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

This is a 3 page paper discussing articles found in consecutive issues of In Style magazine. When reading a number of consecutively published issues of In Style magazine, readers quickly become accustomed to the many mixed messages, use of language and images which are portrayed in some of the articles. Largely, the magazine is a ...

A 5 page paper which examines relationships between Sigmund Freud’s essay on femininity and Evelyn Fox Keller’s “Gender and Science.” No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which argues that Islamic women are oppressed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 20 page research paper about the feminist issue of violence toward women. The writer discusses the specific issues that feminist activism has addressed, the successes of the movement, and how feminist has affected public policy. Bibliography lists 31 sources.

A 5 page exploration into the theme of phenomenal women as supported by these authors. This paper acknowledges each of these women as having a positive role not only in the personal development of the author but also in the development of the world as a whole. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

5 pages in length. Feminist and ghost story writer Mary Wilkins Freeman, a child of poverty, grew up surrounded by the overwhelming sense of failure that permeated from her long-suffering father, whose bouts with depression – brought on by harrowing Civil War episodes – only exacerbated his inability to sustain his family's needs. ...

This 19 page paper addresses the problem of rape and focuses on a typology of four different types of rapists. Psychological theories are the focus of this investigation that also looks at feminist theory. The motives behind the rapes is the focus of this paper. Bibliography lists 20 sources.

An 8 page paper discussing this 16th century woman who lived as an abandoned wife in rural France, the choices available to her and the choices she made. Also included is a discussion of Francois Poullain de la Barre’s “The Equality of the Two Sexes,” published a century later, followed by speculation of how ...

4 pages in length. Coupled with the hotly debated issue that asserts pornography is actually beneficial to women is the ever-controversial issue of censorship and its application toward sexually explicit material. It has only been within this century that women have liberated their sexual selves in a way like never before. Now, ...

A 6 page discussion of the importance of the role of women in the years following the Civil War. Noting that the while voices of the wealthier married women were more likely to be heard than those of the lower classes, this paper emphasizes that women played a critical role in this time period. ...

A 4 page research paper that examines the generational conflict inherent in the mother/daughter relationship, which is exemplified in Amy Tan's short story "Two Kinds," which features a relationship between a Chinese-born mother and her American-born daughter. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 15 page discussion of how the practice of veiling has varied over time and culture. The author contends that the Islamic custom of veiling is irrelevant to the central issue of women’s rights. To concentrate on this practice only results in a distraction from the real problems of women’s access to education ...

2.5 pages in length. The writer discusses sexism and racism as they relate to socialization, as well as touches upon abortion as it might be explained to a non-sociologist. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the particular needs of women and how they are met, or not met, by the criminal justice system. Women's roles in society are highlighted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page overview of the contentions presented by noted author Danielle Crittenden. Targeting an audience of women in their twenties, Crittenden analyzes the successes, failures, and shortcomings which she sees as characterizing the lives of her reader’s mothers, those women who stand at the height of the feminist movement of earlier generations, those ...

An 8 page examination of the debate which continues to rage both within and outside the feminist camp in regard to issues surrounding reproductive rights. The author points out that even the feminist themselves are sometimes divided in regard to the views on reproduction and issues such as abortion. Indeed, the feminist debate ...

5 pages in length. The writer discusses how human sexual behavior is stimulated by a combination of physical and mental as well as external and internal catalysts. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper takes a look at the problem of homelessness, how that is exacerbated by divorce and absent fatherhood, and finally the importance of fathers. A direct relationship between lack of an intact family and homelessness. An outline is included Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses H. R. 1723 / S. 830, also known as the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2001. The paper offers an introduction, which explains the underlying reasons for the introduction of this bill. The major provisions of the bill are explained along with the benefits and impact such ...

This 12 page paper gives an overview and a detailed, chapter by chapter analysis of Terry Castle's book, The Female Thermometer.Quotes Cited from the Text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page review of the book by the noted author Dorothy Roberts. The author of this paper contends that in essence this book is an expose of the various lengths the American government has gone to to suppress black motherhood. An overview is provided of the various atrocities which have characterized white ...

4 pages in length. Modern diets of teenage girls reflect the significant pressures placed upon impressionable adolescents. Whether the influence is that of popular culture, athletics or peer pressure, young girls are faced with conflicting information when it comes to how society perceives attractiveness. Joan Jacobs Brumberg's article entitled "Fasting Girls: The ...

A 6 page book review J. J. Brumberg's The Body Project, a book that explores issues of female adolescence beginning in the early nineteenth century. Brumberg argues that modern girls are obsessed with their bodies and make their bodies an all-consuming project in ways that young women of the past did not. Bibliography lists 3 ...

A 5 page paper which examines the lives of Muslim women. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 13 page exploration of the economic and cultural factors which impact Ethiopian women. The welfare of Ethiopia’s rural women is of particular concern in that they represent the majority in Ethiopian society. These women have few economic options in life. They often live in abusive homes but to escape those homes ...