14 November 2012 Rebuttal to Brittney Baker’s “Same-Sex Marriage and Religion: An Inappropriate Relationship” The movement for the legalization of same-sex marriage has today become a prominent part of western culture. Twenty or thirty years ago the idea was virtually unknown (Lewis 33). This was due to the fact that American society was predominantly influenced by Christian values. Over the years non-Christian values have gradually replaced Christian values. In addition, there has been a growing emphasis placed on equal rights.
Women felt they were treated equally prior to the war; however, that changed after US’ occupation in Iraq. Not only in the aspect of the work force but daily activities as well. Riverbend comments on how most women lost their jobs or risked their lives if they worked. Also, men carried guns, giving them a sense of power, and that they were dominant over women. Additionally, women could not leave the house after the war without being accompanied by a male.
The histrorian James Romm portrayed Agrippina as a woman who was simply trying to escape the restrictions imposed on her by society. To quote james Romm “she stands out as the sole Roman woman to attempt to break the ultimate glass ceiling: to wield the power of a princeps, not just behind the scenes but before the astonished eyes of the senate,” Romm takes into account both the ancient writers and his own interpretation of Agrippina. Romm believes that her determination not only furthered her power but ultimately caused her downfall. He observes that the majority of Claudius move show us that Agrippina was shown as a “political asset”. Romm concluded that even though Agrippina may have been manipulative and ambitious she was still able to achieve what women of the era could not.
Changing Attitudes in British society towards women was the main reason why women achieved the vote in 1918. How accurate is this view? Why Women achieved the vote in 1918 essay The 1918 Representation of the People Act gave women over 30 and who were University graduates and householders owners the vote. Prior to 1918, women were treated as second class citizens; they were regarded as ‘stupid’ and incapable of making intelligent decisions. Women had few rights and were controlled by their husbands.
Rome was originally all about Paganism but because of Constantine’s vision they converted to Christianity. Although the Roman Empire experienced some changes there are still some things that stayed the same. One example that stayed the same politically is that the Emperors of the Roman Empire and Byzantine both gave land to the soldiers. One thing that stayed culturally the same is the women’s status and role in the society. Women were very low key and inferior to men.
However, source 1 comes from The Christian Library and so the ideals of womanhood were heavily based on Christian faith which greatly restricted the role of women as through this faith women were seen as weak and so the source’s religious background indicates an underlying belief in women’s inferiority. On the hand, source 2 declares that ‘it’s impossible to assert the superiority of man or woman’ as the spheres that they occupied were ‘so different’ suggesting that there is equality between
The Church has many restrictions to be part of its clergy. Being a female is one restriction. Many officials are close-minded and immature for saying, “That women talk too much, or that it is not becoming for them to wear the clerical tonsure” (Viewpoints). A few officials, “have now come to terms with the fact that women are capable of heading academic faculties, running major corporations, ruling their countries as prime minister or presidents” (Viewpoints). Women are just as capable as men in governing the Church.
HY203-007 Will Rall Women’s Rights in 19th Century America The early 19th Century ushered in a new era of liberties and freedom. Although the United States Constitution stated that all man is created equal, it seemed to leave out women. Women were always seen as inferior to man because of their lack of education, masculinity and political knowledge. Women’s rights only seem to get worse after the Revolution, as America’s political parties started to gain national power. In Sarah Grimke’s Letters on the Equality of the Sexes we can see that she supports Rosemarie Zagarri’s Revolutionary Backlash: Women and Politics in the Early American Republic book, because of the views they shared about religion and women’s rights.
Protestant/Humanist universities: University of Wittenberg and the Geneva Academy—later the University of Geneva C. The Reformation and the Changing Role of Women 1. Protestant were opposed the medieval/Catholic view of women and temptresses and comparing them to Mary 2. Protestants encouraged clergy to marry and have families 3. Women were praised for their vocation as wives and mothers—but they were still subject to their husbands 4. Protestant men viewed their wives as companions in their work, not distractions 5.
Throughout history, women have been oppressed in many ways, shapes, and forms. In countries such as India, women are confined to their marital status and are victims of domestic violence. Due to patriarchy in India, women must adhere to standards of demeanor created by the community they marry into. In doing so, women are forced to surrender their identities and conform to a new one. This shows that identity issues are not only plaguing far off countries like India, but in the very country many refer to as “the land of the free,” America.