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…there is no single breadwinner. (Burggraf, 1997:54). Women's position in the family has been changed radically in the modern Australian society. The sexual liberation movement was another social force that challenged the traditional family. Feminism promoted equality…

…Is, if I'm not being importune, "The Mutation of Fortune” (Life and Triumphs). It was not long after, her works took on more serious themes such as religion, morals, politics and feminism. In her prose writings, Christine expanded and developed many…

…and fundamentalism, Feminism, and student radicalism are all examples of liberation based ideologies. Any liberation-oriented cause works to achieve some sort of liberation from oppression or reform in a lack of freedom. It is this goal which eventually inspires action…

…roots in feminism began to show. Not really accepting the fact that women had social limitations, Kate was relluctant to do what was expected of her to find a husband. In 1870, at the age 19, Kate married the son of an established Creole family. Oscar…

…address that she delivered at the Senaca Falls convention in 1848. The "Declaration of Sentiments" focuses on women's right to demand political equality, a stand that gave feminism a clear strategy that set it upon firm ground. Stanton, while she…

…of feminism in the 17th and 18th centuries, and many extraordinary women from all walks of life found ways to exercise their powers and leave records of their brilliance. Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is best known as a major Baroque literary figure of Mexico…

…as the "defenseless, feminized space whose boundaries required protection" (203). The labels and characterizations put forth of Chinatown, such as the population of "wily Orientals" (207), maintained these racialized boundaries and promoted unreasonable racial inequality…

…to the relationship between the Aboriginies and colonial population when they first arrived in Australia. The theme of masculine identity also closely ties in with the theme of anti-feminism. Anti-feminism is shown in the movie through the lack of female characters…

…as women's education, feminism, home technology, higher standards of consumption, and the insecurity of modern marriage. Women's employment subsequently affects the family unit in that it encourages smaller families and grants greater social freedom to women…

…certain that Elizabeth did not merit the title "Virgin Queen." As a sexually liberated, powerful, yet still compassionate woman, Elizabeth the Great was a feminist in a world dominated by men long before the idea of feminism even existed…