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    culture and development of women has changed significantly over centuries. Women‚ both Caucasian and African American alike‚ have overcome many obstacles to obtain their rightful places in society. The improvements have been few and far in between‚ and the progress slow and morose. Yet‚ even through the challenges of change‚ women have been able to remain optimistic about their futures. During the 1840’s and ‘50’swomen from both the North and the South had unwavering roles that they played in their

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    The role of women now in society has differed alot from the past‚especially during the last 50 years.Before the 60s‚a women was much expected to have the role of a housewife‚while households where both parents worked were not normal.Today a family is considered perfectly normal when both parents are working. During the 50’s‚a women would be pressured to get married by her family right after high school‚when she would be only 18.Nowadays‚it is considered normal by society for a women to get married

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    resist temptation Pure Content CHANGE The transition between the restricted women to the women now didn’t happen by its self Although real-life Rosie the Riveters took on male dominated trades during World War II‚ women were expected to return to their everyday housework once men returned from the war. Government campaigns targeting women were addressed solely at housewives‚ perhaps because already employed women would move to the higher-paid "essential" jobs on their own. Propaganda was

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    The 1920’s had enormous potential for the U.S‚ America was the world’s superpower‚ American’s had luxurious houses‚ cars and high standards of living. Although the U.S gained a lot of prosperity in this year‚ there was still remaining problems like inequality that steamed from the past. The 1920’s was a dramatic and radical change to American life and even more dramatic change for women. Women have tried to gain freedom‚ independence and equality of man since man put labels on women and put them

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    Makando Mutanda Mr.Johnson English 1101 Fall 2010 Women: Now & Then Living in the United States we’ve seen women come a long way. Women couldn’t vote or play specific sports‚ we saw more men having cooperate jobs than we did women. However a lot has changed over the years. Today there more women doctors‚ lawyers‚ governors‚ and senators. Last year a woman even ran for president. In the United States everyone is seen equally for the most part‚ we all have the same opportunities‚ and there is

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    Role of Women

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    The Role of Women in 18th and 19th Century Literature The role of women in literature has typically been influenced by their role in society. In the 18th and 19th centuries their role in society began to change. Women began their transformation from anonymous objects of their fathers ’ and husbands ’ possession into animate‚ productive members of society. This change was reflected in the literature of the time‚ regardless of the gender of the author‚ and in a variety of genres and styles. Whether

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    Cassie Pinion Professor Smith AMH1020 11 December‚ 2015 In America‚ the 1920’s were a time of great social‚ cultural‚ and political change. Many people no longer lived on farms and were moving to the cities. The wealth of the nation had almost doubled in this decade. The consumer economy was booming and the market was flourishing. It was the time of the “Jazz Age‚” a change in social thinking‚ and women began to see more equality; to name a few. Freedom began to flourish and people had begun

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    "Roles of Women" The configuration of a woman ’s identity consists of the expectations that society places on her. Such expectations are still in existence today. Authors from the nineteenth and twentieth century are using literature and poetry as a vehicle for the new role and passion of the woman. Such authors as Kate Chopin‚ Mary Wilkins Freeman‚ Marge Piercy‚ Edna St. Vincent Millay and Henry James evoke a new sense of expectations for women in their use of literary language. One must acknowledge

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    Women’s Roles in World War One In June 1914 Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb nationalist. After months of tension in Europe‚ this event finally lead to an outbreak of war. This war‚ which was thought to be "the war to end all wars‚" is commonly known as World War One. When people talk about WW1 they think of the soldiers‚ weapons‚ and violence involved. But another major factor was women’s war efforts. Before World War One‚ women’s role in society was basically

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    03/11/2011 Vietnamese Women in the Past and Now Nowadays‚ Vietnam has made more good progress towards to improving the well-being for women than around thirty years ago. Before‚ women did not have any chance to be independent‚ and most of them had to depend on the men. In the old society‚ they believed that women should be responsible for most of the household rather going to work. However‚ the traditional gender roles have quite changed so that people can easily to see Vietnamese women successful in their

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