Tradition in writing has always played a key roll in the originality and success in the literary arts for both men and women. Tradition in this case refers to the heritage of struggle and triumph that has characterized men and women's lives and their writings throughout history. For centuries there has been a struggle between men and woman in the literary community and this struggle has manifested itself in the fact that prior to the twentieth century women did not have much of a tradition in the literary arts so as to form and articulate their ideas in writing. As women grew as literary writers by reading and responding to their contemporaries, their literary tradition grew with them. For instance, In North Carolina the number of published women writers in the whole of the 1800's totaled 11, from 1900 to 1929 - 10, from 1930 to 1959 - 47, from 1960 to 1979 - 100 and, from 1980 to 1992 - 114. (Statistics compiled by Ginny Daley. In conjunction with the North Carolina Women Writers Conference, March 1992.) As one can see from these statistics, as the tradition of women writers grew so as did the number of women writers. In Virginia Woolf's, A Room Of One's Own Woolf argues, the reasoning behind the struggle of aspiring women writers prior to the twentieth century was greatly due to the lack of build up of women in the literary arts thus the lack of women's tradition. .
With the advent of feminism, the organized and self-conscious movement of the 1830's emphasized that women assume a stand against authority and attack the preconceived notion that they were the less of the two sexes. The literary pioneers of this women's movement included: Abigail Adams who had a genius for letter writing, Mercy Otis Warren who was known as the most productive "woman of the American revolution", with works that viewed history and politics as a struggle between liberty and power, and Sarah Moore Grimke who drove one of the first feminist spikes in her essay Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Woman.
Is it tradition? ... The church has never ordained women and believes that tradition should be kept by keeping them from doing so. ... The church feels tradition should be kept and by keeping women out they would be doing so. ... It seems that the main complaint is that they do not want to break tradition. ... I understand why the Vatican does not want to break tradition. ...
Women are excluded from a numerous amount of different services (Women). ... Women are allowed to be a part of all Coast Guard occupations (Women). ... Before training 25%of 41 women could perform these tasks (Women). ... The women improved by more than 33%, and by the end of training 75% of the women could complete the traditions duties (Women). ... Male pilots can handle heavy bombers much better than women (Women). ...
However, I had never before realized what a pivotal role women played in the traditions, even though they are often seen as part of the back burner in most of the traditions. ... The gender roles that Japanese women experience in the country's religious traditions can best be understood through the evaluation and discussion of the roles women play in the Shinto and Buddhist traditions along with the new religious traditions founded by women in Japan. ... This may explain why women have always played a larger role in the Shinto traditions than in most of the greater religious traditions ...
Women are to be found in every sector of public life. ... This shows concern for women's progress. ... This last figure, higher than the preceding one certainly implies a protest, but we must compare it with the 44 percent who will have their daughters excised and the 21 percent who have no opinion at present but who risk giving way to the call of tradition when the time arises... On the field of battle, women run the same risks as men. ... Nevertheless, as the women of Guinea have demonstrated, sometimes the women triumph. ...
Esquivel offers an insight into the way women are restricted by standards of societal propriety maintained by other women. ... This absurd tradition shows the power it holds since Rosaura wanted to follow through with the same tradition that had made her sister so miserable. ... Furthermore, the film explores the repressive impact of tradition on women and a celebration of their willingness to break from tradition. For instance, Tita embraces tradition's rituals so much that she does not marry Pedro even after her mother's death. It is through the union of her niece Esperanza and ...
Traditions in Society Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" reveals images to aid the reader in understanding society, traditions, and blind obedience of a small village town. ... When the men and women arrived, they brought with them a less jovial tone. ... The children and adults of this small town showed the tradition to be acceptable and honorable to their society. ... Even though a large group of people has more authority than a single individual, a single person could oppose against the tradition and maybe the idea of the tradition being stopped would be took into consideration. ...
• Belief in women's capacities and high expectations • Places and spaces for women's voices to be heard • Opportunities for women's leadership in all aspects of institutional life • Celebration of traditions and institutional history • High degree of trust and responsibility • Active and empowering alumnae association This research investigated that women's colleges were much better than other institutions in terms of motivating their graduates to become successful in virtually all fields, including the physical sciences.9 Sinc...
In one epistle, he declares that men and women are equal. ... Paul did not advocate for the oppression of women. ... Women in biblical times usually had little education and rabbis warned against teaching the law to women. ... Women are not the only ones asked to be silent. ... Nor were women the only ones told to be submissive. ...
Traditions and rituals are used for a variety of reasons. ... Thus the tradition is carried on for yet another year. ... Another aspect of social standing is seen through the segregation between men and women. Throughout the story men are shown to be superior to the women of the town. ... The women however seem to take their position in society in stride. ...