Grimke drew and compared the legal status of slaves to that of contemporary women. These are only but a few of the first woman writers who, through their strong will and courageous stands against the male oriented culture of the day, eventually formed the tradition of women writers that exists today.
In addition to the fortitude of women in the eighteen hundreds came the strength of the few established female literary writers who pooled their efforts to form a community and build the women's literary tradition that exists today. In Woolf's essay, she states: "For we think back through our mothers if we are women". Not only was this how the "women's literary revolution" evolved, but it was also the dominant force in Woolf's argument in that, she argues that without a women's tradition to draw from, there would be no successful women writers. Furthermore, men who had the advantage of education, contemporary male peer groups and/or male literary forefathers, they could learn and work from, only served to reinforce the exclusively male dominated medium that produced the literary icons of the time .
One can see that Woolf's argument substantiated by studying the inequalities in educational, financial and social background by comparing herself with another nineteenth century writer, William Wordsworth. Wordsworth, who was born to a wealthy family and who's father was a very prominent lawyer, had the luxury of studying his craft at university, with a peer group that included such contemporaries as Robert Southey and Samuel Coleridge. These companions of Wordsworth's, but most importantly collaborators had the advantage of a male tradition in literature to work and study from. Wordsworth, Southey and Coleridge are merely three of many examples of great male writers who began their literary careers with the luxury of guidance and example, an advantage the women writers would seek elsewhere.
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. ...
