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    was perceived that the only way they could reach their full potential if they had children and raised them properly; motherhood was greatly praised and ideal within women. Although by the 20th century 5% worked if they didn’t have a husband to support them. This caused the role of men to be threatened‚ which resulted in the few women in the work force to be paid ⅓ less than men. Men in the other hand‚ were perceived as disciplinarian towards their wives and children‚ as well as the only capable of

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    The plight of a homeless woman and a child in London during the mid 1870’s. The abject of misery was the results due to unfortunate circumstances and by accident. Many women abandoned by their husbands‚ some widowed‚ some with or without children. The predicament of poverty‚ misery stricken women in the 1887‚ usually older women‚ reduced to the plight of natural consequence. Begging was usually constituted food‚ bread‚ tea‚ this was their principle items to survive. Money was not easy to come by

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    Women Changing Roles

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    Women Changing Role’s in the 1920’s During the 1920’s women had began to change their roles in society to show that they can be more than what they appeared. Before the 1920’s women were second class citizens that came second in society‚ they did not have the same privileges as men did. Many women also did not have jobs which contributed to society because women were busy at home taking care of children and the house. Also the expectations of men were to be the supporters of the family which made

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    Role of Women in India

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    Women of India India has different issues that put the development of women in a completely altered context than their western counter parts. Indeed‚ women of India still face unjust treatment and are often victims of violent crimes and abuse. Women have a certain dress code‚ they don’t have a lot of freedom‚ and India itself is very different from America. The women of India want to be treated as human equals and have more power in their relationship and life. In addition‚ women in India have

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    Introduction: Women have proudly served their country throughout many periods of United States warfare‚ even though they may have not been wearing a uniform. Women in America have integrated themselves slowly into the military. They began serving in mainly small roles‚ with time and continues effort they began to hold high authority positions. The various roles women played in the military demonstrates what a great influence they were to warfare‚ even prior to being invited to be part of actual

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    Medieval Women Roles

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    Roles of Medieval Women During medieval times‚ women were known as inferior to men. They were treated as objects instead of people. Even though the roles for the medieval women were already established‚ some women defied their roles and set their own standards of society. Getting married or establishing power was their only option. Most medieval women had only marriage to look forward to‚ except for noblewomen who wielded some power and those women who had occupations

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    19th Century Women's Roles

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    rights would still be nonexistent. Women all around the world delivered messages through literature to nonviolently protest and work for the women rights movements. Some popular authors include Jane Lead‚ Anne Bradstreet‚ Queen Elizabeth I‚ Mary Wollstonecraft‚ Elizabeth Barrett Browning‚ and Emily Dickinson who expressed themselves in ways comparable and exceeding men during the 15th centuries to the 20th century. Women’s roles varied throughout the different centuries building up to our current day

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    The Representation of Women in Literature <br> <br>The role of women in society is constantly questioned and for centuries women have struggled to find their place in a world that is predominantly male oriented. Literature provides a window into the lives‚ thoughts and actions of women during certain periods of time in a fictitious form‚ yet often truthful in many ways. Ernest Hemmingway’s "Hills like White Elephants"‚ D.H. Lawrence’s "The Horse Dealers Daughter" and William Faulkner’s "A Rose for

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    The Role of Elizabethan Women - Education - The Nobility The Elizabethan era brought the Renaissance‚ new thinking to England. Elizabethan women from wealthy and noble families were sometimes allowed the privilege of an. Education. The girls of Noble birth were invariably taught by tutors at home and Elizabethan women were taught from the age of five‚ or even younger. Various languages were taught including Latin‚ Italian‚ Greek and French. Music and dancing skills were essential for Elizabethan

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    Women generally did not fight in the revolution‚ and the traditional status of Eighteenth Century women meant that they were not publicly able to participate fully in the debates over the revolution. However‚ in their own sphere‚ and sometimes out of it‚ woman participated fully in the revolution in all the ways that their status and custom allowed. As the public debate over the Townshend Acts grew more virulent‚ women showed their support for the cause of freedom by engaging in certain "feminine"

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