In the excerpt from the essay “On Seeing England for the first Time” the author Jamaica Kincaid describes life in Antigua when it was an English colony. Antigua was first colonized by English settlers in 1632 and achieved its independence until 1981. There was an immense British cultural influence in the island, which Kincaid shows in her essay. In the essay Kincaid reveals her defiance for England’s imposed presence in Antigua by comparing other’s conformity to England´s way of life to her own subtle defiance.…
Vera Claythorne is a physical education teacher, looking after a little boy named Cyril. Cyril's uncle's name is Hugo. Vera Claythorne and Hugo fell in love. However, there was one thing that got in the way of their marriage, money. Hugo didn't have enough money to get married and support a family. Vera thought she had a plan to solve the problem. For the past couple of days Cyril would say to her "Can I swim out to the island, Mrs. Claythorne? Why can't I swim out to the island?" Vera thought that she could tell Cyril he could swim out to the island, and then she would act as though she never knew that he had left her sight. Just when Cyril is about to drown she would act like she was swimming to save him. Once Cyril died, Hugo would inherit Cyril's money, and he would have enough money to marry and support a family. Vera's plan worked just as she had hoped it would. However, Hugo knew all along that she intentionally allowed Cyril to drown. Hugo was mad at her from that point on and discontinued his relationship with her. As one can see from this awful crime, Vera…
In the years 1890-1925, the role of women in American society had changed politically, economically, and socially. Women were no longer considered the servant of men. She was considered an important part of society, but wasn’t able to lead in areas dominated by men. In this time period this is when things started to change for the women.…
More than twenty years later, her children found out. Their lives would never be the same", I was wondering how a person’s cells could create a multimillion-dollar industry and why none of Lacks’ family know about it until twenty years later. After reading this book by Rebecca Skloot, I was fascinated on so many levels, the ethical issues appear in the book let me see the other side of medical research that I have never seen before.…
Frost-Knappman, Elizabeth. The ABC-CLIO Companion to Women 's Progress in America. 1st ed. 1. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1994. 1-339. Print.…
The Puritans’ beliefs in the 17th century were different than most of the citizens that live in this modern day society. The Puritan beliefs are based on the of the Church of England, but they purified the religion. The Scarlet Letter is based off the Puritans’ beliefs and the story of society that the Puritans lived in; some other critics observe that Nathaniel Hawthorne criticizes the Puritans society and their beliefs.…
Before 1920 a few women attended seminary or an academy for women to learn and be educated but women were not allowed to attend universities and college campuses; this was for men only and women believed they too could benefit from obtaining a degree and becoming part of the work force, helping their families and being able to move up the ladder economically. This was considered by many women as the beginning of a long fight to establish their rights and place in the world. Women believed they deserved the same opportunities as men in regards to education. Women for years attended the seminary and academies that they were allowed but continually fought to attend a college or university, even fighting to attend co-educational colleges with men; this was an upward climb but women were determined to become part of society and their families as equals.…
A Journalist, Jones, expresses in her article, “Their lordships have come to the conclusion that the word person includes members of the male and female sex and that therefore the question propounded by the Governor General must be answered in the affirmative” (Jones, 2001). Persons Case was a significant political achievements for women’s history during 1920’and 1930’s. Women started being recognized as a “person” and were able to reach their potential without further limitations. They were allowed to vote, participate in any educational field they want, go to university and work in government offices. Women started to wear short dresses, have ‘boyish’ bobs, smoke in public, drink alcohol and drive their own cars. Also, women got treated with more respect in workplace, family and public. A woman from Alberta wrote a letter to Prime Minister, R.B. Bennett, regarding her terrible family income and asking for five dollars for her three little children who are in need of underwear and shoes, which are a necessity for children (A letter to Prime Minister R.B. Bennett, 1935). After the Persons Case, women actually had the legal right to write a letter to Prime Minister portraying their opinions without a law preventing them. Women’s voice and perspective on issues were considered and appreciated by society. People’s perspective changed for women. People now knew that women are just as capable as…
