it clear that “tribal feminism” present in the tribal life was different to the …
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood is a widely popular novel based in the not so distant future where dictatorship rules and the United States of America is thrust under the weight of a theological leadership based on the laws given by God in the …
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