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    religious and social values that dominate different eras will sculpt ones understandings of the messages portrayed in a novel. A New Historicist take on J.D Salinger’s novel‚ “The Catcher in the Rye” will warrant different opinions to that of a Feminist approach on the themes presented. Holden’s self alienation‚ reluctance to growing up‚ conform to societal stereotypes and his interactions with others convey underlying messages that will be interpreted through historical context and gender roles

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    that faced hardship. Women were violated sexually‚ their cells were overcrowded‚ and were beaten by the guards. Feminist Criminology which is a movement led by women has brought adverse attention to the rights and harsh treatment of women in America. They have advocate that women should speak about their experiences and challenges that they face in society and behind bars. This feminist movement has stated that societal factors are a major issue on how and why women are treated differently in society

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    reasons why compromise seemed impossible in 1860. By providing an assessment of when civil war became inevitable and why. This paper discusses the political and cultural tension in America leading up to the civil war and beyond‚ by discussing the feminist movement‚ the expansionist period of the 1840s‚ the compromise period

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    in a very prim and proper manner. Tim Burton’s adaptation of Alice in Wonderland is a tale of Alice’s return to Wonderland‚ where she saves Wonderland and herself‚ defying her role as a young woman during the Victorian Era. Alice challenges the feminist theory by defying her social role as a damsel in distress. A damsel in distress is a stereotype commonly used in literature to describe a young‚ innocent woman waiting to be saved by her knight in shining armour. In Alice in Wonderland‚ Alice

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    following research questions: 1) How do Black women engineering students’ experiences reflect discrimination based on the intersection of race and gender? 2) Which of these experiences are similar among black women engineering students? Using Black Feminist Theory‚ the study exposed two major themes among Black women engineering students. The two themes‚ (a) Challenging stereotypes by doing something out of the ordinary and (b) Persisting for future generations‚ despite adversity‚ highlight the unique

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    contested traditional views of the female as moral guardian and domestic servant and challenged the nation to accept their egalitarian beliefs. But after the initial surge of support for women’s rights with the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920‚ feminist fervor diminished throughout the latter ’20s and all but disappeared during the Depression. And with that reduced support for women’s rights came a renewed promotion of the traditional belief that women belonged in the home -- not in the workplace

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    dominant figure to keep them in line‚ this can be shown in the story. With this‚ I’m able to judge this piece from a feminist point of view. So with this in place I’ll be using a sociological and feminist criticism for The Yellow Wallpaper. Before I go into the criticism of the piece itself‚ first allow me to discuss the author of this piece‚ Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Gilman was a feminist‚ lecturer‚ and writer and her most well-known story is The Yellow Wallpaper. According to Encyclopædia Britannica

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    Running Head: “THE AWAKENING” FROM A FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE In Kate Chopin’s novel‚ “The Awakening”‚ Edna finds herself in a society where women were socially confined to be mothers and wives. This novel embodies the struggle of women in the society for independence along with the presence of women struggling to live up to the demands that their strict culture has placed upon them. A part of Edna wants to meet the standards of mother and wife that society has set‚ however her biggest desire

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    article is to bring to light the lack of representation of women of color in feminism. Often‚ feminism is seen as the representation of white middle class women. There are many flaws when it comes to feminism. Women of color are excluded because feminists misinterprets women’s experience and view of the whole concept based on their race‚ even though we all go through the same discrimination because of our gender‚ something feminism is against. Maxine Zinn and Bonnie Dill depict the inadequacy of

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    Female voices in classic literature are rarely allowed to be heard as they should‚ especially in a society like Shakespeare’s‚ where women are expected to make children and hot meals and not much more than that. While Shakespeare does take drastic steps forward in allowing such prominent female characters as Gertrude and Ophelia‚ he fails to make them strong or independent‚ and therefore an example for women everywhere. If it were not for the horrible mistreatment of Ophelia and the horrible misunderstanding

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