Virginia Woolf\'s Vision Almost sixty-five years have lapsed since Virginia Woolf spoke at Newnham and Girton colleges on the subject of women and fiction. Her remarkable words are preserved for future generations of women in A Room of One\'s Own. This essay is the \" first manifesto of the modern f...

Artemisia Gentilschi: Feminism in Italian Society Throughout the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Painting in the Baroque period evoked emotion by appealing to the senses in very dramatic ways. Artists often used religion or personal experiences and effectively translated these aspects into ...

The vision of hysterical women in "The Yellow Wallpaper"Inherited ideology has traditionally constructed men as more susceptible to hold the power in our society. Women have been treated as second class citizens with neither the legal rights nor the respect of their ma...

The Progression of Men and Women in Advertising Women have become more commonly active in the business world, and marketers have been forced to direct advertisements towards the working woman. In addition, the perception of the typical housewife has been redefined since women are no longer forced ...

Film 506025 February 2003At the time of Cleopatra's release, in 1934 and again in 1963, times were changing for the role of the woman. Female society needed a spokeswoman and they found one in Cleopatra. The historical occurrences prior to 1934 and also between 1934 and 1963 are remarkable for fe...

In Kate Chopin's novel, The Awakening, the drastic change in character and morals that Edna Pontellier goes through is dramatized by the contrast and connections made between her and her best friend Adele Ratignolle. While Edna evolves into a character that becomes more engrossed with freedom of sp...