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Papers On Feminists, Activists & The Struggle For Womens' Rights
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Misogyny Analyzed
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This 8 page research paper examines the concept of misogyny and its role in the social construction of the male identity. Specifically discussed are its implications for social equality, the role of religion in supporting or rejecting misogyny, violence, attitudes of women and homosexuals and the relation to homophobia. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Misogyny.wps
Women In America / Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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A 5 page paper comparing and contrasting antebellum days to progressive days and how they relate to the issues of women’s rights. Elizabeth Cady Stanton is the main focus and her "Declaration of Sentiments" is discussed in depth along with two other works: "20 Years at Hull House" by Jane Addams, and "Women in Modern America" by Lois Banner. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Cady.wps
Inequality / Women in Emerging Nations
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A 5 page research paper that explores current thought concerning discovery of the roots behind economic inequality for women in Western Africa. Some issues discussed are effects of colonization, family and kinship systems, and reproductive and religious rites. Ideas discussed include those by Enloe, Wais, Kalu, and Schipper. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Cngendr.wps
The 14th Amendment and Women's Rights
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A 7 page paper discussing the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The writer discusses the context of this amendment in current times as it relates to equality, women's rights, relevant social programs, etc; It is ultimately concluded that although the 14th amendment is the first step towards social reform, and equal rights for all citizens, it will be a long time before those discriminated against -- women, homosexuals, blacks, and other minorities -- are truly considered equal. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: 14tham.rtf
Is Telecommuting Unfair To Women ?
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This 6 page paper describes the phenomenon of tele or 'cyber - commuting' and its popularity in modern society. It is argued that tele-commuting has actually intensified the consequences of a male-dominated workplace and that women are afforded the same lesser economic status and lower positions in the corporation they have always had as a result of the advent of computer technology in terms of telecommuting. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Womnwkp2.rtf
Nineteenth Century Reform Movements: Commonalities of the Temperance
Movement, Education, Prison, Women's Movement, and Anti-Slavery
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A 5 page outline of the contributions of Sarah and Angelina Grimke,
Francis Willard, and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in women's
rights, anti-slavery and equality. Relates the common causes of these
movements and equivalent movements in education and prison reform.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPreforW.wps
Mary Wollstonecraft / Feminist Philosopher
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An 8 page research paper on the life and philosophy of Mary Wollstonecraft. Wollstonecraft is highly regarded as the leader of the women's suffrage movement in Britain and is best known as the woman who answered Rousseau with her philosophical treatise entitled : 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.' The writer describes Wollstonecraft's life and works, and discusses her contributions to both philosophy and feminism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Marywoll.wps
Sexuality in Mary Wollstonecraft's 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'
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A 6 page paper which examines the theme of sexuality in Mary Wollstonecraft's 1792 treatise, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
Filename: TGrights.wps
Pornography: Different Views
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A 6 page discussion of the opinions
surround pornography. Contrasts the views of two feminist, Catherine
MacKinnon and Sallie Tisdale, each of which perceives pornography in
widely divergent ways. While MacKinnon's 'Not A Moral Issue' explains
the adverse impacts of pornography to women and society as a whole,
Tisdale's 'Talk Dirty to Me: An Intimate Philosophy of Sex' is receptive
to pornography despite these adverse impacts, suggesting in fact that
the solution to the problems associated with pornography is a greater role of women in production of that pornography. Bibliography lists 2
sources.
Filename: PPpornVw.wps
Use Of Nature As Escape
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The writing of the early part of this century and late nineteenth century was often defined as 'modern' by way of the propensity of the authors of that era to address the underlying psychological motivations for behavior. Unfortunately, this often resulted in a self analysis that was unbearable to the character and the inner conflict ended in cessation of life, lifestyle and, or the person as they had been before self evaluation. This 6 page paper argues that in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway's The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, The Awakening by Kate Chopin, Miss LonelyHearts and Day of the Locust by Nathaniel West, The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner and Call It Sleep by Henry Roth, nature plays a pivotal role as symbol and in reality in the examination of the self and is used as an escape from the lives and conflicts of the characters. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KTstorys.wps
Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter'
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A 5 page research paper describing the Scarlet Letter from a feminist viewpoint. The writer discusses how the Scarlet Letter reflects the stereotype of women as either good or evil, and how its reflected in the main character of Hester Prynne. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Femscarl.wps
Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening': Escapism And Freedom
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4 pages in length. The writer discusses how integral a role escapism and freedom play in Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening.' Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCawake.wps
Foreshadowing in Kate Chopin's 'The Story of an Hour'
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A 5 page paper looking at the use of this literary technique in Kate Chopin's story. The paper follows the text closely through the first half of the story, showing how the second half of the story is predicted by the first. Bibliography lists seven sources.
Filename: KBhour.wps
Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening'
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An 8 page analysis of the depiction of women and their revolutionary role as was specifically evidenced by the character of Edna in Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening' (19th century). Complimented by 5 sources listed in bibliography.
Filename: Awakenin.wps
Kate Chopin's The Story of an Hour
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Freedom means many things to many people. In The Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin, freedom is the sum and total of the thematic enterprise. The protagonist's deepest wish is for freedom and Chopin is able to embed both the desire and the attainment of freedom within her writing style through the use of recurring metaphors and symbols, as well as the story line. This 5 page paper argues that freedom from the social constraints of the conventions of gender role during the Victorian era are the first of the freedoms that Chopin addresses. The second is the freedom from the temporal world: death. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTchopin.wps
Literary Mastery in Chopin's 'The Awakening'
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A 5 page paper on this late nineteenth-century novel by Kate Chopin. The paper looks at the literary techniques Chopin used to develop her work, and concludes that the novel's construction and development is as innovative for the times as its shocking theme. Bibliography lists six sources.
Filename: KBchopn3.wps
Sexuality in Chopin's 'The Storm'
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A 5 page paper analyzing the astonishingly frank depiction of female sexuality in Kate Chopin's landmark short story. The paper looks intensively at the social backdrop against which Chopin wrote her story, and shows why this story remained unpublished until long after the author's death. No additional sources.
Filename: KBstorm.wps
Women's Rights & The Theories of The Enlightenment
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A 5 page paper that provides a distinct overview of the arguments of a number of Enlightenment theorists, including Condorcet, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft and Gouges on the problems of women, and evaluates their perspectives for or against equal rights.
Filename: Enthr.wps
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