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    but you rarely hear about women that did just as much as some men if not more. Women contributed to the civil war in ways that may be surprising because it is not acknowledged as much as it should be in history. All women helped fight in the Civil War in some way whether they were a part of the union‚ confederate or even if they were slaves. During the civil war women did a wide variety of things that were very helpful to both sides of the war. A lot of things women did to help with the war were

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    The Roles of Three Women Social norms and expectations have transformed greatly in the past hundred years or so. This is evident in the writings of Gilman‚ Hurston‚ Faulkner‚ and Chopin. Each tale has a connection to the last‚ creating a range of similarities between different decades. Even if a story is written from a different culture or written during a different time period by a different social class‚ their stories are all linked in some way‚ shape‚ or form.

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    | World Literature Essay | Role of Women in The Stranger and Metamorphosis | | Maria Fernanda Contreras | 6/17/2010 | | “The woman kept on crying” (10) – this ability to experience and express emotions is shown as something both the protagonists in both novels - The Metamorphosis written by Franz Kafka and The Stranger by Albert Camus – lack. Women are usually portrayed as the element of society who are more likely to show this ability which connects them to the world surrounding them

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    hourglass shape with a tiny waist (Robert). Popular literature at that time began to praise women for their denial of food or small appetites. Female conduct books became wildly popular around this time. Conduct books were books that advised women on how to act around company‚ and some of the advice revolved around what should and should not be eaten in the presence of others (Robert). One way Victorian women would conform to this idealized body was through the use of corsets‚ a tightly fitting undergarment

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    The Role of Women During the ‘30’s The 1930s were dominated by one of America’s greatest economic crises and during this time millions of Americans suffered. Unemployment was common‚ seniors lost their life savings when banks collapsed‚ schools shut down and children went uneducated. During this time‚ women’s roles were mostly as homemaker and in the workplace remained traditional. Women were viewed as caretakers of the home‚ or working jobs such as nurses and teachers. Only 24.3 percent

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    Ancient Greek and Roman (1‚000 BC – 100AD) Aphrodite (Venus)‚ the Greek goddess of love‚ beauty‚ pleasure and procreation The Noble ancient Greek and Roman people‚ Pale skin‚ free from blemishes. Noble women stayed indoors to prevent them from developing a tan – which only the poor‚ lower classed women and men had from working outdoors. Lead and chalk to lighten skin. Lead = infertility‚ insanity and lead poisoning leading to death. Perfumes made of roses‚ violets‚ lillies herbs used ointments and

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    Archaeology The Nature of Archaeology History: Focuses on written sources‚ written sources restricted to the last 5500 years‚ written sources are limited to literate societies‚ written sources from ancient societies were mostly written by men‚ reflecting a male bias. Archaeology: Focuses on physical sources‚ physical sources extend as far back as the beginning of human history into prehistory‚ physical artefacts provide information about all human activity‚ and archaeologists usually study

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    The Role of Women in Nazi Germany Women in Nazi Germany were to have a very specific role. Hitler was very clear about this. This role was that they should be good mothers bringing up children at home while their husbands worked. Outside of certain specialist fields‚ Hitler saw no reason why a woman should work. Education taught girls from the earliest of years that this was the lifestyle they should have. From their earliest years‚ girls were taught in their schools that all good German women married

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    Exploring their Rights and Encountering Change: Women of the 1920s World War I and the 1920s play a very important role for the rights and independence of women. Now‚ many of you may be thinking "how?". It was a major role changing event for the lives of the women. Women began to grow independent‚ they got a right to work and vote. They got freedom. But what were the events that led to the freedom and independence of the women? During World War I many men had to leave their jobs in order to serve

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    1) What is the role of women in the novel? Make specific references to female characters. What does this tell us about the Kravitz world? In Mordecai Richler’s novel‚ The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz‚ women are represented to have a lower class than men. The women who are present in the novel include Yvette Durelle‚ Ida Kravitz‚ Minnie Kravitz‚ Linda Rubin and Sandra Calder. Each of these female characters are seen as helpless individuals unable to bear for themselves and left unsuccessful

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