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Women’s Education and Employment in Britain, 1850-1980
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This 11 page report discusses the history of women’s education and employment in Great Britain from 1850 to 1980. Of special note in the paper are the reasons attitudes regarding married women working outside the home changed from 1914 to 1980. Not surprisingly, key factors such as war, economic necessity, social class, and the advent of the Industrial Age all influenced virtually all of those changes. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: BWwoemp.rtf

Women's Movement Of 1919 Russia / Conflicting Views
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An 11 page paper that provides an overview of the elements leading to considerable opposition in the Russian Women's movement of 1919, essentially dividing the women of Russian. This paper argues that the fundamental premises of both Feminist and Bolshevik groups pitted women against women. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Russwf.wps

African Women & Development
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This 11 page paper gives an overview of the issuesand problems facing women in the developing nations of Africa. Bibliography lists eight sources.
Filename: Afrwomen.wps

Women and Eating Disorders
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11 pages in length. Discusses frequency of eating disorders in women. The writer examines causes, prevention, treatment, and compares Anorexia Nervosa with Bulimia. Statistics and case examples are provided throughout. Bibliography lists 17+ sources.
Filename: Eatngdis.wps

Gender Bias
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A 6 page paper that discusses gender bias against women in a male-dominated culture. Stereotypical behaviors are learned early in life and are perpetuated throughout life in media depictions of women. The comments of three feminist authors are integrated: Sandra Lee Bartky, Sandra Lipsitz Bem, and Catharine A. MacKinnon. The writer also addresses the need for women to take responsibility to change their own environment. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGwomn.rtf

Gender Biased Language
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6 pages in length. This paper reviews three articles on the title subject and analyzes each article. There are people who use language that would be considered biased in use. The question that is raised is this: Is the language a cause of the bias or is the bias a cause of the language used? Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JGAlingu.doc

The 'Smurfette Principle' & Today's Gender-Biased Media
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Nearly three decades after the 'Feminist Movement' and the initiation of the Equal Rights Amendment, much of the entertainment media is still reflecting lower-level roles, even subordinate roles for women. This 4 page essay explores 'The Smurfette Principle' in terms of various preschool television shows. The similarity of today's storylines to those of 25 and more years ago is astounding. . . a rather incredible fact in light of the feminist movement. Gender bias is alive and well in entertainment media. No bibliography.
Filename: Smurfett.doc

Betty Friedan / Gender Roles
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A 5 page commentary on how Betty Friedan contributed to the shift in gender role identification. The writer focuses on both the negative (gender confusion) and positive aspects of her contribution (life-sharing and equal opportunity). Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Cngenrel.wps

Feminine Mystique
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A 5 page paper which discusses the book 'The Feminine Mystique' by Betty Friedan. In discussing the book the paper presents many illustrations of how Friedan's notions changed the role of women today. The two most important changes noted are those of women gaining the realization that they should nurture themselves, and the realization that a woman can choose to have a family or not. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmystiqu.wps

Revolutionaries and the Feminine Mystique
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A 6 page piece which postulates that in 'The Feminine Mystique' and 'Slouching Towards Bethlehem,' Betty Friedan and Joan Didion write (separately) of a women's revolution, Friedan by tracing history toward a thesis, and Didion by adding apocolyptic commentary to the theme by living with the emerging culture, and by observing the unconscious shedding of historical perspective. However true to history their original insights, it can be claimed that both lost touch with their historical perspectives, specifically as they applied to the ongoing social issues for which they fought. As such, they themselves became victims to a 'history mystique' of their own creation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Friedion.wps