Women's Health Initiative

a shift in the medical community. As America’s society changed after World War One, the lives of women improved in the United States in the 1920’s with the country giving them more public freedom and rights. The 1920’s was an important time for women’s suffrage,…

In this interpretation paper, I wanted to talk about “On American Motherhood” the speech President Theodore Roosevelt gave to the National Congress of Mothers in March 13, 1905. When I first read the speech, I jotted down points I either agreed, found interesting and disagree with. Everyone has their own opinion on this speech and here is my conclusion. This speech was giving in front of the National Congress of Mother and it was intended for the lower and middle class of those times. He…

characters Arthur and Dimmesdale, Hawthorne establishes that nobody was perfect in the Puritan time. Many people view feminism as an con. In my intent, feminism is really sexist and I think females and also males should have equal rights, men could do women's jobs, and woman can do…

nineteenth century and early twentieth century. At first it was focused on property rights for women and the opposition to chattel marriage. In the end of the nineteenth century, the movement mostly focused on political power, particularly the right of women’s suffrage. By…

Convention on March 23, 1775. This very same phrase without a doubt, describes the passion and dynamic of a group of women who stopped at nothing to fight for American women’s right to vote. This phrase also used in the movie Iron Jawed Angels truly emulates the milestones lead women, such as Alice Paul women would take to end women’s suffrage. In the movie, Iron Jawed Angels through each roadblock members of the originally called, “Congressional Union” knew that if they had to fight as far as…

Both John Pope-Hennessy's The Portrait in the Renaissance and Patricia Simons's Women in Frames: The Gaze, the Eye, the Profile in Renaissance Portraiture discuss the ways in which portraiture during the Quattrocento was used to inform the public. Portraiture during this time was used to inform and educate the public, establishing both political and social standing. Simons responds to Pope-Hennessy's article with a strong argument: portraits of women had different connotations than those of men.…

believing in women’s rights. That women and men are equal. And most importantly, the right for women to have the final say, over their bodies and their life decisions. And with this framework of active feminism. This definition should fit, different needs, in different communities. For example, an American feminist should fight against laws that prevent women from getting safe abortion. A Pakistani feminist should fight against genital mutilations. Acknowledging the differences in women’s needs…

Queen Liliuokalani: A Queen to Remember Lydia Kamakaeha, more formally known as Queen Liliuokalani, was a person who inspired so many, and did so much good in her life to help her people, and was extremely influential in the history of Hawaii. She was the first female monarch in the Kingdom of Hawaii and was also the last ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii before her kingdom was forced from her and her people. Lydia was also an artist who wrote many songs; which are popular songs to this day.…

Feminism It’s a night just like any other. The room is dark. The only source of light comes from the laptop sitting on top of me. I can feel the heat of its system underneath my blanket, and it’s starting to burn. I suppose this is the same experience many adolescents have again and again, for it sure is a recurring one of mine. On my overheating laptop, I surf the web. On the internet there is a plethora of information. I am able to google questions such as “How many different types of bananas…

“Don’t get an abortion because it’s wrong!” and so much more. It is not hard to tell that in our society women are not treated equally, this is due to numerous factors in our history, however the single most major obstacle that restrains women is women’s health rights. Women are shamed on a daily basis for their bodies, whether it is the way they look or what they wish to do with them, it is a fundamental human right that women are constantly denied. Women all over the world are told what to do…