According to social identity theory, one way to define an "in-group" is to define an "out-group". The cries "Sisterhood is Powerful" was first and foremost designed to solidify the identity of the "in-group." The purpose of the motto was to promote a common identity for the versatile group of women that were committed to women's liberation. Empowerment for women was considered possible only within the framework of this type of common identity. ...

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His identity throughout the older stories is largely a mystery. ... Once Upon a Time gave Rumpelstiltskin an identity he had never had before. ... His identity has become the nameless characters in all the other fairy tales. ... Especially in Once Upon a Time where he is given an identity. The funny thing is Rumpelstiltskin seems to have agency in the story and we seem to understand him even without a name, or an identity. ...

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In her excerpt, Friedan mainly points out that in order to achieve self-fulfillment or identity, women need to work and therefore use their full capacities, like men. ... After a while, she reveals that, "The identity crisis for women did not begin in America until ( ) the pioneering was done and men began to build the new society in industries and professions outside the home." ... However, I disagree with the author when she says that, "A woman cannot find her identity through her husband, her children" that, "She cannot find it in the dull routine of housework." ...

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One need to get her own identity because identity is the key of all human beings. ... People learn and acknowledge that gender has something to do with what they act out not only for their identity but also for others. ... By acting it out for others and seeing them respond positively, it validates one's own identity and give one a sense of "self"." ...

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The narrator feels even worse and more like a burden without the identities of wife and mother. The theme of social restrictions is shown here because she lacks identity. ... By tearing it down, the narrator emerges from the wallpaper and asserts her own identity, albeit a somewhat confused, insane one. ...

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According to Bell Hooks, "Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression." To expand upon this quote, oppression means that one may not have the same opportunities as others may. During the 1960's, men were expected to portray a more masculine, aggressive identity. Females...

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Abstract The research question of my extended essay is "How patriarchal and colonial oppression is expressed in Alice Walker's "The Color Purple?" The essay explores the themes of colonial subordination, gender oppression and the representation of gender relations of the male dominated early 20th ce...

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The Yellow Wallpaper: A Woman's Struggle Pregnancy and childbirth are very emotional times in a woman's life and many women suffer from the "baby blues." The innocent nickname for postpartum depression is deceptive because it down plays the severity of this condition. Although she was not formally d...

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Throughout centuries women have been weighed down by a patriarchy society. Women were considered inferior to men and were not allowed to have the same rights and equalities that men had, which is what we call feminism today. Feminism was beginning to emerge in the late 1700's and continued to escal...

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The Algerian War for Independence became a catalyst for change. It was a war that inspired many to fight against an oppressive system that had held onto them since the 1830s. It brought many people together in order to achieve the common goal of gaining independence. It brought men and women togethe...

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The North American writer Susan Glaspell, in her short story "A Jury of Her Peers", tells about the female characters' situation involved in the resolution of John Wright's death, John is the husband of one of the female characters in the story. Even though the female characters are able to solve th...

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"Friedan encouraged readers to seek new roles and responsibilities, to seek their own personal and professional identities rather than have them defined by the outside, male-dominated society" (Unknown 1). ...

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The beginning of feminism, spread like a plague. It was the fuse of a cannon being lit just ready to explode. The feminist movement had to be proclaimed no different than the civil rights movement for blacks. The feminist movement was a civil rights movement for women. This question has to be ask...

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This paper will identify with Collins on issues of race and how it affects black motherhood. It will continue to develop the concepts and features of Black Feminist Thought. Collins tries to identify with material experience, and the relationship amongst women. She says that these two elements ne...

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She pressed the idea that taking the man's name in marriage is a loss of identity for the woman, and that the word "obey- should be omitted from the service, along with the phrase, "giving the bride away."" ...

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