Postcolonial feminism

The work of the classical feminists such as, Harriet Martineau, Jane Addams, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Ann Oakley have all paved the way for the contemporary feminist movement. Three main aspects in which they all help build in the female gender are Academics, Work and Sexuality. Many classical feminists such as Jane Addams and Harriet Martineau had believed that women should be given academic opportunities. Jane Addams is well known for her social work and empowerment of women in…

Throughout the expanse of European history, many female leaders have been persecuted based on their gender alone. Elizabeth I of England, the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was one of these many dignitaries. Despite the ideas that rule by a woman was against nature and the holy sacraments, Elizabeth I ruled as the supreme governess of her realm, dealing with the great contempt held against her by soldiers, church officials, and even ordinary subjects. Elizabeth I pursued her career…

Out of all the readings, Fanny Fern’s writings resonated with me the most. The way in which she wrote about the expectations placed on women reminded me a lot of the expectations both my family and society has often placed on me. Fanny Fern’s Mrs. Adolphus Smith Sporting the "Blue Stocking" really hit home as it describes a lot of my actual home life, but it also dove deeper into our society gender roles. As both a writer and an artist, I have had to become a master at steeling time between…

Hadharamaut valley and she sought to be the first westerner to locate the lost city of Shabwa. Born in Paris, she was one of the first European women who traveled and wrote about the Middle East. Through close reading, I believe that Freya added to the feminism individuality of her writing in many ways by being a women with an astonishing sense of discovery. The Southern Gates of Arabia is full of tragedy, humor, triumph, descriptions, and dialogues, her style was unique and smoothly written,…

One early spring morning Khroma the goddess of color set out to the city of Athens to trade colors with the artists in the city. Khroma was the goddess of colors, she controls and changes the colors of anything she wishes. Anytime an Athenian artist needed a new or different color for their creations, Khroma would supply them. The artist often traded a color for a more beautiful color, Khroma thought that was silly because in her eyes all colors are equally beautiful. Khroma descended from…

People’s arguments today aren’t as different as they were back then. Women need to not do what men do. Women need to say home with the children and be housewives. Colored women should not be allowed to have a right to vote. The prejudice women face today are not much different from 1911, as in the idea that they are inferior to men. Women should not do the jobs of men, nor do what they do, women need to stay where they are best suited, in the house. Women are expected to not be…

INTRODUCTION My article of choice has the title of “Unlocking Paralysis” by Lisa Fitterman. Lisa Fitterman is a Toronto-based writer who is also known to be a reporter, editor, columnist and a freelance writer for a wide range of both national and international magazines. She has authored a variety of stories, ranging from profiles of women in the Russian opposition to immigration and racism in certain countries. In this article however, she talks about how a new invention, Endovascular…

And indeed, this notion of action takes a major shift with the arrival of Dolores Umbridge who denies her, and the other students, a proper teaching of advanced defensive spells, when they are nevertheless extremely needed because of Voldemort’s return. She does not only question Umbridge's way of teaching, but she actively rebels against her by being behind the creation of Dumbledore's Army, a kind of shadow Defence Against the Dark Arts (DADA) class. She is the first to suggest such an idea,…

Flappers during the 1920’S Prior to the devastating period of The Great Depression, a new breed of rebellious young women arose. Women during the 1920’s were more aware more than ever that they should live their life in equality and freedom, rather than in a restrictive lifestyle. The so called ‘’Flappers’’ were going against the rules, challenging and refusing the traditional expectation for women and revolutionizing the fashion of 1920’s. Before the 20’s women wore long, plain dresses.…

This essay will examine how women are represented in Joyce's Ulysses. To do this it will examine how women are represented in 'Penelope' and 'Nauicaa' and it will then compare theses with previous work on 'Sirens' in order to establish an overall view of women within this book. This essay will particularly focus on how women in Ulysses are transformed into sexually alluring creatures or temptresses and the role of sexuality in the representation of women within Ulysses. Before we examine the…