Essays on Feminism

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 …

There is no doubt that activists and activist agencies have played a role in shaping the history of women, and a large amount of the historiography of women’s history has given excessive attention to the role of activists. Popular history tends to take a Rankeian …

Abstract At the beginning of the 20th century women in Britain were in an inferior position to men in virtually all walks of life. The actions of individuals had a major impact on the development of equal opportunities for women. The two world wars gave …

The theme of feminism as it relates to A Doll’s House concerns mainly Nora’sreactions to the alternate drives of so called domestic tranquility and the formulation of an effective identity that works outside of the domestic sphere. (more…)

Literary Essay of “Out, Out –“ A Poem by Robert Frost Katrina Good South University Online Literary Essay of “Out, Out –“a Poem by Robert Frost The poem, “Out, Out –“ by Robert Frost (1916) uses many narrative elements, a few of them being the …

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 …

Target 1: How useful is source A as evidence about attitudes towards suffragettes in 1908? Explain your answer using source and knowledge from your studies. The attitudes towards suffragettes in 1908 were mixed; everyone had their own opinions of them. Some people were very supportive …

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 …

Consider the various ways in which Wilde presents the role of women in contemporary society in A Woman of No Importance. Compare and contrast this with Shaw’s presentation of the female characters in Mrs. Warren’s Profession. Ensure that you offer alternative viewpoints in your answer …

To what extent is feminist cr ism helpful in opening up potential meanings in Thomas Hardy’s The withered Arm”? The short story, “The Withered Arm” explores the role of women in society, their submission to men as well as their independence while at all times …

Introduction The history of women and their oppression has been well documented in literature. Several authors have explored the origin of women oppression. Women’s oppression has its roots in capitalism which has existed for many centuries (Stuart & Martin 1989). Their oppression is of course …

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 …

Today, women have more liberty to do as they please. There are many positions in companies held by women. There was even a woman who ran for presidency in 1872. Additionally, there are many companies founded and ran by women. These show that home is …

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” …

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 …

1. Examine the plot of your essay. Explain the basis of reasoning. The story begins by portraying Connie’s character. She is rebellious, self-centered, romantic, seductive, but lacks experience. Her life was portrayed as a girl whose only confidence was rooted from her charm and beauty. …

Logan Rogers ENG 102 Childless Women; Victims At Their Jobs? In today’s economy there are many women beginning to enter the workforce; mothers and childless women both. However, are childless women victimized in the workplace? Often times working mothers have to work half days or …

“A critical theory of hegemony directs attention to questioning the prevailing order of the world. ”(Bieler, Morton, pg 82) One of the most famous theorists of Neo Gramscanism is Robert Fox. His contribution towards the formation of conceptual frame work is immense. According to his …

Labeling theory originated by Howard S. Becker, assumes that people in powerful positions determine what is deviant and that no act is intrinsically deviant or normal. A person, once labelled a criminal after the first deviation, will be labelled as such and this results in …

Kelsey Johnson Dr. Michele levy ENGL 336 April 14, 2013 Weekly Informal Response 1a. “Kureishi’s articulation of his identity crisis is both an index of the pain of feeling devoid of secure roots, and also something we might use as a pivotal moment when thinking …

The oppression of women as women PHIL 202 – Assignment 1 26/01/2012 The patriarchal society in which we live has systematically oppressed women for centuries. It is not until extremely recent history, with the Women’s Liberation Movement, that women have been able to take meaningful …

Stereotyping is not actually a bad thing. However, the consequences of stereotyping are the ones that are important and matter (Marinelli and Baker, 2000). The people may ignore the existence of these stereotypes but the effects of these on the people are very crucial. Image, …

The eighteenth century novels, Fanny Hill a Woman of Pleasure by John Cleveland, The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, and Mary the Wrongs of a Woman by Wollstonecraft are episodes of women being subject to men. Though women were treated as a subject, history …

Over twenty years after its release, Fatal Attraction continues to inspire discussion and controversy. While the movie comfortably takes its place as one of the biggest blockbusters of the 1980s and one of the most unforgettable thrillers in cinematic history, there are many that contend …

May I ask you about something which is troubling me very much? I have decided to write and ask you directly because of my great admiration for you and all your work. Especially the latest novel which I have seen: The Féminin mystique. You speak …

Feminism is a theory that mainly converges on gender as a field of examination through the interpretation of cultural exercises while proposing a range of experiences peculiar to women. It raises essential questions about the social character of women in affairs of exchange and production …

Paul Noguera February – 25 Women Participation during the Mexican Revolution Women played a big role during the Mexican revolution. Before the Mexican revolution, women always were discriminated and isolated by men; they had always lived under male control and their dominance on many aspects …

Another important skill that is in application in counseling is writing. This can be described as the presentation of thoughts and ideas in textual medium which is quite different from illustration. (more…)

Throughout history, women have played an incredibly important role in shaping the world that we live in, although the recognition for these women has been thrown by the wayside. The reasons for this are plenty, but women’s role as the perceived inferior gender has only …

I think that the whole reconstruction era went Just the way it was supposed to. Just to think that something so small of a change could have rewritten history for bad or for good. I think that if Lincoln could have carried out his plan …