Through the study of nearly 500 manuscript collections that housed the contents of family letters, household inventories, the papers of female academies, commonplace books and physicians" records Clinton attempts to shed light upon the hidden lives of southern plantation mistresses, who she states, have been prisoners of myth, legend, and folklore. ... Clinton reveals the life of a plantation mistress and her role as wife, mother, and household manager in the antebellum South. Additional areas of discussion include kinship, courtship, marriage, and divorce; moral standards; health and childb...

• Word Count: 582
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

These two empowering authors have used their voices to elevate the roles and opinions of females of their time. ... She advocates for women's freedom from the career of being a housewife and strives to make more of herself as a writer, and by promoting herself in her own works by encouraging that her books and poem be bought, she breaks down the stereotype that women can not only simply yearn for more than what they have given to them, but do whatever is in their power to achieve it. Amelia Lanyer, like Isabella Whitney, uses her talent as an author to attempt to change the view...

• Word Count: 1037
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

(mceecdya.edu.au) The thought is girls and boys are opposites and have been assigned their status in life, but this can reduce their ability to participate in an effective educational outcome and can "affect their perception of gender when it comes to other factors. ... (Levitch and Gable, 2005)  The teachers also chose books, which had the same amount of female and male characters.  ... They often assign reading books meant to induce sympathy for the feelings of characters with problems." (Rhoads, 2004) The problem is the boys became bored with these types of books, where the girls enjoyed...

• Word Count: 2741
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Venturing into new territory, Jess begins to take male hormones and breast reduction surgery, Jess finds that getting job becomes easier, but instead of making it possible for Jess to live an open life without deceit and lies, the sex-change further distances her from the life she truly wants. ... In presenting Goldberg's life as the personal side of political history, Feinberg demonstrates that sexual identity and gender are constituted as social constructs, evident in the series of brutal and humiliating punishments that Jess and her Tran gendered friends are subjected to for failing to...

• Word Count: 1653
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

She goes on to point out that the current social system of the time condoned cruel and abusive behavior by men of women and protected the male superior from punishment for treating females in such a manor. ... Unfortunately the culture of the time, into which Mr. ... Adams talks about the experience that he and one of young Abigail's brothers is having in Paris and discusses the importance of the formal education that all his sons will have but he only encourages his daughter to increase her knowledge through reading the history books of the time. ... John Adams shares with his daughter, ...

• Word Count: 1671
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Once her evil stepmother sends a huntsman to kill Snow White her fate is in the hands of a man, much like the power in the world at that time. ... She instead charges off to join the army in the place of her father and takes her life in her own hands, rather than sitting around dreaming of romance. ... It could be argued that there has been some progression in the portrayals of female characters in Disney over time. Belle of Beauty and the Beast is far more interested in reading books than in the overtures of the macho Gaston. Pocahontas saves the life of Captain John Smith and averts a war, n...

• Word Count: 2236
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There has been an argument that female participation in sports provides a ground where girls and women can become confident to challenge any obstacle that life has to offer. ... This underrepresentation doesn't just happen on television, it happens in books, magazines, newspapers, and even in large venues like the Olympics. ... I think women deserve to be exploited on television and in the media because of the accomplishments that they have done like winning the world cup, the men's team still hasn't won a world cup and they have been playing competitive in it since the 1920...

• Word Count: 1558
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Bringing a live human being into the world can be very intimidating, especially if it is for the first time. ... Thankfully there are thousands of books and information out there to help guide people in being a successful parent(s) including Laura E. ... Each piece of advice retains to children of different ages and stages of their life and not just one area of parenthood. ... Teratogens are any environmental agent that can cause damage during the time between conception and birth (prenatal period) (Berk, 2013, p. 95). ... Make sure your child has plenty of play time because playing is imp...

• Word Count: 2833
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Early childhood educators have a responsibility to establish proper language skills for their children because children spend most of time with their teacher. ... At this age, children begin to understand relationship between cause and effect as well as grasp the concept of time. ... They also start to understand other people's feelings with their parents and teachers' encouragement although they are still most focused on themselves; moreover they like simple jokes and funny books and rhymes(WebMD, n.d). ...

• Word Count: 1881
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Through time, leaders will come and go. ... Over time this has changed and more women are being employed as professors, assistant professors and administrators. ... Culture factors are playing a large role in these changes such as; policies concerning human resource management, hiring and promotion, work life balance, preferential treatment and diversity. ...

• Word Count: 2752
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate