You ask me how I feel when you say women cannot do the things men can do? I am a strong independent woman. Listen to me and I’ll tell you why. I have been through being told no by someone just because I am a woman. I go to school 8 hours a day, go home and do chores around the house, and help my grandpa to support him. Feminism is equality; women can do things men can do and should be treated equal.
Feminism is playing male dominated sports. Sports has always had a masculine viewpoint attached to them. It has been seen as unladylike for women to participate in certain sports, let alone those that are primarily male dominated. Women are placed in this stereotypical box. Women cannot play this sport because they are too girly. Women cannot play …show more content…
Women needed to work in order to support their family but how were they supposed to do that when all the jobs were normally held by men? Rosie the Riveter represents the power women wield when necessary. “The idea of having a “Rosie the Riveter” as a household name was intended to boost morale to keep production rate up rather than a call on women to do men’s jobs. However, once the idea of women working in factories came to life, it was hard to stop.” (Rosie The Riveter) In 1942, 17-year-old Geraldine Doyle spent two uneventful weeks as a metal worker. During her brief weeks working as a metal presser, a photographer snapped photos of Doyle and her fellow workers. It was then where the photographer developed inspiration for a series of war effort posters. The “We Can Do It!” poster only appeared in a factory for two weeks and never resurfaced again during the war. “But just as images like that one called women to action for the war effort, in the 1980s women’s rights advocates brought them out of the archives to encourage women in the workforce, and it was then the “Rosie the Riveter” moniker was hung on Doyle’s image. That poster advertising Doyle promoted women to action for the war effort and brought them out of the archives to encourage women in the
Feminism is playing male dominated sports. Sports has always had a masculine viewpoint attached to them. It has been seen as unladylike for women to participate in certain sports, let alone those that are primarily male dominated. Women are placed in this stereotypical box. Women cannot play this sport because they are too girly. Women cannot play …show more content…
Women needed to work in order to support their family but how were they supposed to do that when all the jobs were normally held by men? Rosie the Riveter represents the power women wield when necessary. “The idea of having a “Rosie the Riveter” as a household name was intended to boost morale to keep production rate up rather than a call on women to do men’s jobs. However, once the idea of women working in factories came to life, it was hard to stop.” (Rosie The Riveter) In 1942, 17-year-old Geraldine Doyle spent two uneventful weeks as a metal worker. During her brief weeks working as a metal presser, a photographer snapped photos of Doyle and her fellow workers. It was then where the photographer developed inspiration for a series of war effort posters. The “We Can Do It!” poster only appeared in a factory for two weeks and never resurfaced again during the war. “But just as images like that one called women to action for the war effort, in the 1980s women’s rights advocates brought them out of the archives to encourage women in the workforce, and it was then the “Rosie the Riveter” moniker was hung on Doyle’s image. That poster advertising Doyle promoted women to action for the war effort and brought them out of the archives to encourage women in the