American women

Indian Women. In ‘The Ghosts of Vasu Master’, the novelist weaves a tapestry of fables and parables which epitomize the human condition. In ‘When Dreams Travel’, the novelist uses multi-voiced narrative. In ‘Times of Siege’, the novelist holds up a faithful mirror…

by a woman, urges other women to not stand by when difficult situations arise, but to have the strength to overcome those situations. This strength is hard to find, especially in a male-dominated world such as the setting in To Kill a Mockingbird. The setting takes place in the early 1930s. Common knowledge reveals that the further back one goes in history, the less and less rights women have. During the 1930s time period, women were seen as second best compared to men. Women were to act as…

opportunity to experience a life beyond anything I previously conceived. I had to grow out of limiting rules that I was taught to obey by the world around me. I think women in today’s society feel an excruciating amount of stress to live up to expectations a world where men inherently make the rules, and a lot of these “rules” aren’t practical for women. But not following these rules can separate you from the ability to live and thrive. A few years ago I was shopping with my mother. I told her…

female bodies aimed to please the man and as we know we live in a male dominated world. Today, women are learning from their past counterparts how to use eroticism as a form of agency. This agency creates a form of empowerment in which they get to control their own ability to be desired and the rate at which they can be approached. Yet in today's society, it is seen solely as a symbol of negativity for women all over America to get in touch with their own sexuality outside of a man's grasp. One…

Throughout history, women have dealt with extreme discrimination. Starting from a shortness of legal rights and minimum independence from their husbands, to being thought to have no intelligence. In many societies, women have been regarded as not being fully human. During the development in the colonies women were not allowed the same rights and privileges as men were. Women did not have the privilege to vote, and they usually had to give up their control of their property to their husband upon…

“like a girl” and turn it into a hashtag to promote more than their product. The #LikeAGirl campaign encourages cultural change to make the phrase “like a girl” to mean something positive rather than negative. The campaign also aims to motivate young women and girls to be confident after they hit puberty when their confidence typically drops. The Always campaign accomplishes this goal through the use of branding, challenging text statements, startling statistics and research findings on young…

Becoming an Apache Woman, Something Only a Girl Can Do In some cultures, an adolescent’s transition into adulthood is celebrated with an extravagant soiree, while other’s are expected to recite religious scriptures. Meanwhile for the Apaches, a native American tribe that lives in the southwestern United States, the leap into womanhood is marked by a symbolic four-day Sunrise Ceremony. The young Apache girl’s physical endurance is tested during this event, where it is believed that she will enter…

Female coming of age stories are especially intriguing, considering that society often has a set of ideals about what is of value to women and what young women should experience. The Lives of Girls and Women, by Alice Munro, introduces the story of a girl named Del growing into a woman. Del is a young girl who is primarily raised by her mother. Del explores her sexuality, her religious beliefs, her sense of self-empowerment, and the function of gender in society. Housekeeping, written by…

spoken by Adrienne Rich, it was apparent that she argued for women to stand up and take control of their education instead of just tolerating it. She presents this speech to an audience of women at a women’s only institution in 1977, resulting in her speech mainly focusing on women who were academically discriminated to their belief. During her speech she desires her audience to be assertive and to strive for self-respect to help women universally, which could benefit the many generations to…

“Marks” is a poem by Linda Pastan in the mid 1970s about a young wife and mother. It describes her treatment by her husband and children, ending with a dramatic statement that leaves the reader with multiple options for the outcome. The poem begins on a slightly happy note, a good grade she has received. Once we get into the second and third grades, we can easily see the decline of the happiness in the poem. As the poem progresses, the reader begins to realize that the persona of the poem is…