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    Oriental fashion was popular during the 1920’s because of the famous plays and operas portraying Eastern Asian women‚ likes Madame Butterfly. White women were always used to portray the main role of a Japanese woman. Not only does this take the roles from Asian actresses furthering the lack of representation of actual Asian women in the media but it also enforces the idea of using East Asian Culture as a costume or a performance. The first woman to take on the role of Cho-Cho San ‚ the main character

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    The Role of Women During the Scientific Revolution During the Scientific Revolution women decided they were going to erupt from the tradition of being housewives and study science‚ literature‚ and astronomy even if men and other women would shun upon them. From the 1600s to the 1700s women attempted to make a break through‚ some women neglected house worthy chores‚ personal appearance‚ and more so that they could study. Although some women did all of these "chores and duties" and still had time

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    ABC’s of the Renaissance Architecture  The renaissance places a great deal of its design on symmetry‚ proportion‚ and on geometry. Many beautiful building came from this period for example “Temietto di San Pietro in Montorio Rome in 1502. Books (literature)  Books during the renaissance were very expensive and were passed down from generation from generation. Only the wealthy had books because only one copy could be made at a time and printing presses were very expensive. And example of a

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    built to honor the gods and assure their place in the afterlife. However‚ the major dissimilarity occurred in the process and scale of sacrifice‚ as well as the way of obtaining victims which greatly differed among the two cultures. The continuities and changes of both regions may be attributed to their relative geographic isolationism‚ with few outside forces affecting the religion of people in Mesoamerica. The Mayans and the Aztecs continually watched the stars as a way of predicting the future

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    Humanism The Renaissance began around the 14th century to around the 17th century in Italy and spread throughout Europe. The Renaissance was the rebirth of Roman and Greek cultures. The Renaissance was one of the biggest periods of growth and development in Western Europe. In the times of the Renaissance interest was renowned in things such as art‚ traditional views about society come into serious question. Things like paintings‚ literature‚ sculptures and more great things came from the time period

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    Gender roles took a very big part with the depiction of women during the strong artistic values in the Renaissance. This included social run ins‚ what women did and were allowed to do‚ the women who participated in making art‚ art workshops and institutions‚ how nuns and religions were involved‚ the differences between men and women with public art‚ patronage and the female representation. Women have always been discriminated against in the art world and had very different rules than

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    this very day‚ women are limited in opportunities compared to men. The Renaissance was a time of humanism which helped open up women’s options‚ but it was still insufficient. Select women were allowed to get a broad education‚ but they must never become a master of one topic. Even if they were lucky enough to have this knowledge‚ they were looked down on by men and even other women. However‚ few women broke past the gender barrier and were praised for their work. Women of the Renaissance simply could

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    The Renaissance was a time of innovation. It was period where the old ideas of the Middle Ages were discarded and replaced with new ideas that were spread across Europe. Traditional periodization has always considered the Renaissance as a turning point that resulted in a great leap forward‚ until it was challenged by Joan Kelly-Gadol and her work on women in the Renaissance. This incited debate among historians on whether or not women benefitted from the Renaissance. Some say that the Renaissance

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    Perception of Women in the Renaissance Perception is the point of view a person or groups of people have towards a specific idea or thought. Throughout the Renaissance‚ many discoveries‚ improvements‚ and realizations were made in art and literature. However‚ these changes did not impact the image of a woman in the Renaissance. Such as the four most important Renaissance artists depictions of women. Those artists were Leonardo‚ Donatello‚ Raphael‚ and Michelangelo (yes these are also the popular

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    Women in the Homefront Women had many roles in the Civil War. One of their main roles was at the home front. The North and the South had very different approaches given the financial differences. In the North women organized many Ladies Aid Societies. In these societies women would bake‚ can‚ and plant food that they would then send to the troops. They also made uniforms‚ blankets‚ pillows‚ socks‚ and gloves for the soldiers. Other than making food and clothes for the soldiers they raised money

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