In the film "Normal" Roy's transition from male to female was very hard on not only him, but also on his whole family. We see each family member struggle with this transition for their own reasons and in their own ways. ... He was angry that Roy was doing this to the family and to his mother. ... His father always wanted to have a boy to hand the farm over to, and Roy just wasn't that boy. ... He just thought that a woman could never do a man's job on the farm. ...

• Word Count: 1316
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

City women worked in shops, while women of the suburbs worked on farms. Most women were also responsible for housekeeping, child rearing and preparing the family meals while her husband was at work. ... Well-off families taught their daughters at home. ... Women who lived on farms did most of the farm work by milking cows, feeding animals, and cultivating vegetation. ...

• Word Count: 1023
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

They were capable of pioneering the land by running the farms and plantations. ... Some would prefer to dedicate their lives raising their kids and having a family. ... They are probably part of her goals in life, but there are also other equally important goals such as the need to build a family and live a happy life. One thing that feminism took away is the importance of the family values and her natural role of "the mother taking care of her children". ... I actually believe that it was a good thing at that time to give such great importance to the family and be united as a family. ...

• Word Count: 489
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• Grade Level: High School

The FAO State of Food and Agriculture 2010-11 report shows that if female farmers had the same access as male farmers to agricultural inputs and services, they could substantially increase the yields on their farms. ... Woman is carrying two duties: as a housewife, taking care of her husband and children and she also had to work to support her family's financial. ...

• Word Count: 1175
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• Grade Level: High School

The fox farm in which the narrator lives on is depicted as a place where the gender roles of men and women; and their daily lives are two separate worlds: The Farm being the men's world and The Kitchen or garden being the women's world. ... In contrast the father is portrayed as silent, the breadwinner, the financial supporter of the family, independent, and hardworking, even working after supper. ... One day a salesman visits the farm. ... It's not like I had a girl in the family at all.... He was now beginning to take over her role she once served with her father in the farm. ...

• Word Count: 1909
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• Grade Level: High School

The man is posing with a pitchfork in his hand, showing the observer that they live on a farm, although the pitchfork could also lead to other assumptions. ... The message I received was that they were a middle or lower class family working. ... It appears like a stereotypical Midwestern family portrait. ...

• Word Count: 614
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The primary role for women in the 1870's was nothing more than being the wife, mother, or farm hand for her husband. ... Women only had the opportunity for education if they were born into a rich family, it wasn't questioned and it was socially accepted. ... This knowledge also allows choices in life, not everyone growing up has the hard life as in the 1800's when they knew they would be working on a farm, they can make their own choices and work where they want to. Men are more involved with their families, they have a higher education, and have a stronger drive to succeed. ...

• Word Count: 1057
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• Grade Level: High School

Only when the right to vote, hold office and equality gained, could African American women be concerned about their home, family, and work environments. ... These women left their homes, and in some cases, family, to fight for the rights of the race above gender, and, ultimately, got little to no credit for their efforts. ... These women left their homes and families and very few get credit for the sacrifices made because of the view of their roles and the discouragement of the recording of their efforts. ... Combined, these roles represented a curious sort of status for Hamer the wife, fa...

• Word Count: 810
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This movie showed a destitute and struggling family embracing hope. ... For example, many women had to work in factories or on farms. ... Their overall goal was to find a man and then have a family. ... In this show the ideal family was shown. In this sort of a family men and women embraced their expected roles. ...

• Word Count: 1358
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• Grade Level: High School

Men provided for the family and women took care of the family. ... "It was believed they [women] lacked strength and stamina, that their brains were small, that the feminine perspective and sensitivity were liabilities in the marketplace."4 However, during the early years of industrialization, men focused on farm work. ... After all, a woman's duties lied with her family. ... Unwed women reconciled society's ideals and the industry's needs.5 Their employment appeared to fulfill the responsibilities of their families. ... Therefore, about 1 in 5 worked at some type of mill....

• Word Count: 3534
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School

One's family if invaluable to them. ... If family members have no regard for keeping the other members of the family on the right path to being a good person, then what will they become. A large part of how someone turns out is due to the family. A good , solid, caring family may give rise to a kinder, gentler person than a family that does not care whether the children get into trouble. ... Whether you hang around wall street all day or you work on your farm all day, may tell a little about your identity. ...

• Word Count: 2280
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

One's family if invaluable to them. ... If family members have no regard for keeping the other members of the family on the right path to being a good person, then what will they become. A large part of how someone turns out is due to the family. A good , solid, caring family may give rise to a kinder, gentler person than a family that does not care whether the children get into trouble. ... Whether you hang around wall street all day or you work on your farm all day, may tell a little about your identity. ...

• Word Count: 2277
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• Grade Level: High School

Her family had a big influence on her works, and the way she viewed society period. ... Chopin grew up in a wealthy family in St. ... The family moved to onto a plantation in Louisiana to operate a farm owned by Oscar's family. ...

• Word Count: 1852
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Body In the black patriarchal society, the role of women was not limited to their households for most black women would have to work and earn a livelihood to feed and clothe their families. ... From being sexually molested by the white colonizer to serving as a maid in a white man's family, nurturing their kids while her own kids were starving and were being neglected, a black woman would be constantly socially manipulated and physically ravished. ... Womanist theology challenges all repressive forces that impede the struggle of black women to survive and to develop a positive, productive...

• Word Count: 3403
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School