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“I Stand Here Ironing”: An Analysis of the Short Story by Tillie Olsen
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A 6 page review of the major themes and symbolism in this 1961 story. Although “I Stand Here Ironing” is not biographical it parallels to some degree events which occurred in Olsen’s own life. It is the story of a young and inexperienced mother who painfully relates the deplorable circumstances of her life and the impacts of those circumstances on her and her young daughter. This paper contends that, rather than a lament of guilt, this story is a story of anguish and a symbolic literary message which emphasizes the importance of feminine survival in the face of intense societal pressures. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPltIron.rtf

“Inside the Womb”: A Review of the Article by Madeleine Nash
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A 5 page review of an article celebrating the complexity of human life and our understanding of that life. In it author Madeleine Nash traces human development from the point of fertilization of the egg to birth, noting the similarities which exist between human life forms and non-human. Nash’s article, although replete with technical details, manages to captivate the interest of the reader while at the same time instill a scientific understanding of fertilization, cellular development, embryonic maturation, and birth as well as the genetic and prenatal factors which affect those processes. No additional sources listed.
Filename: PPwomb.rtf

“Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty”: A Review of the Book by Dorothy Roberts
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A 5 page review of the book by the noted author Dorothy Roberts. The author of this paper contends that in essence this book is an expose of the various lengths the American government has gone to to suppress black motherhood. An overview is provided of the various atrocities which have characterized white suppression and control of black reproduction since the time of slavery, extending into the 1970s, and through to the current day. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPblkBdy.rtf

“Lesbian Mothers: Accounts of Gender in American Culture” by Ellen Lewin
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A 6 page book report on Ellen Lewin’s “Lesbian Mothers: Accounts of Gender in American Culture.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAlewin.rtf

“Nest in the Wind : Adventures in Anthropology on a Tropical Island”: A Review
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A 5 page overview of the book by Martha C. Ward. This book provides not only insight to the people of the island on which Ward is stationed but also into the mindset and thinking of the author herself. This paper contends, however, that this book is a window into the lives and the experience of the people Ward is investigating, not a reflection of preconceived ideas as to how these people somehow innately fall at a lower echelon on the totem pole than our so-called more advanced society. The author of this paper asserts, however, that there is an underlying issue broached by Ward. This issue is the depiction of gender roles in this primitive society and how these roles relate to the patriarchal domination which has so heavily impacted the world as a whole. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPnestWn.rtf

“Perpetrators as Victims: Understanding Violence by Female Street-Walking Prostitutes”: A Review of the Article by Arnold, Stewart and McNeece
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A 5 page review of the findings of this 2001 research. Arnold, Stewart, and McNeece explore the issues surrounding prostitution in an effort to gain a better understanding of what causes women to choose to engage in the behavior and, potentially, to commit acts of violence themselves. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPprost2.rtf

“Perspectives on women’s education: Fonte and Vives”
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A five page paper which contrasts the respective attitudes towards women’s education in Moderata Fonte’s The Worth of Women and Juan Vives’ The Education of a Christian Woman. Bibliography lists two sources.
Filename: JLfonte.wps

“Shopping”: An Analysis of the Short Story by Joyce Carol Oates
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A 5 page analysis of the rocky relationship which exist between a mother and a teenage daughter. This relationship has been complicated by the divorce of the parents but it extends much further back into time than the divorce itself. On the outside, this is a story of a joyous outing between mother and daughter during the holiday. This outside veneer, however, covers many inner dilemmas, dilemmas which are shared by mothers and daughters in all cultures and all time periods. The author of this paper confides that she has experienced many of the same problems which are touched on in this story with her own mother and contends that, undoubtedly, so have most readers. To grow up we must also grow away to a certain extent and this direction is one which neither our mothers or we always relish taking. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPdaught.rtf

“Single Mothers’…” by Jackson and Scheines
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A 12 page analysis of the research article “Single Mothers' Self-Efficacy, Parenting in the Home Environment, and Children's Development in a Two-Wave Study” by Aurora P. Jackson and Richard Scheines. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmtrs.rtf

“Sisters in the Wilderness”: A Review of the Book by Delores Williams
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A 9 page review of William’s views on the importance of faith and God in the plight of black women. The author of this paper provides a chapter by chapter breakdown of Williams’ main thoughts, thoughts which evolved from her childhood in the black church observing black women testify to the power of God to her experiences as a highly educated and successful black female. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPsister.rtf