Socialist feminism

“ Passing” by Nella Larsen explores racial identity and the internal struggle of biracial women in the 1920’s. This was a time of burgeoning artistry and pride in the African American community, but was also still a great time of discrimination. There two women faced the ultimate decision of which culture they would be a part of. This changed their social standings, lifestyles, and in the end, quality of life. The 1920’s were a time of racism and discrimination. Many African American’s…

Amy Tan’s talk, Where Does Creativity Hide? was interesting. She talks about her process of creativity. There were some elements that I could identify with and others that I found conflicting to my beliefs of creativity. The first thing that I identify with in Tan’s speech was when she said, “…one of the principals of creativity is to have a little childhood trauma”. I too, had traumas growing up as many do. My mother was diagnosed with MS when she was pregnant with me and I had a brother die…

removes male presence from the play, they are ''peripherally present [...] through references to the characters' past relations and to Fefu's restrictive and loveless marriage'' (Asrat Dec. 2005). The play is set in New England Spring 1935 when feminism was not properly established, and women were attempting to get equal rights as men.…

6. “Kim Kardashian on Her New Beauty Line and Those Blackface Allegations”…

As expressed by Prastuti Parasar, as a dancer in Nrityanatika the roles of women performer even in the Nrityanatika have seen numerous positive changes. She said that Nrityanatika is always performed on some social issues where it is necessary to showcase the women’s character for the people to understand it. Here being male dominant will not bring out the exact story, so female actor is very much necessary for Nrityanatika. Most of the time it is fifty percent female and fifty percent male.…

1987 In the literary world Henrik Ibsen could be considered a realist, through his novels plays and poems which deal objectively with problems in society and everyday people. In his play A Doll's House, he examines the relationships between men and women and how stereotypical gender roles impact the characters. In A Doll’s house, Henrik Ibsen pointedly captures a time period where female oppression was prevalent and frequent through the character Nora and her development. The author uses…

The Symbols of Oppression in The Handmaid’s Tale Imagine living in a world where a free society is forced to undergo a radical change towards an unequal treatment of the sexes and an adoption of a radical religion. The transition of this change would be nearly flawless, it would lead to the resocialization of the social classes and enforce new gender roles, but it would also infringe on the natural rights of women. For some, this would be hard to imagine, but in the novel The Handmaid’s Tale it…

In her short story “The Fall River Axe Murders,” Angela Carter treats us not to the blood-soaked depiction promised by the title but, instead, a far more in-depth look at the curious individual who was Lizzie Borden. Through precise word-choice and careful detail, Carter delves into the long-held and everyday struggles faced by the troubled Borden and, in doing so, paints a clear picture of a woman with little outward purpose, a bleak future, a contentious relationship with her father and…

Throughout Democracy in America and Domestic Manners of the Americans, Alexis De Tocqueville and Frances Trollope analyze perspectives on the status of women, the pursuit of wealth, and American’s assertions of social equality. Both authors share viewpoints in the sense that American women are different than European yet contrast in the aspect of their independence. Tocqueville and Trollope share many opinions on what impact the pursuit of wealth has throughout the nation. As for social…

Psychologist Leta Sutter Hollingworth was a pioneer in challenging the scientific theory of the inferiority of women’s intelligence to man, especially during their menstrual cycles. She also contributed greatly to the study of emotional and educational needs of intelligent and gifted children, but I will focus on her studies of women (O’Connel & Russo, 1990). Born Leta Anna Sutter in the small farm town of Chadron, Nebraska, on May 25, 1886, Leta would unfortunately be no stranger to heartache…