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19th Amendment and Women?s Issues, 2006.
An overview of the history of the women's liberation movement in America.
2,261 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper examines at the background to the 19th Amendment and the fight by women such as Susan B. Anthony and Lucy Stone to obtain equal rights for women. It also looks at how the women who fought long and hard to get the vote in the 19th century have translated themselves into the 21st century women who seek to unite the common aspirations and struggles of the helpless and disenfranchised, like women.
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"Two hundred members of the National Women's Party picketed the White House in Washington DC, holding signs and banners, but who were arrested and brutally treated by the police (Farber). New York joined the other states in granting women the right to vote. Montana elected Jeannette Rankin as the first woman member of the House of Representatives. Michigan, South Dakota and Oklahoma later joined the move. In 1919, both houses of Congress passed the 19th Amendment and, the following year, with ? of all the states ratified it. Pro-women suffrage advocates and supporters fought consistently and feverishly against those who opposed it."
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Women?s History and 19th Amendment, 2002.
A look at the status of women in the 1930's and 1940's in the United States.
1,036 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 36.95
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This paper examines how despite the passage of the right to vote, the structures of sexual and gender-based inequity continued. It examines women?s experiences from the Great Depression through the Second World War, giving particular focus on the activism and experiences of poor women and women of color.
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"On August 26, 1920, Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby quietly signed the Nineteenth Amendment into law. By guaranteeing all Americans the right to vote ?irrespective of sex,? the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment capped more than half a century?s worth of struggle by finally recognizing a woman?s right to vote. The Nineteenth Amendment was an important milestone in women?s rights. However, the suffragettes who thought that equality would be achieved through the vote were sadly mistaken."
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Women?s Health in the 19th Century, 2002.
This paper traces the evolution of women's health and medical practices through the 19th century, citing ?The Yellow Wallpaper? by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in the analysis of female hysteria.
3,817 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 104.95
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This paper explores women's health issues in the 19th century. The writer suggests that the attitudes of men toward women were central to issues concerning women?s health. The paper looks at primitive gynecologic practices, allopathic medicine, personalities including midwife Martha Ballard and trends such as Lydia Pinkham?s Vegetable Compound. The writer concludes that studying the history of the progress in women's health is an excellent way for women to learn what they will have to do to improve their own futures.
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"In the 19th century, any female complaint was likely to be considered a nervous disorder. The woman in ?The Yellow Wallpaper? is the victim of what contemporary men labeled ?hysteria? for which many hysterectomies were performed. Getting out from behind that male imposed wallpaper was a major effort of will for women. If she complained too much, a woman would most likely be subjected to the new hysterectomy procedure developed by Dr. Robert Battley, which had a very high mortality rate. Doctors like the husband in Gilman?s story provoked a reactionary movement that included the efforts of Dr. John Kellogg and Dr. Sylvester Graham, part of the popular health movement that flourished from 1820-1870. They encouraged loose, healthy clothing, exercise and steam baths for both sexes, advocated vegetarian, whole wheat, alcohol free diets and strongly rejected masturbation as sinful, lawless and unhealthy."
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"Unspoken Worlds: Women?s Religious Lives", 2004.
A look at how a woman?s influence can positively affect religion and culture through an examination of "Unspoken Worlds: Women?s Religious Lives" by N. Falk and R. Gross.
1,429 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper looks at how much of the feminist theology seems to triumph in breaking traditional understandings by creating new arguments or promoting new ideas to stretch the boundaries of religious life. In contrast, it looks at how Falk and Gross, in their work "Unspoken Worlds: Women?s Religious Lives", do little to work at separating the influence of culture and religion over tribal and historical religious beliefs. It shows how their approach is to find women who are active in the practice of their religious beliefs and support the belief that women have a valuable contribution to make to religious life, whether it is in the African tribal bush country or established Catholic hierarchy.
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"Today, women have not only joined the ranks of theologians, they have brought a new set of concerns and perspectives to the idea of God-talk (theo-logos). Adding the voices of women to the theological conversation is awakening the church to the experience, humanity, and holiness of half the human race. The vocal presence of women in the theological debate is also forcing a reexamination of assumptions about God, the Bible, church, gender, and family. Feminist theologians are not just adding a new wing to the theological library. They are giving birth to a theological revolution in Christianity."
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Women?s Music, 2002.
An investigation into the world of women?s music.
