The World War I officially ended progressivism in the United States and left the nation with great impacts on various groups of the society. ... The World War I was a pivotal time for women, because it gave women an opportunity to prove themselves in a male-dominated society, doing more than cleaning the house and tending to the children. ... With the history background of the time, audiences viewing these posters would find it more comparative, both virtually and spiritually, to the problem that the poster are addressing, therefore more conviction would be carried to the audiences to join thi...

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World War II was a time of tremendous global turmoil and change. ... Another major cultural change brought on as a direct result of the United States' involvement in World War II was the role of women in society. ... This can be seen as one of the worse methods of discrimination in modern American history. ... During World War II, United States propaganda consisted primarily of print and radio media campaigns aimed at motivating everyday Americans to contribute to the war effort. ... World War II constitutes one of the most important periods in American history. ...

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Throughout history women have been mistreated as the second sex in an abundance of aspects. ... The collective world should understand by now that stripping the subordination of women begins with allowing all people to be educated about what they will and will not stand for. ... Of course, there have been means of development for burdened Third World women who carry the brunt of physical and domestic labor for their society. ... However, findings of increasing poverty and disease in Third World countries after the implementation of the World Bank is not a promising factor. In Catherine...

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"The history of men's opposition to women's emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself.... There have been many changes, and achievements over the last centuries, in the feminism world. ... The first wave of feminism happened in the early 20th century, all through the world, but it was spread mostly in the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands and the United States. ...

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Male dominance in this patriarchal world has caused women to have a voiceless obedience to men. ... Throughout history, women have been controlled by men and tradition both socially and economically. ... To this day, women are treated as inferior, specifically in third world countries. ... Again, the presence of this inequality among men and women is felt, as it has been felt for ages throughout mainstream culture and history. ... People of this world must stand their ground for what is right. ...

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From this point forward, Elizabeth Marsh was not only looked upon as a woman in world history but also as an important figure in the means of social history. ... From the beginning of the 1960s, social history was known to be a dominant tradition of political history.2 As social history began to evolve, it became more democratic, involving ordinary people such as men, women and children. ... Describing social history as a dominant tradition of political history did not seem to be the right way any longer. ... It can also be understood that social history is a history that is concerned with ...

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Redefining Women Throughout history, women have played major part in the development of modern societies. ... Faced with many victories as well as adversities, women have made the journey to modern times with a grace and poise unparalleled by any man in history. ... Another changing aspect of the world after World War I was the working woman, whether she worked in the home or out. ... In addition, there was a sense of equality desired in the changing world. ... Their ideas and observations forced society to look at this spectacularly unique race of human beings for the first time in...

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However, with the development of women's studies as an accredited academic exploration as well as the emergence of minority histories endorsed by democratically-minded historians throughout the 70's, we have witnessed "the flourishing of almost a cult of pluralism in matters pertaining to history and memory". ... Initial literature on enslaved black women analyzes stereotypes constructed of African women brought to the new world. ... With the emergence of the female gender as a field of study combined with popularized inquiry into minority pasts, history has attained increa...

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WHAT IMPACT DID THE SECOND WORLD WAR HAVE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN? KIRSTY R DUNCAN " The notion that the Second World War must have had a profound and lasting effect on the lives of the British Women has continued to shape interpretative attitudes of the conflict." ... Arthur Marwick has conducted much research in to the impact of the second world war and the status of women, and he reports that the war "led to a new social and economic freedom for them, as well as a marked consciousness." ... Housewives have often been neglected when examining the effect of the second world war on the s...

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One of the most important events that have happened in the world of female athletics is the establishment of the Educational Amendments of 1972. ... Demonstrate both a history and a continued practice of adding additional programs which provide participation opportunities for the underrepresented sex. ... Amidst controversy and comparisons to affirmative action, it is critical to be aware of the opportunities that Title IX gives to women in what is still a male dominated world. ... Indeed, the United States has become a world leader in giving women the opportunity to receive a higher educati...

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They're about creating a history by recording a history". (Nan Goldin) The photographs I produce enable you to see another world. ... My passion to record history comes from wanting to never lose the moment. ... (Nan Goldin) Maybe my passion to record history gives me a sense of control that I have not had in other parts of my life. ...

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Throughout history, many things have changed but one thing remains the same: women have always remained on the sidelines. ... At the last Women's Soccer World Cup, U.S.A. player Brandi Chastain scored the winning goal for the United States in a penalty shootout against China. ... Following the World Cup in June of 2003, Soccer's governing body banned male and female players from removing shirts during celebrations after goals. ...

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What was once a very one sided man dominated world has slowly but surely changed with time. Woman now are more liberated today than ever before in history and the new modern world is feeling the growing pains of this change, even though the change is necessary, it is most certainly affecting our world and the way people interact with each other in rather problematic ways. Once upon a time not so long ago men were the sole bread winners, authority figures and the leaders of the world. ... Men were the kings of their domain and quite literally the world. ... Women have since the dawn of history ...

