...woman was supported by almost everybody – from men, good wives and the government. Men at this point felt that a working woman means that her man is not providing enough therefore was a treat to her husband’s manhood. Women who found jobs in factories were paid a lot less than men, although they were doing the same job. Most of the women were occupying teachers, secretary and nursing positions. Unions were reluctant to protect women’s rights because initially they also believed that the woman’s place is at home. The government, although realizing that women were a significant and needed part of the labor force, did nothing to protect them. The way people viewed a woman’s role changed a lot during the 20th century. I will examine this change and will bring to light at least part of the difficulties that women who needed or wanted to work, were experiencing. During the 19th century, the work that married women were doing was in the house. “When a husband was unemployed, sick, or simply not earning enough to balance the budget sewing, housecleaning, watching children and cooking could all be turned into marketable skills and a source of cash.” (Bradbury, 1993) To get paid a woman could do the laundry of other, wealthier families, and get paid for that. Some had learnt how to make clothes or were mending clothes. Others had their vegetable gardens and used to sell vegetables. Women got little pay but for some it was very important. Either because their husbands didn’t have a stable...
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...Riley Flynn Woman’s Suffrage Now days when you turn eighteen in the United States. you can vote in the election but that was not always true for woman. Before 1920 woman were not allowed to vote only men could. It all began in 1848, at the first woman’s rights convention in New York, and didn’t end until 1920 when the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote, was finally ratified and became a law on August 26, 1920. Many brave woman and organizations fought for the right to be considered equal to men. Organizations such as NWSA, founded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and AWSA, founded by Lucy Stone and Henry Blackwell. These people, as well as many others, took a stand so that woman could have the rights that they do today, the right to vote. Woman’s suffrage was one of the most influential things in history because it allowed men and woman to be treated as equals, and without it, America would not be where it is today. During World War One women stepped up their role and took on the men’s jobs while they were fighting, without them, the country would not have survived. Woman who campaigned for the vote stopped their radical actions to aid Britain in a time of need. Women assisted by going to special training camps to become doctors, they helped in food production, factories, and even worked in the fields planting and harvesting doing all the things men would have been responsible for before the war. Women put their feelings aside, stepped...
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...The Barmaid autobiography outlines the complications and hardship of being a working-class member of society, an unskilled woman in fact; these obstacles include the necessity of a woman’s income, the standard of living for working-class society members, and the all-around causes and effects of living, through a woman’s perspective during the revolution. In the lower class families all members had to work; unlike the upper class families where the women were privileged enough to not be a needed source of income for the family’s finances. Women in the working class families often completed miscellaneous tasks for extra wages. For example, needlework and crocheting in spare time and even filleting. Although this decreased substantially when the men went to work on the road and the housework was increased. (Household of a Large Working-Class Family in Village near Frankfurt am Main, 3) For example, a woman’s need for income shows up multiple times in the...
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...When we arrived at the private airfield, there were a group of people waiting to welcome us as those in New York who had wished the two of us a safe trip. There was a large cast of the usual characters waiting nearby for the jet to come to a complete stop with bright eyed and shaking their little tails happily. The Mayor of the town was there, the Commissioner of the local Police Department, council members, and a host of other public and private officials were there as they emerged from her private jet. When someone made mention about his badge and gun, things changed in an instant. “I assure you, sir,” a man said, quickly walking up to the two of us with a concern look on his face. “There is no need for you to see to the protection of Ms. Greenleaf.” “Ah,” I said, obviously in a polite way of asking for an introduction....
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...she published her article “Wonder Woman.” In her article, Steinem wrote about Wonder Woman’s background and life along with the representation of women in comic books and how these different depictions can influence and inspire predominately younger audiences regardless of gender. Steinem’s style is focused mainly on logos to relay a clear image of Wonder Woman as a character and her impact on readers. She ultimately wanted to inform the reader of the importance of Wonder Woman’s effect on youth in a platform largely directed by the patriarchy and she made a compelling case with a strong, justified logos and clear ethos. Steinem first wrote about her youth as a comic book reader and how comic books were the easily accessible and cheap building blocks to her reading comprehension along with “cereal boxes and ketchup labels” (Steinem). She discussed the psychology behind the need for superheroes in children’s mindsets as a way to better cope with reality and express their individualism but with every superhero being a man young women, like Steinem, had to project their consciousness into male characters suppressing their womanhood to only being a damsel in distress. Steinem wrote that Wonder Woman “rescued” her at the age of seven from the “weak, bosomy, blonde heroines” (Steinem) with her strength, wisdom, speed, and power to inspire love. Steinem being a young and impressionable girl who had read comic books before and after Wonder Woman is her ethos. Ethos is essentially the...
