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Papers On Feminists, Activists & The Struggle For Womens' Rights
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Emma Goldman
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This anarchist's life is discussed in a the context of a book authored by John Chalberg in this 5 page paper. The focus is on influences, such as the subject's childhood, other anarchists as well as American individualism, on her later political activism. Chalberg's book is the only source used.
Filename: Emmagold.wps
Equality for All?: The Failure of the American Revolution to Obtain Equality for Either African Americans or Women
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A 5 page contention that the American Revolution, and indeed the years following that revolution, did little toward changing the inequalities which existed in this country in regard to African Americans and women. Notes that while certain inroads would be made in the years which followed, even the Emancipation Proclamation and the rights of women to vote and own property, accomplished little in terms of achieving true equality. Concludes that it took the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s to result in any real change but that even today true equality has yet to be obtained. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Equality for Women?: The Role of the National Organization for Women
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An 8 page overview of the societal status of women. Discusses the rationale for women often being considered inferior to men and identifies this rationale as being promulgated by society’s concept of the “weaker sex”. Discusses the advancements over the last three decades toward addressing sexism. Emphasizes the role of Affirmative Action and the National Organization of Women in addressing sexism. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Everyday Decisions
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This is a 6 page original short story discussing the decisions faced by Ginny, a woman in her mid-twenties, when her and her husband decide to have a child. Ginny must weigh her choices and their consequences in regards to returning to work after the child is born or staying and home and not providing financially for the family. She reflects back to her studies at university and the writings and lives of women writers such as Virginia Woolf and Charlotte Perkins Gilman who at the time had inspired her to campaign for women’s freedom of choice. Now Ginny finds that the writings and lives of Woolf and Gilman do little to provide her with guidance in her own life decisions.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Experimental Feminist Poetry
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A 5 page paper how through the experimental verses of feminist poetry that attempts to, through the creative use of language, reconstruct a woman’s identity in society, through their critical presentations of the social formation of gender. Poets and critics discussed include Erica Hunt, Craig Owens, Rae Armantrout, Ann Lauterbach, Norma Cole, Harryette Mullen, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Susan Howe, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Charles Bernstein, and Louis Zukofsky. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Exploring the American Dream in Reference to Four Novels:
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This 11 page paper discusses the American Dream in relation to four novels. These novels are Jasmine by Bharati Mukherjee, Foreigner by Nahid Rachlin, Passing by Nella Larsen, and The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Female American Film Directors
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This 27 page research paper explores the contributions of women directors to American cinema. Specifically discussed are the films of Lois Weber, Dorothy Arzner, Ida Lupino, Elaine May, Joan Micklin Silver, Claudia Weill and Susan Seidelman and their depiction of male and female characters. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Female Genital Mutilation, Activism, and Alice Walker :
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This 10 page paper wages a persuasive argument to fight female genital mutilation (FGM). Alice Walker's book "Anything We Love Can Be Saved : A Writer's Activism" is the impetus for the discussion. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Female Slaves in the Plantation South:
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This 5 page paper discusses the female slaves in the plantation South. Furthermore, this paper specifically examines the book, "Aren't I a Woman" by Deborah Gray. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Female Spectatorship
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5 pages in length. The overwhelming sense of maleness within the early film industry lends itself to the notion of female spectatorship. That men were in complete control of how a film was shot – from the camera angle and perspective to the most subtle nuances pertaining to blocking, dialogue
and story line – speaks volumes regarding the intended masculine viewpoint manifested in these productions. Such films as Psycho, Rebecca and All About My Mother clearly portray the overtly masculine perspective, while at the same time only appear to project to the female spectator. This
clever masquerade is what has motivated such precedence-setting authors as Laura Mulvey and Betty Friedan to take issue with the manner by which the issue of female spectatorship has been addressed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Female Wage and Labor Differentials in Canada: History, Difference in Labor Markets, The Wage Gap, General Discrimination and Trends
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This is a 12 page paper discussing wage and labor differentials for women in Canada. Within Canada today, women in the labor force generally make 70 to 80 cents for every dollar men make. This “wage gap” has actually decreased greatly over the years but still has a long way to go for total equity in the work place despite positive legislation in the 1970s and 1980s. Historically, women within Canada have been “crowded” into certain female-dominated professions such as clerical positions, nursing, teaching, domestic work, social work and sales and services. While clerical work once was comparable with male blue-collar jobs in regards to pay, the increase in unionization in many blue-collar trades left most of the female-dominated positions as those which were lower paid. As women shifted away from clerical positions and proceeded to attain degrees in higher education, the wage gap began to decrease but then women encountered the “glass ceiling” in which women held a disproportionate number of positions in the lowest quartile in large corporations. Today, women still have lower average salaries than men despite the gain in higher education. One of the reasons found within studies by Statistics Canada and others is that women who choose to have and raise children lose experience during their absence; experience men continue to gain which in turn leads to more promotions. Another reason believed for the continue wage gap is discrimination which still exists within employers, co-workers and the general population somewhat who still categorize some professions as “female” (such as teaching) and some as “male” (such as the trades) and in essence this restricts female workers from opportunities within the blue collar and higher executive markets.
Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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