World War II was a time of opportunity for some, none more significant than that of Canadian women. Women were finally given the chance to work in positions once controlled by men, whether it was working on the farmland, in factories building war supplies, driving trucks, buses, taxis and streetcars, or as construction workers. Without the support of Canadian women, the men would have had to do the work at home, which meant there would be fewer soldiers available to fight in Europe and less products being made. Thanks to the hard efforts of Canadian women in the time of war, many felt their presence and appreciated their hard work. Women who worked in this time may have also helped pave the way for other women who have successful careers presently and are so well recognized by many.…
An American pragmatist and feminist, Hull-House founder Jane Addams (1860-1935) came of age in time of increasing tensions and division between segments of the American society, a division that was reflected in debates about educational reform. In the midst of this diversity, Addams saw the profoundly interdependent nature of all social and political interaction, and she aligned her efforts to support, emphasize and increase this interdependence. Education was one of the ways she relied on to overcome class disparity, as well as to increase interaction between classes. Her theories about the interdependent nature of living in a democracy provided a backdrop for her educational theory. Education, she thought, needed to produce people who were capable of living together and learning from each other (Addams 12-36). Jane Addams, a pragmatist and a utilitarian, spent her life educating others about social reform/care ethics and defending the rights of women in society.…
When people think of the 1920’s they think of a time of prosperity. Although due to Canadians not experiencing greater levels of equality the 1920’s did not in fact roar. The injustice felt by the Native people was a direct result of inequality and discrimination by the Canadian government. According to ‘A Day at Indian Residential Schools In Canada’ living in these Residential schools was a complete nightmare. Only 2 hours of education, hard labor, malnutrition and a strapping if you had done something wrong. As well the Canadian government “attempted to ‘protect’ Native peoples from White society, but intended to assimilate them at the same time” (Fielding, Evans 98). The short/long term effects were devastating, families were broken, children were isolated and cultures were divided. This shows how Native peoples were treated unjust, just by sending them to reserves in the first place to be assimilated and protect by White society. Secondly although women were gaining equality and they were rebelling in a way they were still not deemed equal to men. A type of newfound woman was called the ‘Flapper’, they bobbed their hair, shower more skin, smoked and drank as well they even drove cars and kept their jobs they took from men when the war ended. According to Agnes Mcphail, “A woman’s place is anywhere she wants to be” (Bardswich and Fryer 16-17). Agnes was the first female member of the Canadian House of Commons, and she did gain some levels of independence for woman but not all women. Lastly immigrants coming to Canada for a better life only received worse treatment than before including many immigrants from Europe and Asia. Acts such as the Chinese Immigration Act prohibited all Chinese immigrants except diplomats, students, children of Canadians, and an investor class. According to ‘The Immigrant Experience’ fewer than 800 South Asians entered Canada during the 1920s (Fine-Meyer 14-17).…
Many say a champion is one who gets up when they can’t, But sometimes it’s difficult standing up for something when your life could be put on the line. Regardless of her fear and the limitation of women’s rights, Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds became a soldier, nurse, and spy for the Union under a male alias because of her patriotism. Edmond’s greatest achievement was carrying out eleven missions behind enemy lines, well known for being one of the most hardworking women figures; a soldier, nurse and spy.…
Katherine "Flossie" Bailey, was a Hoosier leader for justice and equality. She was a Marion resident, Civil Rights leader and President of the Marion branch of the Indiana NAACP. She worked tirelessly - but unfortunately unsuccessfully - with the Indiana Attorney General in an attempt to bring the racist perpetrators of the heinous 1930 Marion Indiana lynchings of Thomas Shipp (age 17) and Abram Smith (age 18) and the attempted lynching of Dr. James Cameron (age 16) to justice. However, her work did pressure the Indiana legislature to pass a strong anti-lynching bill in March 1931. The Marion lynching was the last lynching in the North and the infamous photo of the heinous event inspired a Jewish NY songwriter to write the poem…
There was a lot of discrepancy between men and women. Although many did not try to challenge these opinions, very few did. And Emily Stowe was one of these figures. As a creator of the YWCA, the first female principal in Canada and the first female Canadian to study and practise medicine, Doctor Emily Howard Stowe is an inspiration tofor many women who are reluctant to break…
Batman gets a lot of love from DC Comics, and it's nice that Harley Quinn is shoving her way in and owning this month's celebration.…