Postwar economic changes in the late nineteenth century resulted in women beginning to work outside the home in increasing numbers. ... The majority of women longed to be of some use in the world, but social pressures held them back. ... The southern ideal held that men had public voices while a lady's influence should extend no further than home and church. ... He also revealed his view of Edna when, after inconsiderately waking her on returning home late one night from gambling and socializing at the local hotel, she did not respond favorably to his desire for conversat...

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They were men who had wives depending on them at home, cheering them on, sending them provisions, and giving advice; sometimes unwanted advice. These wives were left at home while these men did their jobs to run the nation. ... She is just one example of what these women were like as they were left to their own devices at home. ... Martha was opposed when George was elected as the first President of the United States and skipped his inauguration, but she still stood by his side and held formal get-togethers and dinners at the capital, which at the time was in Philadelphia. ... "Drawn away fr...

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The ideal woman in the Victorian Age had to stay at home, lack any sexual initiative, be selfless, and be morally accountable. She was to be the pillar of the home in both the physical and moral sense. ... This was in line with Victorian theorists who held the view that evolutionary reasons where the justification for the mental and physical differences between the genders. ... Similar to her, most women of the Victorian age had to partake in only their domestic duties and not engage in life beyond the walls of their homes. ... Consequently, death is the punishment for this fallen woman who ch...

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Women are held down because of concepts like the glass ceiling, sexual harassment, and the second shift, not because of their knowledge. ... The transformation into an urban economy from a rural one opened a new time for women's work.1 The products that women produced at home were now being produced in factories. "As the demands for goods increased, however, home production declined and gave way to the factory system, which was more efficient in meeting emerging needs."2 However, men and women had distinctively separate roles. ...

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Back in the 19th century a male suitor actually went a-wooing at the home of the young woman he sought as his wife. ... , women held the power over courtship. ... Gifts can be as extravagant as offering to build a home or paying for a college education. ... Their houses were not large enough to do the courtship at home, so working class youth courted in public. ... Instead of spending time in the home, dating was going out and this meant spending money. ...

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These witches can not be seen when they attack, as "their bodies remain asleep at home, thus deceiving any ordinary attempts at proving, or disproving, these mystic activities-, and the Nupe describe this way of traveling about as the witch leaving her "shadow-soul-. ... This way, even though their power is held only in the "fantasy realm-, the victims accused of witchcraft are held accountable on a real, tangible plane where the man is finally victorious over the woman. ...

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Her emotion was influenced by her living environment and was depressed both inside home and outside. ... Although this abnormal maternal love helped her sons become outstanding, it also held back free growth of individuality, caused their thought variant and their personality split. ... She should be responsible for this abnormal love, no matter what position she held in her son's growth. ...

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Contrary to common belief, women were important contributors to the popular movement during the French Revolution. They staged demonstrations and food riots, presented petitions to the National Assembly, and brought the royal family back to the governmental capital. They agitated ceaselessly for ...

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Because Mother Savage was known to "have money- she would be assigned four Prussian soldiers to come into her home. ... Is it possible that she wanted the families of the Prussian soldiers to share in the grief that she was in; most likely when the text states: "This one has their names on it so you can write home about them."" ... Two years before the birth of Katherine O'Flaherty (Kate Chopin), in 1848, there was a Women's Rights Convention held in Seneca Falls, New York with the intention to create better lives for women. ...

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Women Prevail in Shakespeare's Comedies William Shakespeare's writings feature many complex and timeless characters. In his plays, there are around 170 roles for women, compared to about 700 for men (Packer 117). However, strong women prevail in Shakespeare's comedies, especially Katharina in Th...

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On Hollywood Boulevarde, where she sells her "wares", Vivian fits in with the other "working girls" with her revealing clothes, heavy make-up and her "boots held up by a safety pin". ... This aspiration is also shared by Eliza, for even before contemplating the idea to visit Professor Higgins for elocution lessons to become a flower-girl, she returns home to her squalid lodgings, "dreaming and planning" what to do with her "new riches" to better her life. ...

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Feeling Poetry Linda McCarriston shapes feelings of anger, rage, contempt and healing in her poetry through narration, metaphors with detailed sensory language as she unfolds the painful story of sexual abuse and family abuse at the hands of her alcoholic father. In an interview with Bill Moyers...

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Title IX has had an major impact in schools and for many women. Title IX was an act passed that allowed women to play sports. It was also used to create more opportunities for women, and ensure fair treatment. Without Title IX being passed, it is likely that the opportunities for women in sports tod...

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For a long time, the woman has assumed a secondary role in the first generation of Indian English male writing such as R.K.Narayan, Raja Rao, Mulk Raj Anand. Indeed, R.K.Narayan's heroine, Rosie, in his novel 'The Guide' is viewed only in relation to the main protagonist, Raju and Raju's mother is ...

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In the Tale of Genji, we meet a Japanese prince by the name of Genji who over time, developed several relationships with the women of his village. These relationships were developed through his use of charm, his royal status and his good looks to pry into their hearts. These three characteristics he...

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