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...that? When I looked around the room I saw varieties of people. No one was really gaining my interest. Some people were there to hangout while others studied in groups. Some people were on the computer roaming the famous “Facebook”. There was one woman that caught my eye. There was something about the woman that I was interested in, though I could not figure out why. I started to analyze the woman's looks then her behaviors. I was also looking at the woman's surroundings. The more I had analyzed the woman, the more I was interested. I tried hard not to make it too obvious that I was watching the woman. I sat behind this young man which helped me hide better and doing so, it made things easier for me and made things more uncomfortable for the young man that I was sitting behind. I had to do what I had to do to get my work done. Besides, my teacher said to observe for twenty minutes. I observed for twenty minutes which is not very long. By the woman's clear, smooth, beautiful and tan complexion, she looks to be the age of twenty-five. The make-up she wore was hard to catch but I could tell she wore make-up and it is not plastered on like some other women would do, which is too flaky and unattractive. I did see some eye make-up, the make-up was a very light pink color which goes well with the woman's eyes. It is good to have eye shadow that makes the woman's eyes pop and she did it. Also, I saw a little bit of blush which is also light pink and goes well with the woman's evened...
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...states have a 20-week ban law. This law bans all abortions after 20 weeks of a woman’s last menstrual period and only allows for exceptions in cases where a woman’s life is threatened. Folks on both sides of the isle on the abortion issue are extremely passionate about their views and opinions in regards to the right to abortions in our country. Although there are many individuals and groups that disagree on this issue, abortions should not be legal since the act of abortion is the killing of innocent human life and having an abortion is also a great risk to the health and life of the woman that is having the abortion. There has long been a big debate among abortion supporters and those who oppose abortions, as to just when it is considered that human life begins. It has been a question for centuries whether the unborn is truly a “person”. If we consider the unborn to be a “person” then the unborn should also have an inalienable right to life just as everyone else does. Human life has many stages; a human embryo and the human fetus are early stages of human life. According to Lugosi (2005) historically common law determined that when a pregnant woman feels “quickening” which is the movement of the baby, this is evidence of life (Para. 5). If a woman can feel another life inside her body then there is indeed human life growing and developing inside her body. The fifth week of a woman’s pregnancy is called the embryonic period. According to the Mayo Clinic Staff (2012)...
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...divorce. Why does the divorce’s rate trend to continually increase lately? Even though each broken marriage is unique, we can still find the common causes for marital despair. There are three main causes of divorce are changing woman’s roles, lacking of communication, and having financial issues. The first significant cause of recent rise in the rates of divorce is that women completely change their roles; women become economic independent on their own, and they may make decisions when they feel desperation in the marriage. In the past, Men had to earn enough money to afford the expense of whole family, whereas woman only do housework. Women had no money which led them to depend on their husband’s money; thus, it was too difficult for most women to separate from their husbands. Although women have thought about divorce for the unfair role in their marriage, they had to surrender their husband and family to raise kids at home. However, these situations have entirely changed. Now, women can work outside to earn money, while men share the household tasks such as cooking, cleaning, washing as well as caring for children. It can be clearly seen that women are independent; they can earn enough money by themselves and support their living cost without husbands. When there are problems cannot be solved in their marriage, women may quickly decide to end up the marriage. Accordingly, the divorce rates have recently risen. Another cause to confirm the...
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...for decades; society has made it a social norm, but now health risk and the biblical principles one stands on argue every point society tries to stand for. In the past, a woman’s beautiful physic depended on her bodies’ curves and her child-bearing abilities. “A woman’s body with a round, soft stomach and a full bottom that signifies reproduction was considered as beauty. Today, a thin, firm body with full breasts and a tight bottom is the ideal body” (Lee 504). Society has constructed woman’s views on their body to constantly be changing and improving and this is resulting in the constant fear of never being good enough. ”Our culture has taught women to constantly monitor their bodies as objects of imperfection and to pursue improvements because, compared to the ideal body, women’s bodies are naturally flawed” (Bordo 1993) (Lee 504). Plastic Surgery started in World War I as a result of wounded veterans, and has quickly spiraled out of control to fit the needs of our society. ”In the affluence of the postwar era, however, plastic surgery broke through the barrier of reconstructive surgery to the new definition of esthetic surgery to beautify patients’ appearance rather than restore their dysfunctional bodies” (Lee 5-5). As our Society continues to change, we must ask ourselves: “when will enough be enough?”. As plastic surgery rapidly increases in today’s population, health hazards have been...
