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Women in 19th Century America, 2008.
The paper discusses how women were treated as second class citizens in America in the latter half of the 19th century.
1,302 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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The paper looks at how, by 1863, women in the US were beginning to influence the economy due in large part to the Civil War and the shortage of male labor. The paper looks at how many men, however, endorsed the societal norm of the time that a woman's rightful place was in the home. The paper describes how women starting their own businesses found it very hard to secure adequate credit to start and expand their businesses. The paper portrays how even resourceful women were relegated by societal norms to the role of glorified housekeeper.
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"One has to only look at the Declaration of Sentiments issued at the end of The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 for historical proof that women were treated as second class citizens in America in the latter half of the 19th century.1 If women were in fact treated legally, politically and socially as men's equals, there would have been no convention, no one hundred and fifty plus year feminist movement in America. Women may well have made only limited progress in the subsequent half century in elevating their status, but there is ample evidence that it was not for lack of trying."
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Hurting Canadian Women in the 19th Century, 2002.
How the labor market affected women's status in the 19th century in Canada.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the severity of women suffering in the 19th century labour market. Illustrated is how women's roles were predetermined and pushed into being house labourers.
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History: 19th century America, 2006.
An understanding and evaluation of the growth and expansion of 19th century America.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses how the basis of expansion into the west relied on a great many factors in the 19th century. America was a nation had land and bountiful resources, which allowed immigration, trade and land grabbing to become prominent. The paper further discusses how America as a young nation, rely on aggressive and often brutal measures to gain land with foreign entities, such as the Native Americans and Mexicans, which helped fuel a cut-throat economy for a white hegemonic population.
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"This historical study will evaluate the critical point that led to American expansion during the 19th century, and why the economic and immigrant related polices that helped to make this country grow. By learning of the westward expansion, one can realize the power of immigration and economics that helped to expand the boundaries of a young country. In essence, the economic and immigrant based trends of the America as a nation to grow into world power beginning at the Atlantic Ocean, and ending at the Pacific Ocean by the end of the century. The economic power of early America in the 19th century was based on trade and through westward expansion. The economic affect that fur trading had on the American west can be found through supply and demand."
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Peasant Women of 19th Century France, 2002.
Historical account of the lives of peasant women in France during the 19th century.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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A study of the lives and culture of French peasant women during the 19th century. Discusses the influence of the Revolution, and of Napoleon's structural improvements, on rural France and (indirectly) on the role of women in the economy. Also covers rural schooling efforts and the influence of industrialization on population and materials available in rural areas.
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The Role of Women in 19th Century England, 2002.
This paper compares two essays about the role of women in 19th Century England written by Sarah Stickney Ellis (excerpt from ?The Wives of England?- 1843) and Jeanne Deroin (excerpt from ?Almanach des Femmos?- 1852).
980 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 2 sources, $ 34.95
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This paper defines that these two critical essays are essential studies of how women?s role in 19th Century English society shifted from one of subordination to a more liberal, even radical criticism of the society?s treatment of women. This paper discusses Ellis? essay, which talks about women?s subordination to men and Deroin's later essay, which criticizes the unjust and unequal treatment of the society to its women, particularly in their role as wives, mothers, and as women inside the family institution.
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"Ellis? essay, an excerpt from her book, ?The Wives of England,? talks about the ways and actions a woman must portray in public in order to be considered an intelligent and ?rational? individual by her society. The essay is described as an advisory about the necessary actions a woman must do in order to make their husbands, or the men, ?feel like kings in their own households and thereby become aware of just how much they need their devoted wives.? Ellis started her essay by stating that the role of men in the society is essential and their role as the ?head of a household? are both vital functions to which the males of the society must attend. In effect, Ellis makes it clear that the role of women fades in comparison with the important work men must do to both maintain the stability and security of the society and his family."
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Women's Suffrage in the 19th Century, 2007.
This paper examines the women's suffrage movement in America during the 19th century.
1,137 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper traces the history of the women's suffrage movement in 19th century America, with an emphasis on its leaders and goals. In particular, the contributions of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Fanny Wright are illustrated through their writings and lectures. The paper states that women earning the right to vote meant a nearly complete transformation of social norms in the United States. The paper also describes the connection between the abolitionist movement and women's suffrage. The writer concludes that despite the ratification of the 19th Amendment, women still suffered from widespread discrimination and continue to fight for equal rights even today.
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"Susan B. Anthony and scores of other prominent suffragists rallied as much for the cause of abolition as for women's rights. One of the most notable companion causes of 19th century suffragists was the temperance movement. In fact, suffragist Frances Willard had been intimately involved in the Christian Temperance movement and in 1891 became president World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union. The temperance movement's primary objective was the reduction in alcohol abuse, and in 1872, the Prohibition Party became the "first national political party to recognize the right of suffrage for women in its platform," ("Women's History in America"). Therefore, the women's suffrage movement did not exist in isolation of other social, economic, and political causes."
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Women in 19th Century Literature, 2002.
This paper discusses the short stories, ?The Yellow Wallpaper? by Charlotte Gilman, ?The Storm" by Kate Chopin, and ?Eveline? by James Joyce, which depict women's lives in the 19th century society.
1,330 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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The paper describes and analyzes each of these short stories. The author feels that all of the three woman protagonists in the short stories represented women empowerment in their own manner, who achieved liberty to become themselves by going against the norms of the society, and by defying the people and the society that continue to repress them as free women in their respective societies.
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"?The Storm? also is a story that talks about women empowerment through freedom to express repressed love and longing for one?s true love. Calixta, the protagonist in the story, is a hardworking housewife, who experienced her ?life-changing? experience one day, when a storm has occurred in their place. The storm in the story signifies the ?turbulent? events that happened between Calixta and her old love, Alcee, when both experienced freedom for once in their lives and were able to release their love for each other, after they made love during the storm. Calixta?s old lover represents the wrong decisions and regrets that she had made in her life. The fact that both Calixta and Alcee were married when they had committed themselves to make love is a radical expression and defiance to the society?s norms about fidelity and trust to one?s spouse. Instead of looking at Calixta somewhat condemningly after she had committed ?adultery? by making love with a married man like Alcee, what the readers will feel is that their brief encounter with each other, their brief expression of love for each other is justified."
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Women in 18th and 19th Century American Literature, 2004.
This paper discusses two popular works of American literature illustrating the position of women during the 18th and 19th century, "The Hidden Hand" by E.D.E.N. Southworth (1888) and "The Coquette" by Hannah Foster (1797).
1,270 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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This paper relates the way the main characters, Capitola Black, in "The Hidden Hand" by E.D.E.N. Southworth, and Eliza Wharton, in "The Coquette" by Hannah Foster, portray, in diverse ways,the progression of women in American society. The author points out that these literary works depict the struggles and victories of women as they fought their way towards progress and eventual liberation in the society. The paper states that, in Southworth's and Foster?s novels, the role of women progressed by adopting masculine characteristics while maintaining their femininity.
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"Capitola Black, or Cap, in the novel The Hidden Hand is an example of a 19th century-woman who adopts a masculine personality in order to initiate progress in the society. This is a practical decision to make on her part, since she has been aware that opportunities, especially job offers, are limited for women and abundant for men. The development of Cap?s character in the novel is best embodies by a comparative analyses of the characters of Cap, Clara Day, and Mrs. Le Noir, which all embody the kinds of women existing during Southworth?s time. Cap, as mentioned earlier, is illustrated as a feisty woman, working her way up in the economic ladder by disguising herself as a young man: ?? And so because I was a girl there seemed to be nothing but starvation or beggary before me!... I felt bitter against Fate for not making me a boy? Yes, sir, and the only thing that made me feel sorry was to see what a fool I had been not to turn to a boy before, when it was so easy! And from that day forth I was happy and prosperous!? "
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The Urbanization of the Late 19th Century America, 1972.
This paper discusses the urbanization of the late 19th century America with emphasis on population migration, European immigration, technology and city-based industries.
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"The years following the Civil War ushered in the modern era of cities. It was during the half century between the Civil War and World War I that the move from the country to the city took place. In 1860, less than a quarter of the American population lived in a city or town; by 1890 the figure had reached a third; by 1910, nearly half.
The urbanization of late 19th century America took place at a staggering pace. Chicago, for example, doubled its population every decade but one between 1850 and 1890, growing from 30,000 to over a million in little more than a generation. Los Angeles jumped from less than 5,000 in 1860 to more than 100,000 in 1900, and Denver from nothing at all to 134,000, while Memphis with 23,000 in the earlier year exceeded 100,000 in the latter. In the nation as a whole, the proportion of people living in towns ... "
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Women in 19th-century Literature, 2005.
