The Mirabal Sisters All four of the Mirabal sisters were women of courage, bravery, and motivation. They sacrificed their lives and left behind their children in order to better the government and structure of their country. Minerva and Maria Theresa were imprisoned and placed on house arrest for taking part in the underground movement to overthrow Trujillo. Patria’s son and husband were arrested and her house was reclaimed by the government. Dede’s marriage also suffered because she assisted her sisters during the movement.
Susan B. Anthony also opposed abortion, which she saw as another instance of a "double standard" imposed upon women. In the nineteenth century, the decision to undergo an abortion was very often decided by men. There were none of the standard contraceptive options available to women today. Antibiotics had yet to be invented, and abortion was a life threatening and unsanitary procedure for the woman. Anthony wrote that "when a woman destroys the life of her unborn child, it is a sign that, by education or circumstances, she has been greatly wronged,” Susan B. Anthony encouraged women to register to vote and then vote, using the Fourteenth Amendment as justification.
Emma Baird Dr. Meredith McCarroll English 232 25 September 2010 The Death of Edna Pontellier: A Rebellious Defeat Even from its first publication, Kate Chopin’s novel The Awakening has caused controversy. While today The Awakening is praised for its feminist undertones, the piece was first criticized for its lack of representation of American values. Instead of depicting a main character that embodied the Victorian ideal of a woman fulfilling the role as an “Angel in the House” which was the norm for American women during this particular historical period, Edna was a rebellious wife and an adulteress, whose desires and yearning for independence lead her to make many radical decisions throughout the course of the novel¾ from inwardly
During her waking hours, she appears to be perfectly content with their master murder plan as she convinces her husband to do dastardly deeds. But at night, she sleepwalks, chanting and scrubbing at her hands. She seems to be obsessively washing her hands, symbolizing her desire to wash away her guilt. Her guilt is more sudden than that of Macbeth. All throughout the beginning of the play, she is nagging, forceful, manipulative, and seemingly free of a moral compass and conscience.
She was jailed many times over the course of her life for publicly speaking and writing about her beliefs. In the early 1900’s she worked in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, a neighborhood of mostly poor, immigrants. She treated many women after “back alley abortions” or attempts at self-induced abortion. “No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously decide whether she will or will not be a mother,” (The Biography Website, 2014) It wasn’t until 1936 that the Supreme Court ruled that doctors could legally prescribe and discuss birth control methods. While I don’t agree with her thoughts on eugenics, I strongly believe in the right of every person to make decisions regarding their own health.
In the story, the Awakening, Edna also rebelled against society by freely expressing herself. In her era, most people thought women had to be married and have children but she didn’t want that. This is a perfect example of how women can be rebellious against society’s view on
People in this movement believed alcohol caused a lot of problems. Because she was a woman she was not allowed to speak at temperance rallies. Because of this she was inspired to fight for women’s rights, especially the right to vote so that they would be taken seriously in politics.
The freedom women once felt turned into a life of fear. Riverbend shows many feminist views throughout the novel, but more so a view of a woman wanting peace and equality for both sexes in her country. Riverbend’s life changed drastically because of the war on terror and led to changes in gender issues, in her daily life and professional life. The United States only aided in further oppressing Arab women by not being fully
I have chosen to research Frida Kahlo and Georgia O’Keefe because they are very inspiring women artists. Frida Kahlo pushed the boundaries of what was expected from a traditional Latin American female artist. She led a life full of emotional and physical pain. From an early diagnosis of polio, to a life altering bus accident, to a marriage riddled with infidelities, Frida's often-difficult life was the inspiration for her art. Her exploration of herself and the world she lived in broke social norms, artistically, and politically, causing both outrage and awe from those who viewed her paintings.
The growing power of this ‘religious right’ heightened feminist fears that the gains women had made in previous decades would be reversed. In The Handmaid’s Tale, Atwood explores the consequences of the reversal of women’s rights. In the novel’s dystopian world of Gilead, a group of conservative religious extremists has taken power and turned the sexual revolution on its head. What feminists considered the great triumphs of the 1970s—widespread access to contraception, the legalisation of abortion, and the increasing political influence of female voters—have all been undone. Women in Gilead are not only forbidden to vote, they are forbidden to read or write, dress codes are used as a way to subjugate them; ordinary colours become symbolic of their social status while masking individuality, which is discouraged in the regime.