This was a big change as, before this period, women hadn’t been able to put forth ideas to even challenge legislation let alone contribute to the making of new laws. The custody of children act 1839 played a big part in this change. This act came about when a woman - Caroline Norton - wrote a pamphlet which she named ‘The natural claim of a mother to the custody of her children as affected by the common law rights of the father’. Within this pamphlet Norton talked about the unfairness of the current laws which allowed the father to have absolute rights to the custody of his children no matter what, yet a mother, even if not proven guilty of adultery or any other
The insertion of Gemma’s version of Briar Rose throughout “home” emphasise that this story was of great significance to her life. The dialogue in which Gemma tells the story is constantly interrupted as the girls attempt to help her tell the tale. “Which is all times”. This reveals their familiarity with the story, and their love if it. It has bonded them, as Becca proves when she kisses Gemma as the Prince kissed the princess in the tale.
In the short story “A Wedding-Dress” the main character is a woman named Lena Schwartz. This woman is excited, because she is about to get married to Sam Hilton. The reader discovers that Miss Schwartz is a people pleaser and that she does not take responsibility for her actions. Lena must learn from the mistakes that she is making before she can be truly happy with her life. Miss Schwartz only thinks about making other people happy, because she is afraid of them becoming angry, or leaving.
“ Seen Through Rose-Tinted Glasses”: The Barbie Doll in American Society Wether we realize it or not the toys our kids play with everyday have an immense impact on their behavior and development. Motz essay describes the perfect example of what these toys do to our society. In her essay, Marilyn Ferris Motz describes how Barbie portrays an image of a woman that lives based on her appearance, her popularity and her status. When playing with this dolls, girls take on the role of a teenager or an adult woman, letting them imitate adult female behaviors they see on other people and on the media. Girls take on the role of the doll enabling them to participate in dating and other social activities.
During the turn of the century they were still defined as mothers and wives and struggled to earn the right to vote. Even in the Roaring Twenties, once women had gained to right to vote and had more freedom over the way they dressed and behaved, the still could not have fulfilling careers. The fifties marked a time when the American family closely resembled the values of the Cult of Domesticity with the ideal aproned housewife and working husband. Even today women still struggle to be paid as much as men in the same positions and to be seen not just as mothers and daughters. Though the Cult of Domesticity is long gone, we still suffer from the ramifications of it and the society from which it was
What Is Magic in Cinderella? As to the meaning of magic in Cinderella, there always remain lots of arguments among readers. For instance, Bruno Bettelhem tries to convince people that the magic is a metaphor for psychological development, while Jack Zips then criticizes that the psychoanalytic theory that Bettelheim uses to demonstrate his argument is to some extend a gimmick. Max Luthi implies in his The Isolated Hero that magic serves as an important power that helpers have, helping fairytale heroes who are neither characteristic nor owning any specific skills performing their tasks. Madonna Kolbenschlag considers the magic in Cinderella as a symbol of faith and trust that heroine needs, “the belief that something good can be gained from whatever one does.” Jane Yolen suggests that the true magic refer to “the ability to change our own lives, the ability to control our own lives.” However, in my opinion, magic in Cinderella is first of all an outcome of real lives, and then a kind of reflection of people’s old religious beliefs.
(Motz)” Barbie, who is this plastic figure, beautifully made and without any imperfections has created an image for young girls to look up to. She has become a role model, and a fantasized figure that many girls dream of looking like one day. “Barbie is seen as a typical young lady of the twentieth century, who know how to appreciate beautiful things, and at the same time live life to the fullest. The adventures of Barbie offers glimpse of what they might achieve one day. If Barbie has a message at all of us, it is to ignore the gloomy outlook of others and concentrate on all those carefree days of youth.
Since women weren’t allowed to be as free as the men they were forced to learn how to only live inside their homes. Kamila notices that money is running out, she knows that her as the oldest one has to find a way to get money coming in the home. She can’t attend an elite university like she planned too due to the Islamic rules, so while sitting for days thinking for a way to work from inside her home, she finally has a brilliant idea. She decided to become a seamstress. Not only would she able to work from her living room but her sisters would be able to help too.
After they graduated they were still stuck with obstacles, this time with finding work and being accepted. After Jane Addams graduated from Rockford Seminary in 1881, she still had a hard time finding her “professional niche” Some women just focused on attaining a degree and that was just their goal while others focused on attaining a career after that. Many faced discrimination while trying to enter their desired fields. “Many found that a bachelor’s degree did not release them from familial obligations, and they stayed at home as dutiful daughters or as housewives and mothers”. Despite the discrimination women faced in the 19th century and the early 20th century, they still fought hard for equal education.
Women had been fighting for equals to men since 1923 and continue to fight to this day to have the Equal Rights Amendment ratified into the constitution. Women were not allowed to take birth control until 1960 and even then it was still illegal in some states and viewed to be morally wrong to get a prescription for birth control. Women did not have to right to obtain a college education, some colleges would not even accepted female students. Harvard University did not accept female students until 1977 to obtain a college education. Women did not have the right to choose their own professions, and instead were