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...It gives specific steps to take and ways to make improvements that increase productivity. Every point in this article would be beneficial for The Murray Woman’s Clinic. The idea of employees holding themselves accountable for their actions should be implied, but when you give them the option to provide a solution to a problem, they get more involved and take pride in their abilities. This increases motivation and productivity. 6.) Source 5 A.) Patrick, H. A., & Sonia, J. (2012). Job Satisfaction and Affective Commitment. IUP Journal Of Organizational Behavior, 11(1), 23-36. B.) This article discusses the challenges that organizations are facing to retain talented employees and the link between job satisfaction and life satisfaction. It offers statistical information that suggests a significant positive correlation between job satisfaction and affective commitment. It infers that a healthy work atmosphere decreases turnover. Decreased turnover saves organizations money (Patrick, 2012). C.)There is good information in this article but it is mostly a study with statistical information. There is no plan with suggestions for improvement. There is nothing in this article that I could suggest to The Murray Woman’s Clinic for implementation purposes; however, the statistical information does relate job satisfaction to relationships, productivity, and turnover. 7.) Source...
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...Many of us have friends, family members and loved ones that has had to make a life detrimental decision. For many, these decisions may have ultimately led to an unwarranted abortion. For some of us this abortion decision may have been provoked by peer influence while others may have been parental fears. The decision to abort life may be life challenging and should be left to the woman to determine the best fit for her life. Let’s examine through the eyes of Latia Lee, a Pro-choice woman who chose abortion rather than life. Latia was a sixteen year old sophomore when she found out she was pregnant and this forced her to make a life altering decision. Latia was young, attending school, and living in her mother’s home. Latia didn’t have a job...
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...the due process clause that includes the right of a woman to determine whether or not to bear a child. The Court dramatically increased judicial oversight of legislation under the privacy line of cases, striking down aspects of abortion-related laws in practically all the States, the District of Columbia, and the territories.The Court held that through the end of the first trimester of pregnancy, only a pregnant woman and her doctor have the legal right to make the decision about an abortion. States can restrict second-trimester abortions only in the interest of the woman's safety. Protection of a "viable fetus'' (able to survive outside the womb) is allowed only during the third trimester. If a pregnant woman's life or health is endangered, she cannot be forced to continue the pregnancy. In the five years before Roe, 16 states with 41 percent of the nation's population had liberalized their abortion laws. When the decision was announced, almost every state legislature was beginning its session, and many likely would have passed similar legislation.The result has been that abortion has become a national political issue. Initially, the abortion issue split both parties. More recently, it has come to define them.Today there are few pro-life Democratic politicians or pro-choice Republicans. In Europe, in contrast, where abortion has been legalized with varying restrictions, it has...
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...Abortion has been a medical procedure for in the United States since as early as the 1880s. Historically it has been a medical procedure that was used when a woman’s life was in danger for medical reasons, rape, or incest. The Landmark case that set a new standard for Abortion in the United States came in 1973 in the state of Texas. “On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in Roe v. Wade, a challenge to a Texas statute that made it a crime to perform an abortion unless a woman’s life was at stake. The case had been filed by “Jane Roe,” an unmarried woman who wanted to safely and legally end her pregnancy. Siding with Roe, the court struck down the Texas law. In its ruling, the court recognized for the first time that the constitutional right to privacy “is broad enough to encompass a woman’s decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy” (Roe v. Wade, 1973). Roe has come to...
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...Even if the minor has a close relationship with her parents the need for privacy can cause drastic measures (204). Rebecca Bell, a minor in Indiana who had a “very close relationship with her parents,” sought an illegal abortion and died as a result all because she did not want her parents to know about her pregnancy (204). The need for privacy is compelling and “minors may be driven to desperate measures” (204). Another fear for some is if one service at a clinic requires consent minors may stop seeking the care they need (205). According to Leslie Tarr Laurie, the President of Tapestry Health Systems, “confidentiality is the cornerstone” of their services and they help teens to avoid “the costly and often tragic consequences of unintended pregnancy and childbearing” (205). She says if they do not assure confidential health care, “teenagers simply will stop seeking the care they desire and...
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...old worn-out horse or she comes afoot carrying a basket. She may own a few hens and have eggs to sell. She brings them in a basket and takes them to a grocer. There she trades them in. She gets some salt pork and some beans. Then she gets a pound or two of sugar and some flour. Afterwards she goes to the butcher's and asks for some dog-meat. She may spend ten or fifteen cents, but when she does she asks for something. Formerly the butchers gave liver to any one who wanted to carry it away. In our family we were always having it. Once one of my brothers got a whole cow's liver at the slaughter-house near the fairgrounds in our town. We had it until we were sick of it. It never cost a cent. I have hated the thought of it ever since. The old farm woman got some liver and a soup-bone. She never visited with any one, and as soon as she got what she wanted she lit out for home. It made quite a load for such an old body. No one gave her a lift. People drive right down a road and never notice an old woman like that. There was such an old woman who used to come into town past our house one Summer and Fall when I was a young boy and was sick with what was called inflammatory rheumatism. She went home later carrying a heavy pack on her back. Two or three large gaunt-looking dogs followed at her heels. The old woman was nothing special. She was one of the nameless ones that hardly any one knows, but she got into my thoughts. I have just suddenly now, after all these years, remembered her...
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