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

This 5 page paper analyzes this painting by Jan Vermeer. Also examined is its historical perspective of northern attitudes toward family and home. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the prevalence of rape in the military. The lack of consequences is noted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page page paper discusses the viewpoint of Helene Cixous as outlined in this book with regards to her feminist perspective. This paper examine the way in which Helene Cixous studies language and the results of her studies. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page review of the Book by Melton McLaurin. This paper examines the social hierarchy which is unveiled by this book. The author contends the issues explored by McLaurin are not limited to the relationship between the races. Indeed, these issues permeate both the South and the North and involve not ...

A 4 page paper which examines how women’s issues failed to make progress during this time period. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 4 page paper discussing the portrayal of sexuality in Spark’s two works “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” (1961) and “The Driver’s Seat” (1970). Muriel Spark presents different portrayals of women and sexuality within two of her works, “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and “The Driver’s Seat”. In “The Prime of ...

This 3 page paper examines the simliarites and differences between modern women and those portrayed in the famous, "Arabian Nights". These simliarites and differences are factors of era, culture, men's perception, and more. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page annotated bibliography gives a detailed description of 12 sources related to the topic of the Salem Witch Trials. This paper also provides an abstract, thesis, and paper development plan. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A 4 page research paper that examines the Mesopotamian epic of Gilgamesh in terms of what it implies regarding the role of women in that society. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 10 page report discusses the 1991 documentary movie, The Good Woman of Bangkok, which was both written and directed by Australian Dennis O’Rourke. It is a sad and often horrifying story about the life of a 25-year-old woman who becomes a prostitute in Bangkok. Issues related to ethnographic representation are considered, as well as O’Rourke’s subjective point of ...

This 5 page paper discusses and analyzes Dorothy Allison's book, Bastard out of Carolina, for the element and theme of hunger. Examples given and cited from text. Bibliography cites 1 source.

An 11 page overview of the accomplishments of this nineteenth century activist. Traces Anthony’s role from her first speech in 1855 to the achievement of the vote for women. Includes an annotated bibliography of 8 sources.

A 4 page research paper that examines the organization the Feminist Majority Foundation, which was founded to promote women's equality and productive health. The writer examines the foundation's principal goals, political stance, and policy objectives. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the Medieval attitudes held toward women as evidenced by the characters found in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper considers the specific issues that may impact on women students in collage, how these may be identified and then how the issues may be tackled by a resource centre. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

3 pages in length. Virginia Woolf's The New Dress addresses women's struggles against inequality by way of illustrating how a patriarchal society has determined what is physically acceptable and what is not. Mabel is plagued with the knowledge of her own "appalling inadequacy" (The New Dress) when faced to confront her physical shortcomings ...

An 8 page discussion of the manner in which rhetoric has been used to define and redefine our identities. While just a couple of generations ago we were content to stand by and watch our men go off to war, for example, today we more and more often find ourselves fighting alongside them. ...

8 pages in length. Gender inequity has long been a social ill inextricably linked with female oppression, with the homefront the primary location where this predisposition is most apparent. According to Meg Luxton, author of "More Than A Labour of Love: Three Generations of Women's Work in the Home," the free labor women ...

A 4 page essay written from the perspective of a woman from the early 1930s insisting that women emit a collective voice against the patriarchal society which has kept them bound ideologically even to the extent of determining their body images! The essay emphasizes the sense of women’s independence which has resulted from World ...

A 3 page paper which discusses, from a feminist perspective, what reproductive health and reproductive rights are like in the 1930s. No sources cited.

This 3 page paper discusses the role of women as depicted in the works of the early poet, Homer. Examples are given from the Iliad and the Odyssey. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the feminist voice and issues addressed by Adrienne Rich and Sylvia Plath in their works: Ariel and Diving into the Wreck. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

6 pages in length. Basic elements of world-view are exhibited in many fashions, however, none are more vivid and palpable than those put forth through stories. That a writer can envelope his or her reading audience by way of the written word speaks to the power of authored communication and the manner by ...

This 4 page paper examines pertinent writings from the late 1800's to understand the relationship between the anti-slavery movement and the women's rights movement. This paper asserts that each helped the other succeed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

20 pages in length. The discomfort that fear and unfamiliarity breeds has lead many societies to condemn certain populations for no rational reason. Looking back into history, perhaps no other example illustrates how unmitigated alarm and ignorance can create a living hell for those on the receiving end of such prejudiced treatment as ...