Women ’s Roles Then and Now Katrina D. Pratt Professor Naomi Sanderovsky World Cultures II (HUM -112) Strayer University 25 August 2013 1. Biographical information for each woman. Betsy Ross was born Elizabeth Griscom to Samuel Griscom and the former Rebecca James in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ on January 1‚ 1752‚ the eighth of seventeen children. She grew up in a household where the plain dress and strict discipline of the Society of Friends dominated her life. She learned to sew from
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Boys and Girls: A depiction of gender differences Gender is a social construction that is evident in almost every culture. The struggle for equality between male and female has been perpetuating for decades and yet no change has occurred because of the rigid social construction of gendered roles. In “Boys and Girls”‚ in the backdrop of a countryside in 1950s‚ Alice Munro depicts the hardships and successes of the rite of passage into adulthood through her portrayal of a young female who goes through
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HIST 136 Paper #1 Fall 2014 In Robert Trennert’s essay‚ “Educating Indian Girls at Nonreservation Boarding Schools‚ 1870-1920”‚ there is an argument on the federal government’s policy on sending young Indian girls to schools to be “Americanized.” During the 1870s‚ the government provided education for Indian youth of both sexes. The schools started in 1878 when Captain Richard Henry Pratt‚ in charge of a group of Indian prisoners at Fort Marion‚ convinced the government to educate eighteen of his
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Girl Before a Mirror shows Picasso’s young mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter‚ one of his favorite subjects in the early 1930s. Her white-haloed profile‚ rendered in a smooth lavender pink‚ appears serene. But it merges with a more roughly painted‚ frontal view of her face—a crescent‚ like the moon‚ yet intensely yellow‚ like the sun‚ and "made up" with a gilding of rouge‚ lipstick‚ and green eye-shadow. Perhaps the painting suggests both Walter’s day-self and her night-self‚ both her tranquillity and
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The It Girl Clara Bow Imagine it all the rules you were raised to follow‚ all the beliefs and norms‚ everything conventional‚ shattered. Now imagine It Clara Bow‚ the It Girl. The epitome of the avant-garde woman‚ the archetype of the flapper‚ was America’s new‚ young movie actress of the 1920’s. Modern women of the day took heed to Bow’s fresh style and‚ in turn‚ yielded danger to the conventional America. Yet Bow’s contagious and popular attitude came with its weaknesses - dealing
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The essay topic I would like to discuss the treatment and actions of the women in Genesis. Their stories are well known‚ with many translations. With the help of Mr. Robert Alter‚ we will learn about only three main women. First with Lot’s daughters and the situation Lot put them in. But the real question is the actions of the girls and why. The second women is about Abraham’s wife‚ Rebekah. Rebekah is a mother who protects her child even if she has to do wrong. The last woman we will be discussing
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That women might have the chance of a healthier and happier life should be reason enough for promoting girls’ education. However‚ there are also important benefits for society as a whole. An educated woman has the skills‚ information and self-confidence that she needs to be a better parent‚ worker and citizen. An educated woman is‚ for example‚ likely to marry at a later age and have fewer children. Cross-country studies show that an extra year of schooling for girls reduces fertility rates by
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The Gilmore Girls S1: E1 Pilot starts with Lorelai and Rory. They both live in a small town‚ and have some shared ambitious. Rory gets accepted into a private high school “Chilton” where they prepare kids to go to big schools like Harvard. Did I mention that Harvard is Rory’s dream school. The only problem is that Lorelai does not have the money to pay for Rory’s school tuition‚ and of course she has to swallow her pride and ask her rich parents for money. S1: E2: The Lorelais’ First Day at Chilton
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An Analysis of Katha Pollitt’s "Girls Against Boys?" The article titled "Girls Against Boys‚" published in the 30 January issue of The Nation magazine by author Katha Pollitt‚ brings to light pressing issues of gender discrimination and how this nation’s education system has changed over the past forty years but still isn’t up to par with where it needs to be with issues of gender equality. Pollitt exposes the views of conservatives toward feminism in the school systems of today. This article describes
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Girl Scouts of the USA As young girls start school‚ they are presented with the opportunity to join the Girl Scouts of the USA. The opportunity is first presented as girls start kindergarten‚ but girls of any age are allowed to join Girl Scouts‚ even adults (FAQs). As an organization‚ Girl Scouts empower young girls to reach their full potential‚ showing them that they are not inferior to men. This organization attempts to create equality between men and women‚ by educating about and empowering
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