Women's Health Initiative

“Susan B. Anthony Dares to Vote,” a common theme is courage. In “I Escaped a Violent Gang,” Ana had the courage to get out of the gang that she had been in for a long time. In “Susan B. Anthony Dares to Vote,” Susan had the courage to fight for women’s equal rights. Although these two texts share the theme of courage, there are still some differences. In “I Escaped a Violent Gang,” Ana is trying to get out of the gang, which is something that risks her being killed. But in “Susan B. Anthony…

its particular take on either class or gender relationships but at an intersection of cultural presumptions about class and gender simultaneously” (Lee & Moscowitz, 2012, p. 67). The Real Housewives has an all-female cast that focuses on telling women’s stories from their point of view. Yes, it focuses on a select group of wealthy women whose life experiences are not those of most women in western society, but themes of female entrepreneurship, motherhood, the struggle of balancing home and work…

Imagine walking in the blazing desert with the sun beating against your bare skin,you do it all just for a chance to live in the so called “Land of the free “ . How can we live in a country with a motto that doesn't actually believe in what it means and allows inequality to thrive instead ; people, mostly womens and girls are treated like peasants due to their race and background . In both textes one called “The Stolen Party” by Liliana Heker , and another called “Borders” by Denice Frohman you…

To add more, Women were brought up to “be pure and innocent, tender and sexually undemanding, submissive and obedient” to fit the glorified “Angel in the House”, the Madonna-image of the time (Lundén et al, 147). In this era, the terms women’s rights and women’s freedom were widely used to refer to what we today would call feminism.…

stories were return for two different reasons with differ themes. As we know that tell tail heart was return for the sole purpose of entertainment while yellow wallpaper was written for political reason. Charlotte wrote her story to demonstrate the women’s place in society in 19th century. Both stories capture the reader’s imagination through use of 1sr person. The yellow wallpaper is a story about women who is depressed by her husband and society. The style of the both writers with almost the…

that she has associated with her everyday life. This action successfully began the striping of her sanity. Most would agree that leaving her alone with the horrid wallpaper for just a while would be enough to start her downward spiral of mental health, but John states, ”I don't care to renovate the house just for a three months' rental” (Perkins 3). Most would agree that this quote shows the dismissal of Jane’s opinions and more importantly, the magnitude of her prescription of unwelcomed…

Let’s go back in time and analyze the 19th century. Society was in a very different stage of evolving and woman got the short end of the stick. “Maternity, the natural biological role of women, has traditionally been regarded as their major social role” (WIC). On the other side, men were expected to bring in the income and support the family’s well-being. Women were seen as the weaker sex, physically, mentally, emotionally, and intellectually. In Europe, specifically France, women were seen in…

fought hard so that women today can live life with the same rights as men, but the figure with the most lasting, relevant effect was Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a 19th century women's rights activist who campaigned mainly through writing and speeches. A fierce proponent* of women's suffrage*, her devotion to her cause helped establish the 19th amendment, which gives all citizens the right to vote. Stanton was a passionate, eloquent*, and unrelenting leader, and her actions…

Help Equality in the workplace is a topic that is on many people’s minds, and it has even become part of the bestseller list recently. “What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid?” is the question author Sheryl Sandberg ask us in her article. This is her first chapter from her book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. In her first chapter of her book, she laid down a lot of ground work about her issue about the stereotypical ideal of boys and girls. This includes how girls are chastised…

Nationalist men also adhered to the narrative that rape happened at the hands of white men” (Ross, as told by Nelson). WOC must address sexism in their communities because true liberation cannot be achieved until all parts of WOC are liberated. If women’s rights are achieved, WOC will still experience racism. If racism is resolved, WOC will still experience sexism. In Patricia Hill Collins’ “Assume the Position”, she provides the example of Anita Hill. Justice Clarence Thompson’s comments…