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    What is feminism? British journalist Rebecca West once said‚ “Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.” Feminism is a mixture of beliefs‚ ideas‚ and movements about what it is like for women in a male dominant society (Lewis‚ Jone. “Definition”). Men are deemed the “dominant sex” although they have their faults and issues. Feminism was brought forth by many women that did not want to stand silent anymore‚ women that wanted their equality. Women history named‚ “Feminists.” Not only was

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    The United States during the 1800’s was going through a mode of metamorphosis. The Civil War was a period dedicated to those who fought or opposed slavery in the nation. It solely focused on the people who fought for what they thought would benefit the country more. Apart from the Civil War was the Antebellum Period. The nation went through a phase of shifting individualism and gradual polarization before and after the Civil War‚ known as the Antebellum Period. There were movements done by various

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    As a young woman of color the main focus of the newly elect president is that women of color of color the main focus for the newly elect president should be encouraging young woman further their education. The goal is to have more access to as many resources that are able in College /University’s to have a role model that leads by example. I encourage woman to go to college to get their Master‚ Bachelors‚ and Associates degree in the field they are going to peruse after graduating from College/University

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    unclear picture. Alice Walker‚ a novelist‚ utilizes many symbols to depict the struggle of young African American women to find and rid themselves from captivity. Through many images‚ Walker allows for recognition between specific symbolic portrayals and the main ideas of the novel. In her novel‚ The Color Purple‚ Alice Walker uses symbolism to express the transformation of oppressed women in a segregated society from total constraint to self-empowerment and newfound identities. Through the neglected

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    The past century saw women in Britain gain control of their fertility‚ acquire access to education and establish their status as equal citizens. The British social order came a long way from 1890s when women in Britain were legally restricted to the point they could not enter a contract‚ own property or have parental rights; unmarried women were challenged by society and pressured in to marriage (British History Oxford‚ 2007).The women’s rights and suffrage movements in the period between 1832 and

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    The Role and Representation of Women: How they are Expressed Through Fashion Fashion‚ style and trends have always been a hugely important part of women’s lives‚ being a major creative outlet for women throughout the ages. But these trends are much more than just picking out something to wear each day from a cupboard of clothes: fashion is a way of expressing the role of women in society and how important and independent they are‚ and although style changes appear to be rapid and trivial‚ there

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    The 1970’s was a hippie culture where women would be able to roam free and independent‚ however during this time a lot of the advertisements which were shown in the 1970s used women in order to attract an audience. With all advertisements‚ the ones throughout the 1970s used the AIDA advertisements in order to ensure that what was being shown in both the print and broadcasting platforms would be able to grab the audience’s attention. The second wave of feminism came as a response to the experiences

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    experiences led to accomplishing extraordinary things like becoming an author. In one of her novels‚ The Color Purple‚ Walker creates Celie‚ the main character‚ to demonstrate her beliefs in women’s rights and equality for all. Alice Walker uses characterization and point of view to illustrate that with independence and love a woman’s life can be full of happiness. Walker grew up on a farm in the late 1940’s with her mother‚ father and eight older siblings. At age eight Walker was shot in the eye with a

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    Feminism between African Americans has become a movement and us black women need to keep it alive. According to Hooks “Feminism- it’s a black thang”‚ women can no longer be oppressed and have to make a change by our black men in society. I agree with the point that is trying to be conveyed which is stated by hooks‚ “admit that male domination causes much of the gender conflict and pain experienced in Black women’s lives”. Hooks states “Feminism is a movement to end all sexism and sexist

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    New Women In The 1920's

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    Also‚ I think the New women was one of the successful changes that emerged in the Roaring twenties. The now women known as flapper had more freedom (they did not want to use corsets and act like their mother). They had short hair‚ short skirt‚ drink and smoke in public. Women had access to a type of birth control‚ which helped poor families to not have a lot of children. In 1920‚ the 19th amendment allowed women to vote‚ which increased women presence in public area. Women had more chances to work

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