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

A 5 page discussion of how women in the Middle East are finally beginning to transcend cultural restrictions and acquire rights that they never had before. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page research paper investigating women who live in the Ivory Coast. Examples of women entrepreneurs are offered as well as a discussion about other women who are operating home-type businesses. Bibliography includes four references.

A 7 page paper comparing the lifestyles of these two groups of women. The writer explores the cultural and religious differeces and modern society's perceptions of their traditional roles. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing women's rights and abortion. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 6 page philosophical argument for the right to life of women seeking abortions over the right to life of the fetus. The argument focuses on the theme of dominance. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

This 8 page argument supports a woman's right to make the decision to have an abortion. The debate has raged for decades and its time to say enough is enough! Bibliography list seven sources.

A 7 page discussion of the issues surrounding abortion. Written largely from a Canadian perspective but covers basic factors which interplay to convince a woman to seek an abortion. Concludes that it is the woman's responsibility to make the decision as to whether abortion is justifiable in her particular situation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page analysis of the first two chapters of Social Ethics: Morality and Social Policy, edited by Thomas Mappes and Jane Zembaty, which deals with the moral problems of abortion and euthanasia. The arguments that are presented, both pro and con, conservative and liberal, are summarized and discussed. No additional sources cited.

A 10 page paper that argues that women should not be allowed in the military. The issues raised include psychological fitness, physical-emotional response, and present behavior in the military, and the reputational and financial costs of that behavior. The writer argues that based on the psychological, physical-emotional, and behavioral evidence, women should not be allowed ...

7 pages in length. The author argues in support of mandatory HIV testing for pregnant mothers, not only for the woman's health, but also for the health of the child. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at gender in Ancient society as depicted by Apuleius's The Golden Ass. The role of the female is discussed in terms of the society in reality as well as how it was depicted by the author. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page essay on the mother's expectations, legacy, and results of the daughter's efforts in Maxine Hong Kingston's autobiography. The writer posits that both the mother and daughter, though retaining separate ideologies, come together in the fact that the daughter becomes a warrior woman, a warrior created through the help of the mother. No ...

This 5 page paper provides a comparison of the central theme of the role of women within the family structure of Chinese and Chinese-immigrants as related through Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood among Ghosts, and Fae Myenne Ng's Bone. This paper not only considers the role of women in the ...

A 5 page analysis of Chang's memoir, which depicts not only her own life, but the story of her grand-aunt's as well. Chang's great-aunt, born during the Box Rebellion, had an extraordinary life that demonstrates the tension that existed in China between new Western ideas and Chinese tradition. A remarkable book, the writer argues that ...

A 6 page paper that provides an overview of the role that peasant women played in the Vietnam Conflict. This paper considers their roles, contributions, the mobilization of women, and even the conflicts between emerging social roles and traditional lifestyle. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 6 page paper on the struggle for women to gain equality in Asia. The paper focuses on the social status, and or the lack there of, for women in both China and India. The paper is a cross cultural comparison of the two countries in an attempt to show how their differing societies deal ...

An 18 page paper on the life and times of Marilyn Monroe. It talks about her life in the movies, outside of the movies, and her untimely death. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 5 page paper on Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814) -- one of the first American playwrights. The writer describes how Warren's works reflected the sociopolitical climate of her day and also how, as a woman, she defied social convention by taking part in this sort of endeavor. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page research paper on the life & contributions of women's rights leader, Susan B. Anthony. The writer is particularly concerned with specific activities in which Anthony participated. For example, the temperance movement, the first women's rights convention, the struggle to include women in the 14th and 15th amendments, the National Woman Suffrage Association, ...

This anarchist's life is discussed in a the context of a book authored by John Chalberg in this 5 page paper. The focus is on influences, such as the subject's childhood, other anarchists as well as American individualism, on her later political activism. Chalberg's book is the only source used.

A 5 page overview of the life & contributions of astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. Ride's work in the field, space missions and scientific research are discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

3 pages in length. Considered to be one of the most colorful -- if not misunderstood -- of all presidential first ladies, Mary Todd Lincoln stood tall for what she believed and ended up paying a high price throughout her entire life for her outspoken and opinionated manner. Indeed, she was instrumental in implementing much ...

A 6 page paper that provides an overview of the issue of the use of prozac for women with breast cancer, and suggests that the use of this drug can result in increased progression of individual tumors. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

8 pages in length. An excellent and informative overview of breast cancer; its frequency, occurrence, causes, prevention, and treatment. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

During the revolutionary era, at a time when North Americans proclaimed liberty and political participation as their birthright, women remained separate from the institutions of political life. This 7 page research paper examines the sociopolitical oppression of women and the beginnings of feminist activism in the United States. The writer discusses womens' productivity in the ...