Essays on Women's Rights

In 2014, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Malala Yousafzai. She is currently the youngest person ever to receive it. July 12, Malala’s birthday, is “National Malala Day”, but there’s more to her story. On July 12, baby Malala was born. In Pakistan, when…

This source is a collection of four essays about Anthony’s important contribution to the history of women’s rights in the united States. The volume does not exclusively focus on Anthony’s life and works, but it deals with her times and the political and social climates…

Throughout the years women are considered weak and only good for one thing. Women are viewed to take care of the children and be a housewife. Women in many eras fought for their desire to be equal. Equal rights weren’t just handed to women, that…

Past laws did not give women rights. Women were directly affected all because they are seen to be less than men. This issue made women want to change that. Women’s rights are the fundamental human rights that were enshrined by the United Nations for every…

The role of women in religion differs between each culture, with some allowing more freedom than others. In cultures, women are treated equally with men and in others there is the bare minimum treatment for the women. In Christianity, the main responsibilities of women are…

8 November 2019Mary Wollstonecraft is considered one of the founders of the feminist movement and philosophy. She wrote books for children, novels, history works, and in defense of the rights of both men and women alike. She was mostly famous for her book A Vindication…

Mary Wollstonecraft is considered one of the revolutionary thinkers in the world. As a matter of fact, she has been known as the ‘first feminist’ or ‘mother of women’s liberation.’ Her book-length exposition on ladies’ rights, and particularly on ladies’ education, A Vindication of the…

Introduction In 1989, Kimberle Crenshaw first used the term intersectionality to show how “feminist and anti-racist campaigns have left women of color invisible in plain sight” (Bim Adewunmi pg 1). Now defined as discrimination throughout all categories such as gender, class and race; these intersections…

Male Dominance and Female Subjugation “For Renaissance artists, painting was perhaps an instrument of knowledge but it was also an instrument of possession, and we must not forget, when we are dealing with Renaissance painting, that it was only possible because of the immense fortunes…

Introduction For decades, women have strived to achieve equal equality with man. In today’s modern age, many women are protesting about their fundamental human rights. Caitlin Moran, an English journalist and author, has defined feminism as ‘[s]imply the belief that women should be as free…