The 'Smurfette Principle' & Today's Gender-Biased Media
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Nearly three decades after the 'Feminist Movement' and the initiation of the Equal Rights Amendment, much of the entertainment media is still reflecting lower-level roles, even subordinate roles for women. This 4 page essay explores 'The Smurfette Principle' in terms of various preschool television shows. The similarity of today's storylines to those of 25 and more years ago is astounding. . . a rather incredible fact in light of the feminist movement. Gender bias is alive and well in entertainment media. No bibliography.
Filename: Smurfett.wps

Critique of Western Feminist Representation
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A 7 page paper that discusses the argument between feminists on the issue of 'third world' representation of women. The paper focuses upon theories presented by Abu-Lughod, Mahanty, Russo and Torres, and also looks at Bell Hooks' theory that feminists must interact with the women they study in order to get a true understanding of the applicability of theory. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Femcrit.wps

The Struggle To Reshape Thinking About Gender
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A 7 page paper that discusses the need to act on feminist theory, and posits that feminist anthropologists move out of the ivory tower and into action. The writer includes discussion around views of feminist anthropological theory postulated by writers such as Naomi Wolf, Marilyn Strathern, Pat Caplan, and bell hooks. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Femgen.wps

'Learning Together'
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A 5 page paper which reviews the book 'Learning Together: A History of Coeducation in American Schools' by David Tyack and Elisabeth Hansot. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAlearnto.rtf

'Moll Flanders,' 'History Of Misella' And 'The Rambler': How The Role Of Women Shaped 18th Century London Society
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14 pages in length. There has rarely been a time in the history of mankind that women have not had to struggle in order to assert their worth as a gender. From the time when males first declared patriarchal authority over their female counterparts, women have fought – in various ways and with various results – to be treated both equitably and respectfully. Literature has long reflected this perpetual struggle between the genders, most often taking the side that support patriarchal control; however, a slow but steady change began occurring in eighteenth century London society that helped nurture a growing metamorphosis, which included Samuel Johnson 'Rambler' (Misella), Daniel Defoe's 'Moll Flanders' and Frances Burney's 'Evelina: Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World.' Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: TLCMollF.rtf