Essay on Presentation of Lara Croft in the Film Tomb Raider

Back in the 1900s there were limits on what women were able to do. The life of a wife and a mother back then was to clean, cook, and tend to the every need of the husband and/or children. There was very little say in the matter of what women could do especially in the government or community. At this point in the United States Women Suffrage was knocking on the door of Washington D.C by Susan B. Anthony in 1871 but little was really accomplished on paper until later in the 1900s around 1915 or so, (Stevenson).

Many social changes have occurred over time that have allowed women to gain the same rights that men have had for many years. The Industrial Revolution in the late 18th and early 19th centuries changed the work

Overtime, women slowly became respected and the equality of both genders were ever so slightly balancing out. After world war 2, and

The thoughts and ideas of men and women changed dramatically over time. During the French Revolution men and women wanted equality and human rights which were not like any other time period, especially because of how radical the revolution was. An example of this was the order of the unfortunates, that stated those who need things will receive them, poor or not (Doc 1). Which was a big step considering nobility was always treated better than the poor, but now they were starting to see that class doesn't matter when everyone has suffered. Another example is in the declaration of the rights of man when it states that everyone should pursue the happiness of all people. Thus another huge step because the equality of women was always a controversial issue but this declaration was some of the first thoughts of the equality of the sexes. (Doc

Women have had many important contributions to this life so it was only fair that they gained equal rights as men. Even today women still struggle to get the recognition they deserve and full equality to males. The nineteenth century

Women were always excluded from decisions, public decisions, especially in politics and the choosing of leaders. When people did not have the right to vote, and kings were chosen by divine right, women in the nobility

Women have always wanted a voice in society, but did not know how to come out and say it. They were too intimidated by their husbands and bosses that nothing could get done about it.

As the years progressed from the 1700s into the 1800s, women started to see that they were not treated as equal as men even though they could do anything men could. During the late 1800s was when women first started to fight for more rights and equality. They started forming more and more women groups, and even went on labor strikes to protest the diversity. Although it seemed that as hard as they tried to gain this equality, the harder it was for them to obtain it. They were treated horribly and unequally to men. While African American men received the power to vote in 1870, women still did not have a chance at that right. Even though many people disagree that women were treated fairly, the studies show that they were discriminated against. The treatment of women in the late 1800s was discriminatory because they

Did women always have the same rights and roles as men? Were they always able to live a free life? Well not really, but the women were willing to fight for it.

During the rise of women’s rights movement in the time period of 1940 to 1975 they have been discriminated by inequalities of gender roles. Although women were proving to society that they work just as hard as men, they still were not treated as equal. In World War 1 and 2 a majority of men were gone due to the war so women took over but were still rated as less than a man. Along with this the the nineteenth amendment came to place giving women the right to vote. This was their time to accomplish more things that they wanted which is to be able to decide and do things and not be left out based on their sex.

Women have always been oppressed in society. This was a widely accepted social norm throughout history until 1848 when scattered protests of women were erected after Margaret Brent

Women also received a much harsher punishment when a crime had been committed. They couldn’t even go to court by their husband or father would go answer questions on her behalf.

Women throughout time have experienced position changes more times than can be counted. Not just in modern times, gender roles began in the B.C.E era. In Egypt and India, gender roles were a huge part of society. In both locations, male’s word was law. What they said was the final answer and a woman could not change that. The gender distinctions were similar in ways that women had minimal power in familiar locations, like their homes. They had a small opinion about certain subjects, but they never ventured out of the comfort zone of subjects they were allowed to discuss. Men were treated better than women, yes, but the power women held was used for some of the most important topics.

the 16th century. The roles of each gender were set in stone, and one could not

They were expected to do take on the accepted role of a woman.  In most cases, a