Laurel Ulrich has written several books about women’s rights. Laurel made a statement in in of her books that became hugely popular in California. Well-behaved women seldom make history. This simple statement changed hundreds of lives and Laurel didn’t even realize it. A women in Oregon asked permission to use this statement to be printed on shirts. Laurel was shocked and only agreed to allow her to use this if she was sent a shirt. This accidental fame gave her a new perspective on American pop culture. This quote works because it plays into the long stereotypes about the invisibility and the innate decorum of women. A lot of people thing women are over shadowed in history…
Killing your husband is not a big deal, right? Not for Mary Maloney. A casual day is not typically when your house is turned into a murder scene. Sometimes you can’t blame people for their impulse actions; for example, Mary Maloney.…
Her success empowered women of all races to feel that they did have intelligence and self-worth. Brave women like Goode who had accomplished achievements against all odds, made women feel more courageous about taking charge of their own lives, careers, and rights. She illustrated that it was possible for one woman to make a difference in the lives of others. In other words, Sarah E. Goode helped to “lead the way” in women’s rights. Her achievement serves as a beacon to all, as it proves that with determination and hard work, it is possible to rise above…
She transitions from being a corporate role model to being the CEO of her home. She goes from selling her great positions of power to the audience thought establishing her work history. Her added work antidotes about parties with the president add that extra punch to convince the audience that she is a dependable source of information. Then the audience is pulled into the emotional struggle she is having. She’s at the top and has everything she’s worked so hard to achieve; however, she makes us feel her longing to be at home with her family. There is a clear switch in her attitude and her desire for society to change their views, so that the corporate world is obtainable for both men and women while having a family. She did an effective job using statistics and facts to persuade her readers to believe and trust her, but her stories of her feelings about her children were the real draw. When things change and she realizes, “I didn’t just need to go home. Deep down, I wanted to go home. I wanted to be able to spend time with my children in the last few years that they are likely to live at home….irreplaceable year” (98). She created such understanding and desire parents have to be with their children. She wins the audience over and we are on her side. Her use of pathos for the emotional journey is by far her strongest view. She makes us question why a woman is treated like a criminal or less-than for wanting to invest their time in their children and family instead of work. Slaughter uses the right mix of devices to persuade both women and men that this is a real…
A couple of challenges that Martha Bernal faced as she was getting her education stretched from family to race and sex. She was told by her father that her job as a woman was to stay home and care for the children and husband, she was able to convince her father, though, that she was doing the right thing, he soon supported her, but it wasn't his ideal idea. She was never motivated at school to take complex classes which made her believe this was the reason women do not move on with their education, this only made Bernal work even harder for her education. As she entered college she noticed a few more challenges where professors did not ask the female student body to assist them on research papers and the few that were chosen where usually white giving her less of a chance to participate as Bernal is from Mexican descent. She believed that the female student body was used to this behavior because of the lack of girls standing up and taking charge.…
In the 1950s, the attitudes surrounding women’s roles were very “Leave it to Beaver” oriented. Women were homemakers, not educated thinkers who should compete in a global economy. In a 1956 Life magazine article, the introduction charges that “many of woman’s current troubles began with the period of her preoccupation with her ‘rights” (Evans, 177). “Ladies, we have won our case, but for heaven’s sake let’s stop trying to prove it over and over again” (177). But in fact, women had to “prove it over and over again.” Women from different ideologies, stronger or more moderate in their philosophies would have to fight for equal opportunity well beyond the disillusioned consumer crazy 1950s. When a growing overall sentiment of unhappiness seemed to seep up from the “feminine mystique” façade, many critics fought back against the society-challenging thoughts of mid-century feminists. Theorists…
Mary Rowlandson and Anne Bradstreet are two women with different stories and one similar faith. Their similar faith in God and passion for writing allowed the two women to survive the contrast of hardships each woman had to endure. Furthermore, in this essay, I will compare and contrast the lives and faith of Rowlandson and Bradstreet.…
Imagine being sent away in disgust from a society founded on the ideals of religious freedom for practicing just that. In 1638, Anne Hutchinson was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay colony for spread of independent theology amongst men and women outside of her expected submissive societal role. Anne Hutchinson worked to better understand her religion as an independent mind, which resulted in her exile and exemplifies the negative responsiveness to woman existing outside of submissive roles at the time.…
