Shelley's mother was a pioneer feminist writer who had made her name with her revolutionary ideas opposing the patriarchal oppression of the female gender. ... In doing this, Shelley is able to portray the consequences of a social construction which values the male gender over female, thus challenging the devaluation of the female gender apparent in her society. ... It is revealed that the world of scientific discovery in 19th Century Europe was not one which included the female gender. ... By stealing the female role of reproduction, Frankenstein destroyed the female's biological...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The category sex refers to our biological makeup, and uses certain biological markers (such as our genitals) to create the distinction between females and males. ... The gender category woman (that is, the so-called "feminine" gender automatically assigned to members of the female sex) carries with it certain expectations about how to act, what to do, who to love and so on: Women are generally expected to be more passive, submissive and dependent than men. ... To the latter we can include (exemplarily): 1)Transsexual, TS -- (Considers herself to be a woman.) 2)Post-op, Pre-op, Non-op For ma...

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• Grade Level: High School