Essays and Research Papers on Feminists & Activists

This 27 page research paper explores the contributions of women directors to American cinema. Specifically discussed are the films of Lois Weber, Dorothy Arzner, Ida Lupino, Elaine May, Joan Micklin Silver, Claudia Weill and Susan Seidelman and their depiction of male and female characters. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

A 6 page overview of the work of Caryl Churchill, a woman who began play production in the 1960s for BBC radio. Discusses the gender issues inherent in these plays. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page review of former Vermont Governor Madeline M. Kunin's book entitled 'Living a Political Life.' The writer details experiences depicted by Kunin of working in a field that so few women have yet had the opportunity to-- Partivuaslr emotions, anxieties, and problems unique to female politicians are discussed. The primary source is cited ...

A 5 page paper which discusses the various aspects of men and women, illustrating that, as hard as we might wish it to be otherwise, women are still traditionally more nurturing and capable as parents then men are. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 10 page research paper on Alice Paul, Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary P. Ryan and their contributions to the feminist movement. The writer posits that Paul was radical, but highly successful, Roosevelt was enigmatic, and that Ryan shows bias toward NOW, but that all were very influential in their time and that their legacy ...

A 10 page paper on the life of Gloria Steinem. Her life is illustrated including her childhood. Steinem made many political stands and was most know for her policies towards the feminist movement in which she was instrumental in creating. Descriptions of her books and writings are also noted. Steinem made quite an impact on ...

2 pages in length. Essay discusses Jane Addams as a woman of great thought and of great action. Mostly from the writer's opinionated perceptive but two sources are also included in a bibliography.

An 8 page piece on the economics and unexpected popularity of the women's professional basketball. The paper discusses pros and cons of having two leagues and makes a statement that women's pro basketball is here to stay. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page paper that provides a distinct overview of the arguments of a number of Enlightenment theorists, including Condorcet, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft and Gouges on the problems of women, and evaluates their perspectives for or against equal rights.

A 5 page paper comparing and contrasting antebellum days to progressive days and how they relate to the issues of women’s rights. Elizabeth Cady Stanton is the main focus and her "Declaration of Sentiments" is discussed in depth along with two other works: "20 Years at Hull House" by Jane Addams, and "Women in Modern ...

A 9 page research paper exploring these questions. The writer posits that because of diverse claims to feminist concerns, there is no agreement on a feminist philosophy, but that the fact that there are debates on the issues and empirical evidence concerning women, there is a feminist science. Addressed are issues on welfare ...

A 5 page research paper that examines whether or not the feminist movement has been successful. The writer argues that it has been successful and discusses the changed nature of American society to substantiate this position. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper examining conditions as they existed at the time of the Seneca Falls convention in 1848 and again 70 years later in 1918 when women at last won the right to vote. At the time of the Seneca Falls convention, women had no legal rights of any kind, including the right to ...

In 5 pages the author answers the question of whether Elizabeth Cady Stanton was revolutionary or a progressive. It is argued that Elizabeth C. Stanton was progressive. "When men and women think, the first step to progress is taken" Elizabeth C. Stanton (Sandberg, 1991, PG). Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a progressive who was ...

A 5 page research paper that explores current thought concerning discovery of the roots behind economic inequality for women in Western Africa. Some issues discussed are effects of colonization, family and kinship systems, and reproductive and religious rites. Ideas discussed include those by Enloe, Wais, Kalu, and Schipper. Bibliography lists 7 sources. ...

A 5 page paper analyzing the role feminism has played in the development of the many alternative familial structures we see today. The paper argues that the increased separation of women from the home following the Industrial Revolution, and their establishment of an economic base, has stimulated independence of thought and action. Bibliography lists five ...

A 12 page research paper that examines how South Korean women have changed over the last several decades. Members of a culture that incorporated a centuries-old Confucian traditional of male superiority, South Korean women have achieved tremendous advancements in their social status, both politically and domestically in a very brief time, which is a ...

An 8 page overview of the societal status of women. Discusses the rationale for women often being considered inferior to men and identifies this rationale as being promulgated by society’s concept of the “weaker sex”. Discusses the advancements over the last three decades toward addressing sexism. Emphasizes the role of Affirmative Action ...

A 5 page paper which examines women’s rights in Iran and their effect on the economic development of Iran. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at this theorist’s contribution to program evaluation as well as at the broad scope of her work. Specific contributions to the social sciences are noted and criticisms about this theorist are included as well. The paper sums up with an evaluation and concluding notes on Weiss’s work. Bibliography lists 8 ...

Radical and Reform Feminism : This 7 page report discusses the evolution of the radical and reform sectors of the feminist movement. By the middle of the 1970's, the original formats of feminist consciousness-raising gave way to one through which women began to examine their subordinate status in other hierarchies that were based on race, ...

This 25 page report discusses various aspects of feminist economics and argues that masculine methodological forms and parameters imposed on economic theory and the control stance have kept economists and the science of economics from considering behavior in ways that might be useful under different methodological systems. Feminist economics consider other aspects of economic models in terms of ...

This 5 page paper considers the limited roles of men and women in Jane Austen's society and assesses the social conventions, enforced by gossip, that keep women in line. This paper specifically explores the characterization of Elizabeth Bennett in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and argues that she is a representation of a modern woman in a nineteenth ...

A 5 page paper that argues that man cannot adequately represent woman and that his attempts to recreate woman as obedient and servile have resulted only in the creation of a society narrow in perspective and severely out of balance. This view as presented by Mary Wollstonecraft in A Vindication of the Rights of ...

A 6 page discussion of the opinions surround pornography. Contrasts the views of two feminist, Catherine MacKinnon and Sallie Tisdale, each of which perceives pornography in widely divergent ways. While MacKinnon's 'Not A Moral Issue' explains the adverse impacts of pornography to women and society as a whole, Tisdale's 'Talk Dirty to Me: An Intimate Philosophy of Sex' is ...