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Divorce, Property, and Women?s Rights, 2005.
A look at how women's rights relating to property during a divorce settlement have changed over the years.
1,524 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 35.95
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Throughout history, the experiences lived by men and women have been quite different in terms of equality. Although it may appear that women are on equal standing with men in some areas, a closer look, especially historically speaking, tells a completely different story. This paper researches and examines women?s rights in divorce issues in terms of property and children, as well as the historical movement and shifts in those rights.
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"In the beginning of the nineteenth century a common law that was inclusive of elements of hierarchy that imposed severe restraints on the lives of women. Although men were commanded by law to support his wives he was in return given use of all of her property or real property and had absolute rights in the property. If the woman outlived the man then the wife would receive a one-third share of his estate and lifetime tenancy rights."
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The Fight for Women?s Rights, 2002.
This paper discusses the people who were instrumental in changing the political and social ?landscape? of American women in the 19th and 20th centuries: John Adams, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan Brownell Anthony, Frederick Douglass and Betty Friedan.
925 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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This paper presents the important contributions of each individual in shaping the history of the women sector as they fight for their rights and liberation from the patriarchal and oppressive American society during their time.The author presents Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who organized the first women?s convention, the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, where the ?Declaration of Sentiments? was publicly announced the base for the 19th amendment in the US Constitution. The paper cites that Betty Friedan?s psychological and social analysis of the American women sector paved the way for a new women?s rights (feminist) movement, giving women the opportunities in a society previously dominated by men.
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"John Quincy Adams is the second president of the United States and one of the main proponents for the formulation of the US Declaration of Independence. Adams figures into the women?s rights history because he is the spokesman for the Declaration of Independence proposal in the Congress during his term as a legislator. The drafting of the Declaration of Independence became an important chance for women to assert their rights in the society, such as the right to vote and have jobs/roles equal to that of men?s roles and jobs. The formation of the Declaration of Independence became an important issue as Adams considered the significance of the inclusion of women?s rights to the law that will be formulated. Despite the influential opinion of his wife Abigail Adams to take into consideration the rights of women in the society, Adams have a different view of how the Declaration of Independence will be crafted?that is, women?s rights will not be included in the said law."
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Children?s Rights, 2004.
Discusses whether or not children have rights in America and whether or not they should do so.
1,217 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 28.95
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This paper presents the argument that children in the U.S. do not actually benefit from their current status. The paper argues that, while the law entitles children and families to many benefits, in reality, it is children who suffer from the growing poverty rates, poor education and health systems, and general degeneration of the U.S. society. Specifically, the writer believes it is the fault of parents who bring children into the world without realizing the responsibility that goes with it.
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"Our society has good intentions and good people who espouse them, yet the reality of our situation rests on our shoulders. Our children bear the weight of poverty and self-reliance with our best intentions. When our children could understand their contribution to the family, they could understand their place in it. Perhaps they would not eat if they were unwilling to help bring the harvest to safety. The lines are not as clear today. What is their contribution? We have children and ignore them, or we bury them in stuff. They have no sense of purpose in the family as the family has no sense of purpose in itself."
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Middle Eastern Women?s Oppression, 2001.
A look at women's rights in the Middle East under strict Islamic rule.
4,100 words (approx. 16.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 77.95
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This is a fifteen-page paper on women?s oppression in the Middle East and how it relates to contemporary issues in the United States. With the coming to power of Islamic fundamentalists in 1992, women?s rights to full participation in social, economic, cultural and political life of the country was drastically curtailed and later on summarily denied them by the Taliban.
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"Islamic fundamentalism looks upon women as sub-humans, fit only for household slavery and as a means of procreation. Such an outrageous view has incredibly been elevated to the status of official policy with the coming to power of the ignorant Taliban who are still in control of 90% of Afghanistan including the capital Kabul. With the coming to power of Islamic fundamentalists in 1992, women?s right to full participation in social, economic, cultural and political life of the country was drastically curtailed and later on summarily denied them by the Taliban. "
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Women?s Issues 1920-1930, 2002.
A discussion of women's issues in America during the 1920's and 1930's.
948 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 23.95
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This paper looks at how the path to women?s equality has always been a slow process and how the 1920s and 1930s were slower than most periods. It examines how women suffered as the economy headed south and women had not yet united to support causes such as the Equal Rights Amendment. It analyzes the small amount of headway women did make during these troubled times. Women began to advance a women?s control over her reproduction and sexuality and the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) brought sexism into the broader context of racial discrimination.
