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

A 6 page paper which examines the process that Latino women have gone through in the United States from a position involving culture and discrimination. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the changes for the lives of women through the Black Plague, the Renaissance and Reformation. No sources cited.

This 5 page paper discusses Lynette Clemetson’s article “Work vs. Family, Complicated by Race” and uses it as a springboard to discuss the “mommy wars.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the effect stress has on women of varying ages, and with regard to finances, and providing basic survival needs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page analysis of Leslie Marmon Silko’s essay In the Combat Zone. No additional sources cited.

A 9 page paper that responds to several topics: the Anthropological View of Oppressed Women, the Anthropological View of the Veiled Muslim Woman, the Anthropological View of Muslim women who do not have the same freedom and the Anthropological View of the Woman Ruled by Her Men. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the stories "Indissoluble Marriage" by Rebecca West and "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman from a feminist perspective. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page research paper/essay that offers a feminist critique of an ad for an oral contraception medication called alesse. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper investigates some of the reasons why men are born with more strength than women. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 9 page paper which examines women in Canada based on A Diversity of Women: Ontario, 1945-1980, edited by Joy Parr. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which reviews In Her Own Words: Women’s Views on Crime and Victimization by Alarid and Cromwell. No additional sources cited.

3 pages in length. Family and motherhood can be two very overwhelming aspects of an individual's life; even when things are going well and without incident, the responsibilities inherent to child upbringing and maintaining an intact family can be quite a challenge. For some women, however, the task of raising another human being ...

5 pages in length. Women's suffrage has historically been a long, slow and arduous process worldwide; Canada's movement shares many of the common denominators with other global communities where women's quest for the right to vote ultimately became a watershed moment in the timeline of gender parity. Agnes Campbell Macphail is the name ...

A 10 page examination of the issues surrounding women in the military. This paper contends that restricting women’s roles in the military is a slap in the face of American integrity. Women have proven time and time again that they can serve equally as well as men. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 3 page research paper. Feminists have long maintained that the only innate differences between the sexes are the obvious biological factors and that differences between the expected gender roles are entirely due to social conditioning. Are there innate differences between the sexes? And, if so, what effect would these differences have on an individual's ...

An 8 page consideration of how the concept of masculinity has changed over time. This paper explores such things as the societal expectation for males to be the family breadwinner and the issues surrounding homosexuality. The author presents several examples of men attempting to juggle their masculinity in light of current cultural norms, ...

This 5-page paper examines the impact of sex on society during the late 1800s. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page consideration of how the concept of masculinity has changed over time. This paper explores such things as the societal expectation for males to be the family breadwinner and the issues surrounding homosexuality. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper compares and contrasts the differences between the way teen and adult parents care for their children. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page research paper/essay that offers a student a guide for reporting on an interview with a woman who has a background different from that of the student. The information in this interview is fictionalized and drawn from 2 sources, which are listed in the bibliography. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper analyzes Estelle Freedman's article about women, women's institutions, and how they affect women's fight for equality. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page consideration of the insight provided by authors Deborah G. Douglas, Amy E. Foster, Alan D. Meyer, and Lucy B. Young as to how the role of women change in American society after 1940. No additional sources are listed.

7 pages in length. To draw out and expound upon the insinuating components of Winterson's Written on the Body by way of Barry's Postmodernism is to complement a multilayered cake with a spread of creamy frosting: leaving one without the other compromises the potential for identifying some of the more subtle nuances concealed by ...

This 6 page paper considers the changes and the continuities that characterize women’s work in the early 20th century. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 14 page paper which examines the relationship between style of dress and crimes against women as it involves the United States and the Middle East. Bibliography lists 6 sources.