My journey to become a female firefighter and what it has entailed; why my life has changed dramatically since I joined the firehouse 7 ½ years ago. ... As you read on about my journey you will see how this change has affected not only me but also others around me. ...
So, like most men, he packed up and got ready for the grueling journey, whether his family liked it or not. ... Once their husband's mind was made up, the only thing women could do was, at best, delay the journey. Not all women were against the idea of their families undertaking the journey to Oregon; some shared their enthusiasm. ... The saying "a woman's place is in the home" had taken on a new meaning while on the coast-bound journey. ... For some, the Overland Trail was their honeymoon, being married a few day before embarking on the journey. ...
She has a call to adventure, a journey, and then returns to a familiar place. ... Much like Odysseus is called away from his homeland to war, Janie is call to begin her journey into womanhood. ... She overcomes many obstacles during her marriage to Joe, the same as Odysseus on his journey to battle. ... That battle is to set the record straight and put to rest all the rumors about her journey. ... Janie's journey doesn't turn out exactly how she plans it to, but she becomes a woman through it. ...
As Martha embarked on another journey to New York after she had gone to Mount Vernon, this time she was "feted with fireworks and serenaded by musicians [which] was considered big news by several journals" (Roberts 230). ... However, throughout all the poise and strength she had, Martha did face difficulties that made it hard for her to keep a happy face during her journey. ... Washington faced multiple exhausting and painstaking journeys. ... Roberts displays tremendous stories from many Founding Mothers of America, however, Martha Washington truly shows her compassion to both her f...
How do they speak to your faith journey? ... The gospel stories of Mary Magdalene and the Woman Accused of Adultery speak to my faith journey by demonstrating the relevance of Jesus to my perspective through his egalitarian attitudes and actions, in particular towards a marginalised group of people such as women. ... Ultimately the experience has inspired a desire to further inform my faith journey by learning more about who Jesus was, what he stood for and how this can be made relevant and meaningful to me as a woman in a contemporary context. ...
For a single woman or even a widow, transport to the fledgling colony of Australia was a treacherous but hopeful journey. Whether she was a convict and already a resident of the new colony, or if she was a free woman immigrant trying to make a new start, if she survived the journey a woman could not even dream of a comfortable life in the harsh and unforgiving environment they were settling. If she survived the journey, then the struggle for habitation and gainful employment would begin. ...
Anne Bradstreet was the first published female poet. But in the time of Puritanism and strict moral codes, the progressive woman was looked down upon. The role of a woman was to cook, clean, milk the cows, and manage the household in the event of the absence of the man. But there were women like An...
The Knight is frequently named as one of the "ideal" pilgrims on the journey to Canterbury. ... The knight went on his journey and could find no satisfactory answer until one day, almost the end of his twelve months, he found an old women and ask her the question. ...
To be a womanist is to have or express a belief in, or have a respect for women and their talents and abilities beyond the boundaries of race and class. A womanist should not be confused with the term feminist. A feminist is a belief in social, political, and economic equality of the sexes and in ...
Faced with many victories as well as adversities, women have made the journey to modern times with a grace and poise unparalleled by any man in history. ... The roaring twenties may have been a bumpy ride for women, but they prepared them for a journey through history that earned them their rightful place in modern society. ...
"A Perfect Day for Bananafish" was written by J. D. Salinger as a one of The Nine Stories. "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" tells the life of Seymour Glass at a time when he is struggling to find peace in his life after returning home from World War II. Seymour's struggle emanates from psychological e...
Anne Hutchinson made the journey to the New World to break away from the Church of England. Anne wanted to feel free to express her increasingly Puritan views. Upon expressing these views, the government of Massachusetts believed that Anne was a great threat to the social and political order ...
Perils Of Slavery Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a slave narrative by Harriet Jacobs, under the pseudonym of Linda Brent, that gives a true account of the brutality slavery held for women. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is Jacobs" own story of what it was like to be born an...
Zora Neale Hurston, a prominent writer and anthropologist of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1930's and 40's was the most published African American woman. In 1937 in her most celebrated novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, she creates a character named Janie Crawford, who tries to find her self-reali...
In this tale, the Wife of Bath and several others journey toward Canterbury, telling stories to one another to pass the time along the way. ... The knight started his journey but could find no acceptable answer for what women desire most; some said wealth, others happiness; some status, and others simply said they wanted someone who was good in bed. ...
Zora Neale Hurston's book Their Eyes Were Watching God discusses a hunt for independence and self-reliance through the personal journey of the main character. However, Janie's endeavors focus mainly on the female side of this self-discovery. The difference in opinions and perspectives between men an...
Infidelity in a marriage relationship can take on many different forms. Many people would argue the fact that unless you have sex outside of your marriage, you have not been unfaithful. Infidelity can be physical, flirtatious or simply an illicit relationship on the Internet. In Kate Chopin's sto...
Marjorie Garber asked the question, "what buttons, envelopes, and borderlines are left to push?- There is an always present desire in fashion to push against the dominant, and journey to the extreme. More and more society is making a statement through what they wear, literally wearing their hear...
During the Great Depression of the 1930's, the United States government encouraged American women to stay home and refrain from taking jobs away from men. Times were hard, and for women without a husband, the times were almost destitute. The women of those days were truly soldiers in their own right...
Breaking Through Stereotypes and Difficult Situations In our society, many people tend to settle for a life less suitable then their true potential. It seems easy to take what is given and never truly aspire for more. We let situations in our life, or traits God has given us, confine us and dir...
The birth of a child may be one of the most astonishing experiences in a women's life. For many, it changes their lives in many ways based on their experience throughout the whole process. There are many ways to conceive a child, however in Sylvia Plath's "Three Women", the three most common scenari...
"The Story of an Hour- by Kate Chopin Commentary "The Story of an Hour- is a startling portrayal of a woman's awakening upon receiving news of her husband's death. Written in the 19th century, this was very much considered a feminist' story, as it harboured disapproving attitudes towards marr...
In the process of this journey, the Edna realizes that becoming a true woman would force her to leave behind her identity as a mother; however, she also understands that she is disillusioned by her family life as seen while sitting with Madame Ratignolle, stating that she is "fond of her children in an uneven, impulsive way- and that their "absence [is] a sort of relief- (560). ...