1,330 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 44.95
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This paper attempts to define what is women's music and examine its history, development and future. It discusses how women?s music is defined by its performers, by its audiences, by its content, by its style, and by its mode of transmission. Unless all of these elements are present, the result is not women?s music. It looks at how in general, women?s music is played by women, bought and listened to by women, addresses issues of concern to women, favors certain musical forms over others , is released by ?women?s music? labels and is played at women?s music festivals. It also discusses the influence of music on feminist groups who rely on music to help define them as a community and to give them a sense of purpose and on the lesbian movement.
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"Any investigation into the world of women?s music quickly reveals that there is no single vector along which a definition may be constructed, and this is no doubt one of the reasons that an easy definition tends to elude us. Women?s music is defined by its performers, by its audiences, by its content, by its style, and by its mode of transmission. Unless all of these elements are present, the result is not women?s music. Or it may fall into a category recognized within the women?s music community as ?not quite women?s music? ? a tacit recognition of its qualification along some but not all essential vectors. These different aspects of women?s music will be discussed in turn. Each of them allows for some ambiguity of classification, but women?s music is only considered to be such if at least some of the categories are unambiguously met."
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The Women?s Dress Movement, 2002.
An exploration of the movement and the progression of changes in women?s dress through the years.
1,475 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper presents an examination of the women?s dress movement. It is a history of the changes in women's clothing over the years from the feminists who stopped wearing corsets to those who pioneered the acceptance of women wearing trousers in society. It changed forever the attitude that society had about women?s obligation to look good regardless of the cost to comfort and health.
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"The 1870?s brought movement to change the undergarment instead of fighting society on the outer garment(Foster, 1984). "Emancipation Waists" were invented to give relief from the corset while still providing shape for the women who wore them. By the 1890?s the crinoline was history and skirts began to drag on the ground. This became impossible to deal with as they picked up all sorts of trash, debris and dirt as they dragged. Instead of returning to the undergarments that had been so intrusive in the past the women of the nation began to shorten the skirts. Because health consciousness was in style the skirt becoming shorter was accepted more readily than it otherwise might have been.
With Amelia Bloomer?s suggestion that the Turkish trouser would be more comfortable and the later acceptance of shorter skirts the dress reform movement was well underway and today women wear whatever they want to wear."
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Women in U.S. Prisons, 2002.
A discussion of the injustices in the U.S. women?s prison system.
1,473 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper looks at how the justice system is designed to enact punishment on those who have committed a crime, but how for many women incarcerated in the United States the prison system is nothing less than a torture chamber. It examines how for these women, sexual abuse and gross misconduct at the hands of those who are supposed to protect them are commonplace. It provides statistics on women in U.S prisons, an outline of specific issues faced by female prisoners and why these conditions actually exist. It concludes with possible solutions to these problems and current investigations by groups such as Amnesty International.
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"Women are being sold as sex slaves to male inmates. (Ruggiero) If this was not deplorable enough, the guards themselves are using the women for their own sexual pleasure. The incidence of rape, defined as sexual intercourse with a woman by a man without her consent and chiefly by force or deception, (Webster?s Online Dictionary) is a ?fairly rare phenomenon?. (Olson) This by no means belittles the unjust sexual relationships occurring. The officers are using their position of power to force the inmates to have sex with them so in effect that is rape."
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"Patience and Power: Women?s Lives in a Moroccan Village", 2002.
The paper provides a book review of Susan Schaefer Davis' 1985 work
"Patience and Power: Women?s Lives in a Moroccan Village", which presents an account of the economic activity of women in the small village of Sidi Embarek, Morocco.
1,038 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 36.95
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The paper examines how the authoress looks beyond traditional economic analysis and succeeds in showing how Moroccan women wield power in the informal economy and the private sphere. The paper discusses the woman's lack of identity and need to protect her honor, using examples from the book to clarify points. The paper also looks at the types of socially acceptable work Moroccan women were allowed to carry out.
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"Like many societies, there were strict social rules in place regarding the status and roles of women in Sidi Embarek in the early 1980s. Women clearly did not enjoy as much freedom as men. The women could not hold public office and were expected to fulfill domestic and household chores. In many ways, the women in Sidi Embarek are akin to property. Their identities are always subsumed with the menfolk, making them someone?s wife or daughter. For example, sons were expected to care for their elderly parents. When married, a woman ?belongs? to her husband?s family and is expected to take care of her in-laws. For this reason, Davis says that sons were often valued over daughters."
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The Fight for Women?s Rights, 2002.
This paper discusses the people who were instrumental in changing the political and social ?landscape? of American women in the 19th and 20th centuries: John Adams, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan Brownell Anthony, Frederick Douglass and Betty Friedan.
925 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper presents the important contributions of each individual in shaping the history of the women sector as they fight for their rights and liberation from the patriarchal and oppressive American society during their time.The author presents Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who organized the first women?s convention, the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, where the ?Declaration of Sentiments? was publicly announced the base for the 19th amendment in the US Constitution. The paper cites that Betty Friedan?s psychological and social analysis of the American women sector paved the way for a new women?s rights (feminist) movement, giving women the opportunities in a society previously dominated by men.
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"John Quincy Adams is the second president of the United States and one of the main proponents for the formulation of the US Declaration of Independence. Adams figures into the women?s rights history because he is the spokesman for the Declaration of Independence proposal in the Congress during his term as a legislator. The drafting of the Declaration of Independence became an important chance for women to assert their rights in the society, such as the right to vote and have jobs/roles equal to that of men?s roles and jobs. The formation of the Declaration of Independence became an important issue as Adams considered the significance of the inclusion of women?s rights to the law that will be formulated. Despite the influential opinion of his wife Abigail Adams to take into consideration the rights of women in the society, Adams have a different view of how the Declaration of Independence will be crafted?that is, women?s rights will not be included in the said law."
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Women?s Roles and Rights, 2006.
An analysis of the struggle for women's rights during the 18th and 19th centuries.
2,950 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This paper looks at the radical changes in women's roles and rights in America during the 18th and 19th centuries. The paper begins by briefly looking at their legal status in the 16th and 17th centuries. Next, the paper turns to a discussion of the struggle for women's rights within the context of the Age of Enlightenment, which began during the 18th century. The paper shows that while strides were being made, much progress was denied by the very men who were agitating for social change within the upper echelons of power. The paper then examines the impact of the Industrial Revolution on women's roles in society. Within the context of social change, the paper looks at the role of women in the abolitionist movement and examines how the suffrage movement for women differed from that for former slaves. The paper concludes with a discussion of the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote.
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Women's Legal Status in the 16th and 17th Century
Women's Rights in the 18th Century
Women and the Industrial Revolution
Women Abolitionists
Women's versus Black Man's Suffrage After the Civil War
Introduction of the Women's Suffrage Amendment
Women's Suffrage Becomes a Reality in 1920
Conclusion
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"The modern Western struggle for women's rights began in the 18th century during the Age of Enlightenment. Political philosophers in Europe began to question traditional ideas that based the rights of citizens on their wealth and social status. Instead, leaders of the Enlightenment argued that all individuals were born with natural rights, and improved education and more egalitarian social structures could correct inequalities. Such radical ideas about equality and the rights of citizens helped inspire both the American Revolution in 1775 and the French Revolution in 1789--and spurred many women to claim equal rights as well. The fact was that women actually suffered many set backs in their unwritten rights during the "Age of Enlightenment". Earlier women of means had been writers, poets, dramatists, painters and thinkers. Rousseau's contention that women were not rational helped relegate many women to the status of "beast of burden". Where the wealthy had formally educated their women in the 16th and 17th Century so that they could intelligently discuss everything from politics to mathematics, this became less fashionable in the 18th Century."
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Women?s Issues 1920-1930, 2002.
A discussion of women's issues in America during the 1920's and 1930's.
948 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 33.95
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This paper looks at how the path to women?s equality has always been a slow process and how the 1920s and 1930s were slower than most periods. It examines how women suffered as the economy headed south and women had not yet united to support causes such as the Equal Rights Amendment. It analyzes the small amount of headway women did make during these troubled times. Women began to advance a women?s control over her reproduction and sexuality and the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) brought sexism into the broader context of racial discrimination.
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"However, after the initial surge of support for women's rights with the passage of the 19th Amendment, feminist fervor diminished throughout the latter half of the decade and all but disappeared during the Depression. And with that reduced support for women's rights came a renewal of traditional belief that women belonged in the home, not in the workplace. The proposed Equal Rights Amendment rarely received positive mention and was far removed from public concern. And, during the Depression, society viewed working women as stealing jobs from men who needed them to support their families. The sexist request that women refrain from entering the realm of the employed to solve the men's unemployment problem came from labor unions, state and federal governments, and employers alike."
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Women?s Athletics on the Rise, 2002.
A paper which explores how women's participation in athletics has increased dramatically in contemporary American sporting history.
