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

A 7 page analysis that examines the text Feminist Perspectives on Jewish Studies, which is edited by Lynn Davidson and Shelly Tenebaum. The writer examines their "three-stage" approach to feminist scholarship and then discusses various essays. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page report discusses the concepts presented in Alice Kessler-Harris’, a professor of history at Columbia University, book about women’s work outside the home. When she views the world in terms of the patterns associated with women working inside or outside of the home, it is clear that she has a clear understanding of the factors that determined where most ...

A 10 page paper discussing Jane Addams' feminist and social ethics. Founder of Chicago's Hull House and outspoken advocate for peace prior to World War I, Jane Addams was not particularly liberal in her views, but settled more in the realm of doing what's right. Present-day feminism frequently has been opposed to social systems; social ethic has ...

A Comparison to Jane Austin's Emma; This 6 page paper considers the public and private perceptions of women at the beginning of the nineteen century. There was a great difference in the status of a married woman and that of a single woman, which can be seen by the way in which it contrasts with ...

A paper which looks at the way in which the policies related to affirmative action have been developed, and the social and cultural issues which gave rise to the need for positive discrimination in the first instance. The paper also assesses how effective affirmative action has been, and whether it has achieved its stated aims ...

A 7 page paper which compares and contrasts elderly Hazda and American women in retirement, or in the golden years of life. The paper discusses their position in society, their involvement in the community, and other aspects concerning their lives during their older years. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

An 8 page paper which discusses how women spend their retirement in the United States. Issues discussed involve women working for more years than men, living longer than men, and how women look at retirement, among other various issues relating to the leisure years of women in America. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

(8 pp) There used to be a general question in society, about "what is it a woman wants?" There were many joking answers, few of which were complementary, let alone enlightening. Although that has now faded into the background with the exception of filler for a few late-night comics, we are ...

A 6 page research paper that investigates Angela Carter's short story, "The Company of Wolves," as being representative of the way that Carter has rewritten classic fairy tales in a feminist mode. The writer compares Carter's story to the original "Red Riding Hood," which is far more horrific then the sanitized modern version, and argues ...

8 pages in length. Comparing the postwar work of Betty Friedan to that of Eldridge Cleaver is to draw a common denominator from two seemingly divergent perspectives. While Friedan's The Feminine Mystique addresses the cultural narrow-mindedness of gender, Cleaver's account in Soul On Ice focuses upon the long-standing racial inequities that have plagued ...

This 6 page report discusses the fact that as feminism has become a more commonplace mindset in the past several decades, traditional interpretations of various aspects of culture, including religious beliefs, have evolved in ways that acknowledge and accommodate a feminist based understanding. Judaism is no exception. In fact, a feminist reinterpretation of traditional texts combined with exploration of ...

A 6 page overview of women’s fate in the Twentieth Century and their struggle to change that fate. Notes the importance of a collective voice such as that witnessed in the women’s suffrage movement, the Progressive movement, and the Civil Rights movement. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page report discusses the fact that women who are now thought of as the classic female comedians or comediennes of their time offered characterizations of women that often fell somewhere between the ridiculous and the even more ridiculous. Gracie Allen was the perfect compliment to George Burns with her addled logic and baby girl voice. Lucille Ball’s exploits in ...

A 5 page contention that there has been a paradigmatic shift in Black women’s understanding of the domination which they have endured, both on the basis of their gender and on the basis of their race and socioeconomic class. The increase in knowledge among black women regarding the matrix of domination has allowed them ...

This 8 page paper considers the way in which women form communities on IRC, how and why this happens and how this may be used in the future for commercial purposes when it comes to marketing to women. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

Women of the Progressive Era and their Alliances: This 5-page essay examines the cross-class/ cultural alliances that were formed between women as a result of the Progressive reformers’ activities, and the limitations inherent in those relationships. To further elucidate these connections, Kathy Peiss’ book “Cheap Amusements” and other issues will be explored. Bibliography lists ...

6 pages. Maria Fornes is known for her feminist text within the plays she has written. She is at once witty and shocking, and her works leave the reader breathless at times, shaken with shock at what has transpired and yet wanting more. To say that Fornes goes about her craft with a light touch would be ...

A paper which looks at the way in which Chicana feminism deals with the issues of gender inequality, both in Mexican culture and in society as a whole, and considers the other issues such as racial discrimination which they have had to face in their struggle to achieve equal cultural recognition in a multi-ethnic society.

A 5 page paper which examines how the historical definition of feminism has changed over time, and specifically considers the roles of class conflict, race conflict, generational differences, science and technology in fragmenting the women’s movement through three phases of reform – the middle nineteenth-century, the early twentieth century and the late twentieth century. ...

A 5 page paper which looks at the changing role of women in society during the twentieth century, in terms of their position within the family, changes in employment legislation, and the ways in which social changes affected the position of women as a whole.

This 9 page report discusses Karl Marx’s fundamental assertion, in the most simple of terms, was that all events are determined by economic forces and how that can be applied to the precepts and discourses of feminism. The connection between feminism, Marxism and capitalism becomes very clear when one considers how both Marxism and feminism are determined to succeed in “revealing ...

This 5 page paper compares two articles which discuss the Promisekeepers program, a male Christian group that endorses defined roles in marriage. The articles are compared and contrasted in a bulleted format. No additional sources cited.

11 pages in length. When one thinks about alcoholism, one does not immediately associate this disease with women; however, insobriety does not discriminate when it comes to gender. It is not fully known whether the prevalence of women alcoholics has increased over the past thirty years or if the statistics reflect a decidedly ...

A 6 page paper which examines why, according to Dershowitz, anti-Semitism is no longer a serious problem for the American Jew, and also considers the issues addressed in the contemporary Jewish feminist revolution, and evaluate its successes and failures, according to Pogrebin. No additional sources are used.

A 10 page paper which discusses jails and prisons as it relates to women inmates. The paper addresses the functions of prisons and jails, inmate characteristics, and other pertinent information. Bibliography lists 5 sources.