Feminist

The keyword Feminist is tagged in the following 3 articles.

Zora Neale Hurston's Sweat and the Black Female Voice: The Perspective of the African-American Woman

May 23, 2012 - 2285 words | Women's Studies » Feminist Literature

Zora Neale Hurston is the author of the acclaimed short story Sweat. The story was published in 1926, an incredible accomplishment considering the obstacles faced by black female authors at the time. Viewing the piece through the lens of Feminist literary criticism... Read Article »

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African-American Studies Feminist Literature Black Feminism Zora Neale Hurston

The Performance of Femininity in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Herland and Simone de Beauvior's Second Sex

April 7, 2011 - 2321 words | Literary Criticism » Feminism

Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s novella Herland explores a separatist Feminist utopia. Published in 1915, Herland begins when three men – a womanizer, a Southern gentleman fixated on woman as domestic angels, and a narrator who represents a neutral opinion &... Read Article »

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Feminism Feminist Theory Simone De Beauvior Charlotte Perkins Gilman Herland

A Feminist's Argument On How Sex Work Can Benefit Women

November 2, 2009 - 2425 words | Sociology » Prostitution

Sex work has long been criticized and stigmatized in our society. While many members of society view sex work as immoral and degrading to women, I argue that sex work is essentially just work, and that it is not necessarily harmful to women. Under circumstances in... Read Article »

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Sex Work Prostitution Women's Rights Feminism Feminist Sex-positive Feminism Sex Work Can Benefit Women