Women's Health Initiative

Thomas Hardy’s “The Ruined Maid” and X.J. Kennedy’s “A Prominent Bar in Secaucus One Day” both allude to the topic of prostitution. By analyzing and interpreting these poems, one could compare and contrast the themes, historical contexts, women’s roles in society during these times, and the subject of feminism to further understand why the women chose the life they did. Thomas Hardy’s “The Ruined Maid” is a story that contrasts the lives of two girls; one who is an un-named farm girl and…

The concept of “The American Dream” is something that is very subjective. The idea of a woman living the perfect suburban life; married to a wealthy man, with multiple children running around the dream house that she has to make sure is constantly gleaming seems a little tiresome to me. I’m very curious as to why this ‘mystique’ was considered the epitome of femininity since it seems to me that the appeal of this ‘perfect life’ is something that is mainly steered towards the white middle class.…

In the story "The Great Gatsby" by Fitzgerald show the movement of the flapper girl evolving through the 1920's. The women's in the 1920's the role of women were that they had the right to vote, the number of women working increased by 25 cents, also they were allowed to smoke in public, dance new dances and so much more. Their behaviors changed a lot throughout the years they really didn't care what other people would think when they rebel for they want. They started dressing differently there…

inequality and expressions of discrimination against women in access, use and control of opportunities, decision-making and management of resources and services, as well as the lack of recognition of their rights. Olympe de Gouges in its Declaration of women's rights and citizenship (1791) required for women the rights of freedom and equality proclaimed by the French Revolution. It was the first document in which the female vote was required as well as the equality of rights and obligations for…

According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of feminism is, “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” I think feminism is overall equality in all of life. What I like about this definition is how it doesn’t define sexes, because most believe feminism is just for females, but it’s about equality for all sexes. A concept about feminism that some people believe is true, but isn’t, is that feminists hate men. Feminism is about equality for all genders. Feminism is…

The first time women history was celebrated, it was only for a week. In 1981 women’s history week was declared by congress as a national celebration, but the week wasn't truly celebrated until March 7, 1982. For the next five years it was celebrated as a week, but in 1987 the National Women’s History Project petitioned that the week should be turned into a month. Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 that turned the week into a month. Without all of the women that have worked and are still working…

Feminism is defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary as “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.” In The Scarlet Letter, an American Romantic novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the comparisons of characters reveals his underlying belief that men and women are innately equal. However, he also believes that a feminist revolution is not possible because of society. Hawthorne’s ambiguous views on feminism have spurred critics to write on his views of women and feminist…

work. This prevailing idea accepted by the majority of America in history, could completely be turned into a new scenario. Women were never seen as the caretakers of the homes. They would work just as hard as the men in the factories. Due to the women's effectiveness in the factories, the economy was booming and more companies began to open, there was an abundance in resources, and plentiful of jobs for everyone's causing a stable environment. Women had a stronger position in the decisions made…

In the period of the literary works of Collection 5, inequality between genders developed into a serious and controversial issue. Although the authors of this age generally wrote to persuade their audience to view women and their role in the world in a new light, no one had managed to influence me as much as Judith Sargent Murray in her essay titled “On the Equality of the Sexes.” For the most part, the author attempts to communicate that women are not intellectually inferior to men by nature,…

“Iron-Jawed Angels” was a movie about women’s suffrage and those who helped to achieve the right to vote for women. The movie focused on Alice Paul and her friend Lucy Burns as they go through hardships and trials to get the amendment passed for women to vote. The women not only face judgement by men, but also by their fellow peers. In the movie, they showed how after the war was announced, everyone expected the women to stop picketing at the president’s door, and to focus on their duties as…