Womens Studies

Whom do you see when you look in the mirror? I do not know about you , but I am sure about myself. I am a woman in my body and soul. I never thought deeply about gender role before …

I believe one of the greatest historical events in American history was the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. This “woman question” spurred a wide-ranging debate

about the social role of women that grew out of …

Women have different definitions for what is and is not beautiful. During the 19th century, there weren’t a lot of different looks and styles to choose from. There were only a few styles and it seemed as if people felt …

“Whoever controls the media — the images — controls the culture.”
Allen Ginsberg

I have a six-year-old cousin who thinks she’s fat. This whole idea is really disturbing, because I didn’t even realize six year olds were aware of the …

Ask any woman what one of the most difficult pieces of clothing to get a good fit is, and she’ll tell you, a bra. In comparison to the first bras of the twentieth century, we have it a lot easier. …

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, one of the most influential leaders of the Nineteenth Century Feminist movement, was one of the most famous women of her day and a seemingly tireless force in reform. Her very beginnings

as a young girl growing …

Video Gambling – Confessions of an Addict
Some people associate gambling as a means of enjoyment or social interaction. But at one point in my life it became an addiction. The fun stopped and the problems began, but oddly enough …

The excerpt by Susan Douglas gives us an insight on how the media can manipulate the thought process of children. In the United States the media is used to sell products, nothing more, and nothing less. This is not a …

Research: The Media’s Influence on Body Image – Women’s Studies Essay
The journal, “The Media’s Influence on Body Image Disturbance and Eating Disorders: We’ve Reviled Them, Now Can We Rehabilitate Them?”, by Kevin J. Thompson and Leslie J. Heinberg, uses …

Plastic Surgery and Effect On Society – Essay
In her essay “Cosmetic surgery: Paying for your beauty,” Debra Gimlin concludes that “women who undergo plastic surgery help to reproduce some of the worst aspects of the
beauty culture, not so …

History of Feminism: A Short Overview From The 17th Century Onwards
Describing the roots of feminism in a clear and exactly chronological way is, because of the diversity and plurality of the theme itself, impossible. There are too much causes, …

Where Did Contemporary Liberal Feminism Come From – Women’s Studies Essay
The systematic oppression of women, a tacit social dogma inherent in the history of western thought, was dependant upon the continued polarization of two

stratifying spheres; one of women, …

Contemporary Trends in Feminist Criticism and Their Echo in Sylvia Plath’s Later Poems
This paper on women’s poetry seeks to demonstrate the extent to which two of Sylvia Plath’s later poems are rebellious and non- conventional for her era and …