Essays and Research Papers on Women's Studies (All)

This 8 page paper discusses the history and origins of the feminist movement. Also discussed is the use of feminist rhetoric. The book Persuasion and Social Movements is used to explore the application by the women's rights movement of social rhetoric. Examples are given. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses the perspective of filmmakers analyzed with a feminist eye. Various movies throughout history are examined for social commentary about women and their roles. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 7 page report discusses the fact that a woman who has been the victim of a violent crime and who is then victimized a second time by the judicial system, social censure, an employment crisis, and even an unspoken but still understood condemnation based on her personal history, lifestyle, or personal belief system. Bibliography lists 3 sources. ...

14 pages in length. The struggle for female emancipation has been a long and arduous process; throughout history, women of virtually every ethnic background have been forced to comply with oppressive patriarchal demands, which have been responsible for maintaining the gender hierarchy that still exists in contemporary society. Historically, Taiwanese women have had ...

A 6 page paper which examines the history of women’s rights in the military. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper. Women have long been underrepresented in the U.S. Congress. Today, there are more women in the Congress than ever before but they are still underrepresented. This essay justifies that thesis, discusses the history of women in both Houses, identifies the number in both houses today, and addresses the fact of ...

A 6 page research paper that examines Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Hours, which focuses on the stories of three women who each face enormous struggles against sexism and societal preconceptions of gender. In so doing, his novel is rather like a thumbnail sketch of the history of feminism in the twentieth century. Therefore, ...

A 7 page investigation into menopause. The author conducts a literature review of published studies related to the epidemiology of perimenopause and menopause. Specific parameters of interest are age, genetics, demography and lifestyle. Age appears to be the most important determinant of age of onset but even factors such reproductive history and smoking ...

A 6 page research paper that answers two questions concerning American women's history. The first question addresses changes in women's status as a result of World War II and the second addresses the meaning of "feminine mystique" and the origins of the women's movement. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper evaluates the history of poverty in America as it respects women. Solutions to poverty are explored. The paper argues for a moderate resolution to the problem. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page review of the multifaceted nature of feminism. This diversity is emphasized by a number of writers, one of the more notable of which is Estelle Freedman. Freedman's "No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women" is complimented by an exploration of a number of other authors and viewpoints. Rosemarie ...

A 5 page examination of author Helen Birch' suggestion that: "The mythology of Myra Hindley reveals, above all, that we do not have a language to represent female killing...". The author of this paper contends that while that has been the case throughout history, feminist criminology is slowly fashioning such a language. Bibliography ...

This 5 page paper examined how the role and status of women changed over time in modern German history between the Kaiserreich though the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany and the developments in West Germany and East Germany. The paper includes discussion on what factors lead to these changes. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the journal of Esther Burr and Eliza Southgate Browne’s letters, comparing and contrasting them in terms of women in history. The paper also discusses “A Midwife’s Tale” by Martha Ballard. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page review of Rosenberg’s extensive review of women’s plight in the twentieth century. Rosenberg relates this plight to the complexity of factors which have served to keep women subdued throughout history. Not only are women’s lives divided between their relationships with men in their world, however, they are also divided between ...

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the history of the church as it respects the roles of women. The early church is examined in addition to the church during Mediaeval times and during the Victorian Era. The modern church and women's roles in society are discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

An 11 page paper which examines the history of women in Canada from 1000 to 1800. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A fourteen page paper which looks at the ways in which the role of women in society has changed over the past twenty years in various European countries, in terms of educational and employment opportunities and the social and cultural perception of women in general. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

An 8 page overview of the issues involved in the incarceration of female inmates. This paper reviews the history of female incarceration to note similarities in the past and the present in regard to the current move to incarcerating male and female inmates in the same facility. The author insists that this approach is ...

A 7 page research paper that examines the history of social work in regards to women's poverty, beginning in the colonial period to the present. The writer argues that a look at the welfare reform of recent decades demonstrates how the perspective of Social Darwinism has persisted, under a different guise, demonizing the poor. The ...

This 6 page paper contends that abortion actism can actually be traced far back into our country's earliest history. It remains an important focus even today. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 45 page paper is chock full of statistics and information about Japanese women and work in Japan. Much attention is devoted to Japanese culture and how women are treated in Japan in general. History is included and an economic view is taken in respect to the business world in the country. ...

Women's Roles within the Family in Europe / 1300-1700 : In 5 pages, the author discusses that women's roles within the family in Europe in the period of 1300-1700 were defined largely through the regulation and supervision of their bodies from both the perspective of the male and the women themselves. Bibliography lists 6 ...

A 5 page research paper exploring how women are portrayed in paintings. The writer describes images of women in a few key 20th century European paintings, and the social and cultural influences on these portrayals. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

The role of women in medieval Europe has been portrayed as being denied the right to exercise free will in a society dominated by religious considerations as well as being in the process of social and economic transition. This 5 page paper provides a critique and expansion of thought on the article, Antifeminism And Chaucer's Characterization Of Women, by ...