Lucretia

“She refused to be bored, chiefly because she wasn’t boring.” (The Collected Writings of Zelda Fitzgerald). Nicknamed “the first American Flapper”, Zelda Fitzgerald was a social icon that helped kickstart the change in how women participated in the new American society. After the war, there was a big time of change for women and how they could live life more freely. They were given the right to vote provided by the 19th Amendment, the idea of “the new woman” was common, and there was a shift in…

The author of the novel Hobomok, Lydia Maria Child, was ahead of her time, and full of abolitionist and feminist views opinions in the 19th Century. Child was born in 1802 in Medford, Massachusetts into an abolitionist family and was highly influenced by her older brother, an Unitarian clergyman and professor at Harvard University. Child later in her life wrote her first published piece, The Frugal Housewife in 1829, an instruction manual and advice book for stay at home wives and mothers who…

Section one of the amendment states that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Section two states that Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. Lastly, section 3 states that this amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification. The women’s rights movement began as the women’s suffrage movement in the mid 1800’s. The idea of woman…

cutting the cow event. Also, if Vin’s going to have a stroke, then show him having a stroke. It’s not clear why Charles goes to the bar to ask questions – this makes it feel like his story versus Marco’s story. There’s a scene in which the maid Lucretia sees a man burying something and goes to the police, but it’s unclear how this relates to the storyline or what she really saw or reported. Is this related to the bone? At the very end it’s not clear why it focuses on Charles and Elizabeth…

John Ford’s play, ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, deals with matters of adultery, corruption, incest, murder and revenge. Whilst these behaviours make for a sensationalist play, they also convey an underlying commentary on the ideals of womanly behaviour, marriage and adherence church law. During the Renaissance, incest or near incest was common among dynastic families to ensure bloodline purity. Widely practised in royal and wealthy circles, the Church did not condone such behaviour and considered it…

Part A The following essay is going to discuss the topic of feminist movement, specifically emphasizing on the topic of feminist criminology. Feminist criminology is the ongoing fight and battle that woman be granted the same rights as those of men, and that they be treated equally, which erupted in the 19th century. Women got tired of not receiving the same treatment and rights that were being granted to men. I believe that women are just as deserving of having the freedom and right to…

Question Two: How is sexuality politicized in Rome? According to the beliefs of ancient Rome, a person’s sexuality was intrinsically tied to their character. Because sexual characteristics were implicative of personal characteristics, you could judge someone’s character by their sexuality. The ancient Romans used sexuality to judge character, even though the two may be entirely unrelated. The Romans may have done this for another, more practical reason as well: bloodlines. The Romans had no…

The 19th Amendment: From Seneca Falls To Ratification Americans have long fought for equal rights, and they continue to fight for them today. Despite America’s founding idea of democracy, only white Protestant male who owned property could actually vote. As voting rights evolved, all white males gained the right to vote without discrimination towards age or social status. Even with the evolution of voting rights, women remained barred from the ballot. Though the Suffrage Movement started as a…

The antebellum period saw several reform movements take place. There were movements for temperance, public school reform, abolition of slavery, women’s rights and dealing with poverty, crime and the mentally ill. The various reform movements that took place during this time achieved varying levels of success. The temperance movement initially began with a goal to reduce the alcohol consumption of Americans. This changed when Lyman Beecher condemned any use of alcohol at all. Evangelical…

Social categories in present day America derived from the colonial past. The concepts of race, religion and class have been historically used for classifying people and groups. These types of classifications cause controversy amongst many different people. Racial categories are solely social and political, never predetermined or biological. Racial formation is often used to describe social structure. Racial classes are symbolized and portrayed in imagery, media, concepts, language, and…