The Color Purple‚ written by Alice Walker‚ is a novel that challenges the roles made for women in a patriarchal society. Throughout Walker’s novel‚ the strong-willed female characters create a bond to protest male dominance. Ultimately‚ they become independent and powerful without the baneful men that degrade them. Through this bond of sisterhood‚ these female characters challenge social norms‚ and stand strong against violent male paramount. When these characters bend and break social norms and
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LIPSTICK FEMINISM SUBMITTED TO: Mr.AyanHazra (Faculty of Sociology) SUBMITTED BY: Geetanjali Shahi Roll No.-55 Semester-III DATE OF SUBMISSION: 26th of August ‚ 2013 HIDAYATULLAH NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY‚ RAIPUR (C.G.) Acknowledgements I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep sense of gratitude towards my course teacher‚ Mr.AyanHazra for giving me constant guidance and encouragement throughout the course of the project. I would also like to thank the University
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FEMINISM IN SHASHI DESHPANDE’S NOVELS: A THESIS SUBMITTED TO TRINITY COLLEGE (ITALY) In partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENGLISH Submitted by: Shailaja A. Patil Lecturer in English 1 HKE’ SMT. V.G. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN‚ GULBARGA Dedicated To Sai Samarth My Parents Late Prof A.U.Patil‚ Smt Laxmidevi A.Patil. My Parents-in-law Late Shri Neelkantappa Mugali and Late Smt Ambavou Mugali. To my dear husband Dr.R.N.Mugali. And my son Avinsh.R.Mugali. For Without
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Jane Eyre Through the Ages: Postcolonial and Other Rewritings of a Victorian Novel Jane Eyre: a feminist tract 1. Feminism- a definition : - Oxford English Dictionary Online: 1. The qualities of females 2. Advocacy of the rights of women (based on the theory of equality of the sexes - Dictionary of Feminist Theory: 1. belief that women suffer injustice because of the sex 2. social movement that seeks equal rights for women existing inequality between
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According to Webster Dictionary’s‚ feminism is “the theory of the political‚ economic‚ and social equality of the sexes” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ 2012). So if one adheres to this definition then feminism is about equality for ALL sexes not just females. But I think feminism started out as a way for females to revolt against the perceived inequality to the fairer sex and over time evolved into a need for equality of all sexes‚ race‚ and ethnicity. As Feminization . Although anabolic steroids
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Under the influence of many songs like “You Don’t Own Me”‚ women in the society started to take the revolutionary thoughts into actions. One of the most pioneering feminist leaders was Gloria Steinem. After graduating from Smith College in 1956‚ Steinem chose to travel to India and continue to study instead of getting married as many other women at the time‚ and later‚ she established her career as a freelance writer. One of her most famous article was about her experience in the New York City’s
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On more than one occasion I have had to field the question‚ How can you be in a sorority and be a feminist? Gented those who are close to me and feel comfortable asking this are aware that women’s rights are an issue I care passionately about. To me‚ that question is totally off base itself: I do not see a conflict‚ because in my experience‚ sororities are feminist. Still‚ I am not going to ignore that I always finish watching a recruitment video that has gone viral with a tinge of disappointment
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What is "feminism"? Describe how it has evolved in the United States and include the three phases. Feminism prefers to the effort to ensure legal and political equality for women. “The term feminism originated from the French word feminism coined by the utopian socialist Charles Fourier‚ and first used in English in the 1890s. This was in association with the movement for equal political and legal rights for women.” There are three waves in the history of feminism. First-wave feminism is a period
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Feminism‚ why the long face? Today‚ there are many rights women tend to take for granted. For example‚ women are allowed to vote‚ pursue a higher education‚ are not pressured to get married or have children‚ and play sports. These are some of the rights that women have earned within the past century. To put it into perspective‚ women could not vote a century ago‚ there was not term for sexual harassment‚ and a woman’s highest goal in life was to be the perfect housewife. Feminism has been at
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emancipation of the whole sex‚” (Wollstonecraft 253) she declared. “Let woman share the rights‚ and she will emulate the virtues of man; for she must grow more perfect when emancipated” (281). Mary Wollstonecraft is often referred to as the Mother of Feminism‚ and her beliefs produced a major shift in the way women were viewed. She inspired change throughout the Western world. If she had not challenged the status quo‚ modern women would not enjoy the liberties
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