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Since 1914, women have made impeccable advancements in political, social, and economic aspects in Canada as seen through involvements in World War 1, gain of gender equality and participation in politics. Women made a breakthrough in 1914 during and after World War 1, where they gained some equality between themselves and men. ... Seeing both the pros and the cons of their work in the war effort, women faced conflicting emotions after and during their eye-opening experience in World War 1. ... Overall, World War 1 is the first most noted event that showed women's advancements that gaine...

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The world cannot be run by arrogant and intrusive men who make up fifty percent of the world's population. How can half the people operate the world? ... The persistent denial of equality to one-half of the world's population is a disgrace to human dignity. ... The systematic oppression of women is a regretful and tragic fact of history. ... The world in the past has been ruled by force, and man has dominated over woman because of his forceful and aggressive qualities both of body and mind. ...

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The history of discrimination has a lot to do with how some individuals experience intersectionality, such as women. ... We as a society create stereotypes and expectations of people based simply upon how they were seen throughout history. ... It has been such a struggle for them because history has laid out the rules for how a woman should live and act. ... The discrimination against women is still hugely prevalent in the world today and every woman can likely state an instance in which they have felt oppressed by gender. ... By learning about the struggles of native women, I have been able...

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The book reflects the unfairness in the Victorian society, but also how the women always have been discriminated throughout history, and even today. ... On the other hand, the book might have been interpreted as just a silly dream world, written by some women in the 17th century. This might have been the case 100 years ago, but today it is reality; at least in some parts of the world. Women are dominating on all attractive schools and universities in the western world. Girls at a young age are much more mature and sophisticated than their fellow boys, and this phenomenon can now be found m...

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The role of women in ancient Hebrew society improved slightly during a period in history as the Babylon Captivity. ... Early in Hebrew history, a few women leaders, such as the judge Deborah, won honor and respect. Similarly, in Rome women in a male-dominated world is mostly admired in the traditional roles of wife and mother. ... Christianity was deeply appealing to pagan women, for within the Christian culture, women held a much higher status than did women throughout the Roman world. ... That is why since the emergence of Christianity women have been draw to it because it gives them unpar...

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The Oppressed People "The history of an oppressed people is hidden in the lies and agreed upon myths of its conquerors." ... Joseph Conrad accurately depicts this aspect of colonial history in the novel Heart of Darkness. ... Marlow expresses that the oppressed people have their own world, unique and glamorous. ... The conquerors create the oppressed women's world. ... The delicate nature of the women's world has evolved. ...

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Simone de Beauvoir in her article "Introduction to the Second Sex" discusses that women the situation of women in that they live in a world where men automatically assume her to be the "other." ... Throughout history she has always been dependant upon the man and always below the man in such a patriarchal society. ... The reason women have been unsuccessful is because they have never really had a history as a whole group such as the American Negroes or the Jews. ...

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There is an old saying that can apply to gender inequality; "This is a man's world." ... Even in the sophisticated world that we live in, we can see gender inequality play an active role in many sub-systems. Gender inequality even until today is evident in the homes, the workplace, politics, history and even education. ... From as far as history can go back, men have always been superior to women. ...

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In The History of Sexuality Michel Foucault provides his opinion on the "repressive hypothesis", which states that since the 17th century, sexuality has been repressed due to external forces such as society, law, politics, the institution of family, etc. ... I agree with his claim on power because all around the world you see countries controlling sex and sexuality; China's one child policy is an example of controlling sex for population purposes. ... In "Sexuality", Jeffrey Kripal explains just how important sex was to many different religious rituals; whether it was too much sex (ritual...

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The history of feminism takes us as far as the sixth century BC in Greece, when Sappho wrote lesbian poetry and ran a school for girls. ... On the other side of the world, activists like Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels promoted women liberalization as a part of the socialist revolution in Russia. ... With such rich history, full of ups, downs and self-sacrifice, one must ask if this struggle has been in vain. ... Society looks down on them, portraying them as non-masculine and unable to make it in the corporate world. ... The role of women attempted to evolve throughout history. ...

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This can be proved true do to the fact that in universities today, women outnumber men for the first time in history. ... And that was the only place for women in the world. ... And it is up to us to know our history and what we can do to help the advancement of our people. ... This is the attitude women who are struggling in a male dominated world should acquire. ... There are many places around the world where women still have little or no value or rights. ...

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Lifetime: Television for Women, First Wives Club, Charlie's Angels, and the Janet Evanovich book series are all tributes to the female sex from the modern entertainment world. ... Women, however, have lived their lives throughout history in a state of frustration. ... There is no mention of women, and naturally so, because in that time, during the birth of our nation, they received no recognition in our country, and all over the rest of the world. ... Even in the world apart from reality, Hollywood was, and still is, not always a safe haven for working actresses. ... The judicial system i...

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