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"However, after the initial surge of support for women's rights with the passage of the 19th Amendment, feminist fervor diminished throughout the latter half of the decade and all but disappeared during the Depression. And with that reduced support for women's rights came a renewal of traditional belief that women belonged in the home, not in the workplace. The proposed Equal Rights Amendment rarely received positive mention and was far removed from public concern. And, during the Depression, society viewed working women as stealing jobs from men who needed them to support their families. The sexist request that women refrain from entering the realm of the employed to solve the men's unemployment problem came from labor unions, state and federal governments, and employers alike."
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International Women?s Year, 2002.
An examination of the events and the reasons behind the International Women's Year of 1975.
2,569 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 54.95
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This paper analyzes how the recognition of women on a national and international level was meek and misunderstood prior to the proclamation of International Woman?s Year (IWY), in 1975, and how the United Nations' motive behind creating this year of awareness was intended to bring forth contributions of women, while promoting social equality. It examines the history of feminism and women's rights from the 1950's and looks at the funding and at the programs that were held throughout the year. It reviews how the benefits of the IWY seeped into all sectors of American society and how they are still being felt today.
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"Financial stability was another obstacle that stood between women and their independence. It is often stated that the most visible sign of the Year?s impact on creating financially independent women was the enactment of the equal credit opportunity legislation and the establishment of women?s banking organizations. Banks created to help the financial plight of women were established in the East. Eventually, some of these banking institutions were taken over and run by women. Once this trend caught on, male bankers began to look more favorably upon female applications. The acknowledgment that women had a place within the financial world led to an increase in female entrepreneurs. Increasing numbers of women began opening their own businesses and became more confident in their financial capabilities."
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Women's Rights in China and the U.S., 2001.
The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss and analyze the rights of women in China and the United States.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 6 sources, £ 26.95
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This paper compares the level of women?s rights in the two countries. It compares historical voting rights, political power, positions in legislative systems, domestic violence, infanticide and the one child policy. There is also an account of Chinese women?s prison. Includes many numerical comparison and discusses cloaking of actual figures by government agencies.
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"The "China Daily," discusses women's rights in China in a positive manner, bringing up several points that show women in China have no fewer rights than women in the United States. Unfortunately, there are many topics that were not discussed in this paper, that prove women in China still have a long road ahead of them in achieving true equal rights.
The article says that women of China did not have to wait 144 years after the forming of a constitution to vote. "American women belatedly obtained equal voting rights 144 years after the founding of the United States, while Chinese women were grated such rights immediately after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949" (Editors, 1995)."
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Civil Rights & Women's Rights Movements 1860 -1870, 1999.
Examines evolution & major issues of two movements in U.S. Analyzes them in terms of the impact of Civil War, emancipation of slaves, politics, Reconstruction, leadership, laws, organizations and suffrage.
6,750 words (approx. 27.0 pages), 24 sources, £ 94.95
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"This research paper discusses the nature and course of the movements for civil rights and women's rights in the United States during the 1860s and draws appropriate comparisons and contrasts between them.
The principal struggle for civil rights related to improving the political, legal and, to a lesser extent, the economic status of blacks in the South, their emancipation from slavery and succor by the North during the Civil War (1860-1865) and their achievement of suffrage and other rights during the initial phases of Reconstruction (1865-1870). Emancipation only gradually became a central goal of Union policy during the war and its full parameters were far from settled by the time President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Reconstruction policy followed an even..."
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Women's Rights - Classic and Modern, 2002.
The achievements of women activists in two time periods - Ancient Rome and Greece; and the last century.
1,652 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 37.95
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This analytical research paper highlights women?s rights in different eras, particularly the classical age of Rome and Greece, the nineteenth century and the years from 1900-2002. This paper discusses women?s rights in the historical times and the reforms that have been made to achieve women?s rights worldwide. It shows how the achievements made in each period were monumental for the time.
