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…Gender issues are prevalent in Shakespeare’s plays Much Ado About Nothing and Macbeth. Some of the key characteristics relevant to gender issues are masculinity, feminism, honor, bravery, and ambition. These issues will be examined through…

…in a time when feminism was stifled by a male dominated society. The main character in this story appears to be the victim of post- partum depression, although the type of depression and eventual dementia that the woman falls victim to is never really disclosed…

…is a strong woman who struggles with equality and feminism. Early in the story, Elisa conceals her figure in her gardening clothes. She wears a man’s black hat to cover her eyes, clodhopper shoes to hide her feet, and an apron covering her sunflower dress. In her…

…Catharine Sutton’s story is not taught in schools in Ontario might be that she was a pioneer of women’s liberation or feminism. The first native woman to challenge the Canadian government and win, a small win but nonetheless, a win. She stood for what she…

…Ecofeminism Rosemary Radford Reuther What is Ecofeminism? Ecofeminism represents the union of the radical ecology movement, or what has been called 'deep ecology', and feminism. The word 'ecology' emerges from the biological science of natural…

…. This is exactly the same note that Stowe tries to hit with her readers. Even if they do not have any certain problem with slavery, they should at the least want to condemn all of the horrid souls to an afterlife in hell. Feminism is an unmistakable theme…

…are environmental. The Green Party of Florida focuses its concerns around ten “key values” including; ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy, nonviolence, feminism, and future focus. They’re motto is to “think globally, act locally.” This party has gone…

…in their lives. Feminists were split on the issue during the first wave of feminism, as they still are today. Early feminists, such as Elizabeth Staton and Susan B. Anthony fought for the eradication of prostitution citing the moral degeneracy of male promiscuity…

…that she began her first public crusade on behalf of temperance. This was one of the first expressions of feminism in the United States, and it delt with the abuses of woman and children who suffered from alcoholic husbands. In 1849, Susan gave her first…

…Depending on how you look at Margaret Atwood’s The Robber Bride, Timson calls it an “upmarket melodrama” whereas Martin refers to it as a novel “confronting politically correct feminism”. The truth is it isn’t either of these. While some…