947 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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The paper explores how, over the past decade, women?s athletics has seen an exceptional increase in popularity. While ?traditional? women?s sportssuch as tennis, gymnastics and ice-skating have always been popular among the American public, other sports such as soccer, basketball and boxing are gaining new fans. The paper shows, however, that the popularity of women in sports has not been an overnight phenomenon. It explores how women athletes have been slowly knocking down barriers for decades, from Wilma Rudolph (track) to Billie Jean King (tennis) to Nancy Lieberman Kline (basketball), women athletes have done more than just compete, that have campaigned for the inclusion of women in sports and have been outstanding advocates for women in athletics. This paper explores the rise of women's participation in athletics and how the present day has witnessed the best support for women athletes in American history.
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"Undeniably, women have made remarkable strides in athletics. Women athletes have much more issues to conquer than their male counterparts. For example, male athletes do not have to deal with sexism and a culture that prevents them from realizing their true potential. A revolutionary law, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in any educational program or activity at any educational institution that is a recipient of federal funds. Since the enacting Title IX there has been over an eight hundred percent increase in athletics participation among high school girls. The increase in the number of females participating in sports at all levels from elementary school to professional athletes lies in the paradigm shift in our shared values and beliefs."
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Women?s Rights, 2002.
A comprehensive discussion of the origins and progression of the Women's Rights Movement.
2,336 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper outlines the history of the Women?s Rights Movement. A detailed description of three central female figures involved, is provided: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Lucy Stone. Each of these women's roles played in the progression of the Women's Rights Movement is discussed. The various legislative successes enjoyed by the early Women?s Rights Movement are presented.
The Start of the Revolution
The Unjust Treatment of Women
Declaration of Sentiments
Ridicule Turns to Power
Susan B. Anthony
Lucy Stone
Conclusion
Works Cited
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"In July 13, 1848, the Women?s Rights Movement began (Degler). Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a housewife and mother, discussed the status of women during a tea with four female friends. Stanton expressed her dissatisfaction regarding the limitations placed on women under America's new democracy. She wondered aloud why women did not enjoy the same freedom as men, despite the fact that they had taken equal risks during the American Revolution (Degler, p. 96). Stanton and her friends agreed that the new republic would benefit from having women play greater roles in society. The women create a plan to change things on this day."
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Middle Eastern Women?s Oppression, 2001.
A look at women's rights in the Middle East under strict Islamic rule.
4,100 words (approx. 16.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 110.95
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This is a fifteen-page paper on women?s oppression in the Middle East and how it relates to contemporary issues in the United States. With the coming to power of Islamic fundamentalists in 1992, women?s rights to full participation in social, economic, cultural and political life of the country was drastically curtailed and later on summarily denied them by the Taliban.
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"Islamic fundamentalism looks upon women as sub-humans, fit only for household slavery and as a means of procreation. Such an outrageous view has incredibly been elevated to the status of official policy with the coming to power of the ignorant Taliban who are still in control of 90% of Afghanistan including the capital Kabul. With the coming to power of Islamic fundamentalists in 1992, women?s right to full participation in social, economic, cultural and political life of the country was drastically curtailed and later on summarily denied them by the Taliban. "
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The Woman?s Role, 2002.
The following paper discusses whether one can be a wife and a fully autonomous human being at the same time with specific reference to Charlotte Gilman?s novella "The Yellow Wallpaper", Kate Chopin?s novel "The Awakening" and Alice Walker?s ?Roselilly?.
1,715 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper looks at three women?s work and contends that, then and now, it is still difficult to insert the many-faceted character that lies within the hearts of all women into a role quite specifically and narrowly defined by identities of faith and gender. It is of the writer?s opinion that it is not possible to be a wife and a person in the fullest sense of the word, under the current social constructions, restrictions and restraints placed upon women during the time periods these works were written.
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?Gilman?s fictional alter ego is convinced that there is a person behind the wallpaper straining to get out. The heroine, as a result of the cure, has so little sense of her own body she seems to confuse her sense of self with the objects around her. This is stressed early on in the tale as she thinks: ?I lie here on this great immovable bed?it is nailed down, I believe?and follow that pattern about by the hour.? The bed is nailed down as the woman is nailed down, supposedly for her own well being. Unfortunately, no one around her can give her voice enough to state that truly it is she who wishes to escape the emotionally and intellectually confining roles of woman (and of wife, supposedly the highest function a woman can aspire to) society has encased and incarcerated her in. The man watches the woman helplessly at the tale?s close as she crawls around her sick room, much more emotionally fraught than she was at the beginning of the book, peeling off the wallpaper. He has returned, hopefully to find her cured only he finds her even madder.?
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