Motherhood

uphold Republican Motherhood prevailed, which required women to teach their children the values of republicanism—liberty, democracy, and inalienable rights. During the 1830s, since the United States had established a more stable national identity, a slight shift in the expectations of women towards True Womanhood followed, which centered on the four cardinal virtues of piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity. The virtues of True Womanhood contain the values of Republican Motherhood…

James Cameron’s Alien expresses a social fear that women held during the 1980’s as well as depicts a difference between a traditional route to motherhood and a non-traditional route to motherhood. In the 1980’s, women were expected to continue to take care of the home and children regardless if they worked or not. Women’s education was on the rise since they wanted to pursue more fulfilling career. “By 1984, 49% of undergraduate…

passage seems to go against the good mother figure. As a matter of fact, the world of the fairies refers to the world of the dead according to the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice which inspired the lay. It seems rather odd that the tree – symbol of motherhood – leads the queen to death, while I stated earlier that it was a protective figure. Yet, the lay specifies that the tree is 'ymp'. This could explain the reversal of the nature of the passage: what should be a good one thanks to the protection…

slaves. Black men were hated but black women was an unfortunate sin that they had no control of. Within this narrative, Linda Brent alludes to two of the major flaws that women, including white women, dealt with in 1861. This was motherhood and sexual abuse. Motherhood was a woman’s primary role during…

In James Baldwin’s short story, “Sonny’s Blues,” the narrator gets to redeem himself for the neglect of his younger brother. His younger brother, Sonny, found himself battling an addiction to heroin. The short story occurs in the 1950’s in Harlem. Due to the realness of the setting, the reader can apply historical context to the short story. Although “Sonny’s Blues” is not a religious story, the author, James Baldwin, uses Christian symbolism to represent the fall and redemption which the…

In the 1934 version of the film it is the subject of motherhood that brings both Bea and Delilah together. Bea needs help taking care of her child while she goes out to make money to care for her household, and Delilah needs a home for her and her daughter. Both of these women are linked by fact that they are…

right to make the decision to protect themselves from pregnancy. The mission of birth control is not only to prevent pregnancy but also to protect the women who may not want motherhood and the unborn lives who may be up for adoption, or lacking a father figure. Pregnancy may be beautiful for some but not for all, motherhood is a considerable challenge. Birth control is suitable for women who aren 't willing to take on the responsibility of another life. Margaret Sanger reveals “The selfish…

careless for doing so in unconventional manners. Lehrer explains that using an outmoded representation of motherhood and “family” prevents the needs of women and real-life families from being recognized (250). But whether you’re the working mom or the messy mom movie’s views of motherhood should work on better representing what a real mother is nowadays to better mimic the changing conditions of motherhood to enhance rather than stifle people’s lives…

Because of Edna’s character it is easy to conclude that Edna does not fit the role as a mother well, wanting to be an independent women, as her feelings are later explained in the text on page 14, where she thinks to herself that she does bode well in motherhood, to which are assessed by various characters who seem to agree with this…

After handling different kinds of work, including being a private nurse assistant and, currently, a human resource coordinator, I have to admit that I have had my share of expressing prejudice and discrimination. At the same time, as a woman and a member of the minority, I had been a victim of discrimination as well at work and social settings. I was born in the Dominican Republic and raised by Catholics, although I am not a practicing Catholic but a believer of a higher being. My culture…