On May 22, 1983, Ursula K. Le Guin delivered a commencement speech to the graduating class of Mills College in Oakland, California, the first women’s college west of the Rocky Mountains (Graveline). Le Guin took an unusual approach to this commencement speech, focusing her words on the controversial topic of gender equality. This speech not only empowered the women of her graduating class, but also highlighted the extreme differences in the qualities of women compared to men with her use of rhetorical appeals and rhetorical devices.…
In The Power of the Positive Woman, author Phyllis Schlafly sets out to redefine the dogmas of womanhood and introduce the Positive Woman, defined as someone who recognizes that women and men are different, and that those differences “provide the key to her success and fulfillment as a woman.” Rather than trying to eliminate the degradation of women, she claims that these dogmas have the opposite effect and demean women even more. On the contrary, Schlafly argues that these same differences some are trying to get rid of are essential and practical. In fact, the human race itself could not have evolved and thrived to the current scale without these sexual differences. Instead of the desire for uniformity, Schlafly encourages the recognition and benefit from diversity.…
Consistently throughout history, women find themselves in a moral dilemma of what they believe is right and what is formally and widely accepted as right. A polished person, especially one who wants to remain in the good graces of society, would have to suppress these inner feelings or risk social suicide. This very conflict plagued the life of Edna Pontellier. Edna Pontellier, along with many other women of her generation, faced challenges that denied them of their individual rights and forced them to conform to society's standards. The tensions between outward conformity and inward questioning contribute to the meaning of The Awakening, and is shown through Edna's relationship with Robert, the artistic inspirational influence of Mademoiselle Reisz, and her quest for independence and self-fulfillment.…
Ida B. Wells's life was filled with unimaginable despair and frustration during decades of injustice, hatred, and violence. She became the voice who suffered and she had to courage to speak out against such treatment.…
Mary Kay Ash was born on 12th May, 1918 in Hot Wells, Harris County, Texas. Her childhood experiences shaped the future of this visionary woman, and with a significant impact to the American history. Due to the illness of her father, her mother worked for 14 hours a day at a local food restaurant to take care of the family, while Mary Kay looked after her father along since she was young. Her mother always put the “you can do it” spirit in the young Mary’s mind. One time, Mary Kay’s mother went to work and she needed to take care of the illness father at home alone, she had to decoct medicine herbs for her father but she didn’t how to do it. So she called her mother to teach her step by step on the phone, but little Mary Kay was afraid, but her mother said to her gently ”you can do it ” . Finally, she did it. Since then, this sentence has inspired her when she encountered difficulties. When she was only seventeen years old, she married Ben Rogers then soon had three children, while her husband went to serve in World War II; she took the job of direct selling of books. Due to her amazing marketing skills, she earned an amazing $25,000 in just six months. While Mary Kay was enjoying her professional success, things at the personal front weren’t that smooth. Her husband was killed on the battlefield, and left her with three children. After her divorce, Mary Kay took up a job with Stanley Home Products, a direct sales firm. She became very successful in selling home care products but didn’t get enough recognition for her work. Her supervisors not only didn’t appreciate her work but also never raise her salaries. However, if a man did what she has done, somehow he can get an award. The inequality between…
In Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan wrote about women's inequality from men to women's equality to men, women accepting the inequality to women fighting for equality.…
Woman had Goal they wanted to become Doctors, Lawyers,Teachers. They wanted to run and own business They wanted to create their own Destiny not one that was created for them. What made them so Determined was there drive to get it done and do what people were saying was impossible. I don’t know about you but once someone tells me i can’t do something that makes me want to do it 1000x more just to prove the other person wrong. That's exactly what the women did they went to school and worked their butt off to prove everyone who ever said they couldn’t do it wrong. Trust me though it wasn’t easy for them either Just imagine being in a class with all males and one women, She was bullied Physically and emotionally and some woman just couldn't take the pain others suffered through it. Showing they were strong enough and could handle anything, And that makes me believe it changed for the better because what they were doing with this opportunity were just amazing and they fought every step of the way to be there and provided they belonged there no matter what others were saying about them, and although it did take time to get there what matters is that they did and now we can see these amazing people…