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"The Persian war (490-479 BC) (Greece classical) marks the beginning of the Classical age of Greece whereas the demise of Alexander the Great (323 B.C.) brings an end to it (Greece classical). At the time of classical age, both Athens and Sparta pursued diversified course. Women belonging to Sparta were allowed to possess property whereas the women belonging to Athens had little liberation (Greece classical). Even though Athens followed democracy, women were not only treated unfairly and looked down upon but also were restricted to their homes. These women were made to cook, knit, look after their children and supervise servants (Women in Archaic Greece). Servants were made to bring in water for those families who were financially strong (Women in Archaic Greece). On the other hand, women in Sparta were allowed to work with men collectively as one nation in order to help the state (Greece classical). They also ran stalls and did washing (Women in Archaic Greece). In the classical age, women in Athens were viewed as the source of disagreements between men and therefore they were restricted to homes and were not provided any education (Educating women of the middle and upper classes)."
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The Women's Civil Rights Movement in America, 2004.
Examines the history of the women's rights movement in America.
814 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 19.95
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This paper presents an examination of the women?s civil rights movement between colonial times and the Civil War in America. The author takes the reader on a chronological journey between the two eras, discussing the progress of the women?s movement.
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"The women?s movement of the 1960?s revolutionized the way females are viewed and treated in the business world as well as other areas of life. The revolution garnered a lot of publicity during the 1960?s and 1970?s but if one looks at the nation?s history one will see that the women?s rights movement really began between the colonial era and the Civil War. "
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The Rights of Islamic Women, 2005.
An examination of the rights of Islamic women compared to the rights of women as addressed by the United Nations in their International Human Rights Convention.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, £ 37.95
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This six page paper analyzes the rights of women as addressed by the United Nations in their International Human Rights Convention (CEDAW). This paper focuses on Islam as incompatible with current basic human rights for women as it argues that Islam has historically treated women as inferior to men. It then looks at current media with regards to this issue.
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"The Rights (or Lack Thereof) Of Islamic Women The United Nations has taken measures to ensure that all women, internationally, are allowed the same equal freedoms as males. In 1979, it developed an international bill of rights for women, called the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Discrimination against women is defined in this manner: "any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field" (United Nations). These rights are addressed by the United Nations in an attempt to create equality between males and females. However, internationally, there are women who are still subject to an inferior status in relationship to men."
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Mary Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Rights of Women" and "Maria, or the Wrongs of Woman", 2000.
An examination of the author's feminism and the application of her ideas from non-fictional "Vindication" to fictional Maria and her family in late 18th century England.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 2 sources, £ 61.95
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"This study will apply the ideas from Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman to its fictional companion Maria, or The Wrongs of Woman, showing how the ideas in Vindication are embedded in Maria. Essentially, Vindication argues that the inferior position of women in British society in the late 18th century is due not to any innate defect or weakness in women, but rather to the fact that men have the power to define and shape relationships, to make the laws, to own the property, and to decide the destiny of the genders socially, economically, and politically. The author does not absolve women of their responsibility for this situation. She first acknowledges the natural physical strength which men have over women, then adds:
But not content with this natural pre-eminence, men..."
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Women's Rights, 2006.
A discussion of women's rights issues in Taiwan and how, when women defend their rights, they can make a difference.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, £ 30.95
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This paper discusses women's rights in Taiwan. The paper cites examples of how women often have to wait in long lines to use the restrooms and how they must struggle to find a safe and private place to breastfeed their babies. The paper also discusses how women have fought for more restrooms in public places and how one woman made a stand for fair treatment in the mines and won a first-class suit. The paper makes the point that women can make a difference when they stand up for their own rights.
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"Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Radical for Women's Rights", 2006.
A book review of the biography of women's rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton entitled "Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Radical for Women's Rights" by Lois W. Banner.
1,786 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 40.95
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This paper reviews the biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who lived from 1815-1902 and includes biographical data on the author plus a listing of her published books and articles. It looks at how Banner's book includes detailed documentation, based on primary sources, of Cady Stanton's life and participation in the early years of the women's rights movement. The review covers all aspects of the historical period as described by Banner, concluding that while a massive amount of helpful information on this period is discussed and revealed, some readers may find the work plodding and overly inclusive.
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"Banner is obviously sympathetic to the feminist cause, yet she attempts to describe the burgeoning women's movement and Stanton realistically, describing strengths, weakness, and inconsistencies as well as offering possible factors that influenced her thoughts and actions. The author seems determined to discuss every possible influence that might have effected Stanton. The extensive index allows the reader to check out how Elizabeth Cady Stanton reacted to contemporary influences like Marxism, communitarianism, birth control, other feminists, temperance, John Stuart Mill, slavery and just about every other idea that was around during her lifetime."
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