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    First-wave feminism refers to a period of feminist activity during the 19th and early twentieth century throughout the world‚ particularly in the United Kingdom‚ Canada‚ theNetherlands and the United States. It focused on de jure (officially mandated) inequalities‚ primarily on gaining women’s suffrage (the right to vote). The term first-wave was coined in the 1970s.[by whom?] The women’s movement of that time‚ with its focus on de facto (unofficial) inequalities‚ acknowledged its predecessors by

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    In The Color Purple there are a number of female characters who respond in different ways to the problems of being a black American female at a certain point in history. Analyse how Celie and Sofia cope with the problems they encounter and consider the effects on them of living in this society. Although in 1865 slavery was abolished in America‚ strong political themes of racism and sexism remained. The Color Purple’s characters of Celie and Sofia cope very differently to the problems they face

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    Women’s liberation movement 1 Women’s liberation movement The Women’s Liberation Movement was a feminist political movement which developed in the 1960s and 1970s‚ and was one important strand in Second-Wave Feminism The term ’women’s liberation’ was coined in the early 1960s‚ when the word liberation was becoming popular‚ but (for example) the first Women’s Liberation Conference in Britain took place in 1970‚ at Ruskin College.[1] Publications such as Spare Rib and off our backs were founded

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    Mommy to War‚” (Lynn 34). Many felt that if a woman went into to war‚ they were considered to be women who want to be men anomalous persons who rejected the kind of life that nature has given them. In the January 1983 issue of Ms. magazine‚ Gloria Steinem argued that the ERA failed because there were too many people‚ both men and women‚ and most of the majority expressing support in the polls remained contently expectant instead of becoming politically determined. Other opposition to the ERA included

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    In the year 2015‚ there is a fight for equality across the world. For hundreds of years women have been in the race to gain equality. It is true women have gained the right to vote and work‚ but this does not mean the female population are truly equal. Although feminism is considered a non-issue in 2015‚ it is needed now more than ever. Although‚ women now have the right to work and be able to make the decision to make money for their family‚ there is still inequality. For example‚ women in the

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    Assignment 2: A Critical Response Essay A Review of Margaret Wente’s: “Inside the entitlement generation” Margaret Wente’s Globe and Mail article on the existence and characteristics of the entitlement generation in Canada is both opinionated and thought provoking. The author strongly supports that the entitlement mindset is quite prevalent in Canada’s universities‚ has been nurtured by its preceding generation and has led to students’ unrealistic work expectations. Although Wente effectively

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    Salem Witch Trials Colonial times; a time without the technology we have today. It was a simpler time‚ with log cabins and woven clothes galore. It would seem like an ordinary‚ peaceful day‚ with the townsfolk doing their whereabouts. Nothing would seem to ever go wrong in this placid village. However‚ things took a turn for the worst. Groups of people began to suffer violent contortions and uncontrollable outburst of screaming. Later‚ these people would claim to be under the spell of witchcraft

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    two into two concepts of gender and race‚ while ignoring that there exists and intersection. During the 2008 presidential campaign‚ the democratic candidates were Barack Obama (African American) and Hillary Clinton (woman)‚ which is where Gloria Steinem writes this article to illustrate her support for Hillary Clinton as a

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    In 1800th when psychology was established the long trajectory (t)of first-wave feminism was close to its midpoint. In The Unites state‚ the beginning of first-wave feminist is often marked by the historic Seneca Falls convention of 1848‚ the first women’s rights convention in America. At this meeting‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton drafted and read the Declaration of Sentiments in which she demanded equal right for women‚ including the right to vote. In the United States‚ women finally won the right to vote

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    A Brief History of Women’s Rights Movements The prominent figures and notable events of women’s rights movements in America and beyond Women’s rights movements are primarily concerned with making the political‚ social‚ and economic status of women equal to that of men and with establishing legislative safeguards against discrimination on the basis of sex. Women’s rights movements have worked in support of these aims for at least two centuries‚ from the first feminist publication in 1792‚ entitled A

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