An analysis of the portrayal of women in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" and William Dean Howells' "Editha".
1,543 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper analyzes literary portrayals of women in the 19th century. It particularly focuses on two contrasting examples in literature: Charlotte Perkins Gilman's work, "The Yellow Wallpaper" and William Dean Howells' work, "Editha." It discusses the portrayal and oppression of the women in the novels and discusses how this portrayal was relevant to understanding the lives of women at the time. It also looks how these particular women dealt with their feelings of oppression.
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"The roles of women have changed throughout history, but perhaps never so drastically as during the 19th century. Literature from the times gives good insight as to the lives of women, how they lived and what was expected of them. Popular 19th century literature is full of advice about proper house keeping, the piousness of housework, as well as what a woman's daily duties should be. Women were expected to keep their home clean, bake, provide three meals a day, mend clothing, raise children, and keep up gardens and farms, as well as keeping their homes presentable and pleasant to their husbands. These were only a few of the many duties and tasks assigned to the majority of women in the 19th century. Although it has been shown that the majority of women were very unhappy in this lifestyle, many were powerless to do anything about it. There were however some women writers who wrote about the different situations these women were faced with, in an attempt to bring on change, equality, and equal opportunities in all arenas."
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Women in 19th Century Literature, 2002.
A discussion of the depiction of women in Nathaniel Hawthorne?s ?Rapaccini?s Daughter? and "The Scarlet Letter" and Edgar Allen Poe?s ?Ligeia?.
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This paper examines how in the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allen Poe, both authors depict women who struggle and suffer at the hands of masculine stereotypes. Using examples from Hawthorne?s ?Rapaccini?s Daughter? and "The Scarlet Letter" and Poe?s ?Ligeia?, their depiction of women characters illustrates each authors sensitivity to the plight of women in the 19th century.
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"In Rappaccini?s Daughter? Hawthorne tells a stark tale of a woman manipulated by her father?s selfish ambitions. Her father, Rappaccini, is ?not restrained by natural affection from offering up his child in this horrible manner as the victim of his insane zeal for science?. Beatrice is described at the end of the story as ?a poor victim of man?s ingenuity,? destroyed by the unwieldy hand of man, her father?s as well as Giovanni?s. Both men thrust upon her their notions of femininity. Giovanni?s desire for a woman of beauty is the catalyst for Beatrice?s downfall. "
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Peasant Women of 19th Century France., 2002.
A study of the lives and culture of French peasant women during the 19h century.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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A study of the lives and culture of French peasant women during the 19h century. Discusses the influence of the Revolution, and of Napoleon's structural improvements, on rural France and (indirectly) on the role of women in the economy. Also covers rural schooling efforts and the influence of industrialization on population and materials available in rural areas.
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Feminism In 19th Century Britain And America, 2002.
Compares and contrasts the first and second waves of feminism in Britain and America.
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The paper is an attempt at defining the difference and comparing the first and second wave of feminism as experienced in America and Britain.
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Urban Change in 18th and 19th Century America, 2002.
This paper compares the functions of American urban centers in 1700 and 1900.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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In 1700 urban centers in America were few, dominated by London and primarily administrative and service based. By 1900 they had become centers of manufacturing and the locus of Fordism. Also, they were significantly larger, more numerous and dominated by domestic central places rather than London.
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Latin Women in 17th - 19th Centuries, 2006.
Examines issues relating to marriage, sexuality and childbirth of Latin women through these centuries.
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This paper analyzes the sexual and marital lives of women in four major Latin American cities between the 17th and 19th centuries. By analyzing and comparing the experiences of women in Mexico City, Bahia, Buenos Aries and Lima, this paper shows that while there were certainly some differences in the intimate lives of the populations in these areas, there were more often vastly similar social norms and religious institutions which resulted in similar life experiences from one major city to another. Further, this paper discusses these differences and similarities in terms of their effects on the sexual and marital lives of the women in colonial Latin America.
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"Only women who were virgins when single, monogamous when married, and chaste when widowed were allowed legal discourse (Seed 1988). Sexual crimes such as concubinage, incest, bigamy, and abortion were often harshly punished when the offender were female (Seed 1988). Further, prostitution was illegal, as was adultery, and both were punishable by a loss of dowry and shares of community property, or imprisonment. In drastic cases, the husband was allowed to kill the woman (Seed 1988)."
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