You find yourself staring at the clock in a factory somewhere up North. You hear the roar of the machine‚ but pay no need to it as you dream of all the things you could be doing instead of occasionally repairing the machine. The machine breaks‚ you sign as you get up to fix it. The whistle soon blows as you look to all the tired women heading back to the women’s dorm‚ you decide to join them as you need all the rest you can get. Women are always thought of as weaker both in mentality and physicality
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home mom -have ever been asked out by a girl (or paid) Understand and Appreciate Art -How is it put together? -What do I personally bring? -Where did it come from? (Context) The First Wave of Feminism 1848-1920 -Women’s Rights Convention *Seneca Falls‚ NY: July 19-20‚ 1848 -19th Amendment *ratified June 26‚ 1920 *voting day: November 2‚ 1920 Second Wave of Feminism 1960s-70s State of Women’s Rights in 1848 by Custom and/or Law -Economic *could not buy/sell property *could not
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TERMS AND CONCEPTS: 1. Sex and Gender What do they mean‚ what are the differences between the two? Gender is a social construction. Sex refers to biological differences that are unchanging; gender involves the meaning that a particular society and culture attach to sexual difference. Because the meaning varies over time and among cultures‚ gender differences are both socially constructed and subject to change. Male/Female (sex) vs. Masculine/Feminine (gender). 2. Race and Class Issues
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The Origins of Drama: an Introduction The word drama comes from the Greek meaning “to act‚ do or perform”‚ and it is in the several subtle and diverse meanings of “to perform” that drama can be said to have begun. All communities accept that their later drama has roots in pre-history. Anthropologists have shown that primitive societies used (and in certain cases still use) role-playing in teaching the codes and behaviour required to live and survive in that society; for example‚ to teach
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experience more sexism. Feminism is both a political movement and intellectual commitment. Feminists disagree with stereotyping‚ objectifying and sexism. Feminism started around the 1840s.The first gathering for women’s rights in the United States‚ the Seneca Falls Convention‚ was in 1848. Many people have found it useful to think of the movement as waves. Each wave talks about different topics that feminists want to talk about and fight for. There are also
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HSC Unit 1: Pompeii and Herculaneum By the end of this unit‚ you will know about: • The early stages of occupation of P and H • A historical overview of P and H before the eruption • The physical environment (setting‚ natural features‚ resources) of P and H • Plans and streetscapes of both cities • What kind of sources are available (written and archeological) on P and H • The limitations and reliability of the sources‚ and how
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Abolition‚ Women’s Rights and Democracy The second Great Awakening in the early eighteen hundreds was a widespread religious revival that greatly impacted society. Its influences that appealed to emotions rather than doctrine were greatly supported by reformers who sought to improve themselves as well as society’s ills. Of these reformers some movements began to form including movements for abolition and women’s rights. For example‚ a famous minister‚ Charles Grandison Finney of the Second Great
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AP World History DBQ The Han dynasty stressed effectiveness in their tools‚ as well as using technology to prevent natural disasters and thrive in their society. The Romans‚ however‚ marveled at their civilization’s innovations‚ but rejected idolizing those who worked with tools and crafts. The control of water was significant in both the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire (Docs 1 and 8). Han officials believed water conservation officers and hydraulic engineers should work together to prevent
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his life to make sure that African-Americans would have the very same rights as any other American citizen. “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal” (Declaration of Sentiments‚ Women’s Rights Convention‚ Seneca Falls‚ NY‚ 1848). To me‚ self-evident means that it should be understood that because God created each human being‚ each human being should be allowed to have the same opportunities. However‚ without the same unalienable rights‚ American citizens
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The American movement for women’s liberation and rights was undoubtedly the most progressive in the decades that followed the Second World War. The second wave of feminism that ensued in the 1960s and 70s redirected the goals and ambitions in the fight for gender equality in many aspects. This new wave of liberal reform allowed women to break free from the domestic sphere from the conservative restraints of the 1950s‚ which have traditionally limited a women’s access to the same political‚ economic
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