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Judaism and Feminism

In six pages conservative and liberal Judaism sects are examined in a discussion that considers the impact of the feminist movemen...

Feminist Views of Adrienne Rich and Sylvia Plath

were attracted to writing poetry while very young and both were encouraged by their families (McHenry, 1995). Both the Pl...

Feminist Movement's Rhetoric

In five pages this paper discusses the feminist movement in a consideration of its rhetoric's implications. Three sources are cit...

Moral Arguments on Euthanasia

potential for legal action against them. The idea of taking ones own life is also deemed as suicide (Pope John Paul II PG, Conwel...

Charles Dickens and Feminism

In 5 pages this paper argues that Charles Dickens is not a feminist despite his portrayal of women in socially oppressive situatio...

Feminist Cinematic Theory and Psychoanalysis

In five pages this paper examines psychoanalysis' relevance to feminist cinematic theory in a consideration of the article 'Masoch...

Living Chicana Theory by Carla Trujillo Summarized

In five pages this 1998 feminist text is examined in a summary overview offered from a Chicana point of view. There are no other ...

Females as Morality Agents

In six pages this paper discusses the morality of women and how females have throughout the history of patriarchal society served ...

Feminists Jane Eyre and Charlotte Bronte

In fourteen pages the feminist aspects of Jane Eyre are explored. Thirteen sources are cited in the bibliography....

Jean Pierre Jeunet's 2001 Film Amelie from Montmartre, Feminism, and Postmodernism

known in postmodern films beginning in the late 1970s because it was a significant way of breaking down the stifling barrier of ge...

A Comparison of Various Feminist Movements

forth but this time it was with broader generational appeal; it was more interesting and expressed female sexual desire for the f...

Political Power of Feminists in the US

at the time at the mercy of men. Women had no say so in the political outlook of the country in any shape, form or fashion. Oppr...

Feminist Movement's 'Second Wave'

feeling of liberty would be extended to them. They were wrong. The fifteenth and fourteenth amendments came and went, but their ri...

Feminist George Eliot

In her novels, Eliot seems to rail against the fact that a woman must be a certain type of person and act a certain way...

Overview of Photojournalist Margaret Bourke White

Margaret Bourke-White was born in The Bronx, New York on June 14, 1904, although some sources place her year of birth as 1906....

Feminine Literary Ideal

her day and age, women were of two types, generally speaking: bad and good. The good were set upon pedestals and were seen as the ...

Susan Bordo and Feminine Malaise

it would be quite difficult to effectively heal the afflicted. The goals of treatment are of course to help the client to reduce ...

Book of the Three Virtues by Christine de Pizan

of women in medieval society, De Pizan wrote two of her most significant works, The Book of the City of Ladies and The Book of the...

Controversial Camille Paglia

"Egypt and Hollywood were equivalent phenomena to me, equally rich and fabulous" (pp. 62). As a young teenager she had her first e...

Child Pornography and Prostitution: A Question of Economics?

in many cases, to chide in unison that prostitution should be accepted as a valid part of the worlds economy and even as a means f...

1955 to 1975 Feminist Movement Rebirth

participant within the workplace was but one aspect of feminism between 1955 and 1975; however, along with it also came undesirabl...

Feminist Themes and The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

factor into the equation, though it would seem that love was possible eventually. Given that Petruchio considers Katherine his p...

Biographical Overview of 'Mother of Our Country' Abigail Adams

expressed her distinct points of view ("Presidential facts," 1998). Some say her letter writing became a way of life (Bober, 1996)...

Feminist Discourse in 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

he marries her. He agrees and she tells him that women want the power. He returns to the king and queen and his life is spared by ...

The Princess of Cleves by Marie de Lafayette

the end of her days, the Princess abided by societal expectations. For example, when the young heroine first comes to the court,...

Feminists Sylvia Plath and Cary Churchill and Their Literary Messages

societal need. Plath and Churchill would both serve as vehicles through which we can not only better understand these injustices ...

Feminist Readings of Twentieth Century Novels

mock romance, a post-modernist parody of a familiar genre" (Oates carter-wise.html). Interestingly enough, even with little, or no...

Comparing Kate Chopin Tales 'The Story of an Hour' and 'Desiree's Baby'

felt a sense of liberation she had never known before. She could support herself and write about the subjects she felt passionate...

Judith and Her Maidservant with The Head Of Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi

Holofernes reflects the angst so commonly portrayed in Gentileschis work. With the prospect of danger forever just around the cor...

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and Linda Loman

for all, for life itself. And Linda has a heart full and hands outstretched to give back to life the love it gives her" (OBrien Bi...