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Papers On Feminists, Activists & The Struggle For Womens' Rights
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Margaret Fuller (1810-1850).
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(5 pp) America's first true feminist, Margaret
Fuller holds a distinctive place in the cultural
life of the American Renaissance.
Transcendentalist, literary critic, editor,
journalist, teacher, and political activist,
ultimately turned revolutionary, she numbered among
her close friends the intellectual prime movers
of the day: Emerson, Thoreau, the Peabody sisters,
the Alcotts, Horace Greeley, Carlyle, and
Mazzini--all of whom regarded her with admiration
and sometimes even awe. This discussion focuses
on Fuller and her work. Bibliography
lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBmfllrR.doc
Margaret Sanger and her Fight for Birth Control
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5 pages in length. The achievements of Margaret Sanger have been much written of but often are unnoticed by the average person. Margaret Sanger was a phenomenal woman who worked for the causes of women's health and rights to make birth control standard practice. This is a paper that highlights the fights and successes of Margaret Sanger in her efforts to help women gain control of their own bodies. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JGAmsngr.wps
Margaret Sanger and Women's Fight for Birth Control
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A 5 page paper which
discusses Margaret Sanger's, and other women's, fight for birth control rights.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAsanger2.wps
Margaret Sanger: My Fight for Birth Control
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A 5 page paper which discusses
Margaret Sanger, her significance in light of women's issues, and her essay "My Fight for
Birth Control." Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAsanger.wps
Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus” from a Feminist Point of View
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A 9 page paper which examines this science fiction masterpiece from a feminist perspective, specifically considering how the tragedies in Mary Shelley’s life influenced her writing style, and includes other feminists’ points of view of life as a woman during this period. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: TGfrankfem.rtf
Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Influence on Feminism
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A 5 page paper which
discusses the life and works of Mary Wollstonecraft, illustrating her profound influence on
the women's rights movement. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: RAwollstn.wps
Mary Wollstonecraft On Education
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A 3 page essay that discusses the arguments expressed by Mary Wollstonecraft in her essay "On National Education" (1792). The writer discusses the points made by Wollstonecraft regarding education for women and why this was considered radical in its day. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khmwoled.rtf
Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Women
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A 10 page paper which examines and analyzes Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Women. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAmrvin.rtf
Mary “Mother” Harris Jones
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This 11 page report discusses the
remarkable life of Mary Harris Jones or “Mother” Jones (1837-
1930) Because of her radical politics and her determination, she
was one of the most famous women in America in the early years of
the 20th century. She was famous in many respects because she was
nobody and yet she was the embodiment of tens of thousands of the
working poor. At the same time, she made certain that she was not
simply looked over as another poor immigrant woman without money,
family, or connections. Mary Harris Jones carried a message to
the people of Africa regarding the nation’s women, its poor, and
its workers. She told the truth that nobody wanted to hear . .
.especially when it came from an immigrant woman. And yet, Mary
Jones personifies the spirit which became an essential component
of the women’s movement in America. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWmojone.rtf
Men and Women: They Are Different
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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.
Filename: RAnurtur.wps
Modes of Reasoning: Camilla Paglia
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( 7 pp) The article which will be examined in this
analysis is 'The Rape Debate,' from Camilla
Pagilia's 1992 book, Sex, Art and the American
Culture. The conceptual question proposed by this
author is that rape is at the far end of the
natural sex spectrum, and a natural result of
uncontrollable male aggression Bibliography
lists 1 source. Bbpagli2.doc
Filename: BBpaglia.rtf
Muller v. Oregon
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This 5 page paper considers the case of Muller v Oregon and this case that sought to prevent women from working for more than ten hours a day impacted on women’s rights and the different views of equality that that may have existed at the time. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEmuller.rtf