The Changing Of Women 's Social Status

For centuries men have undermined and mistreated women because of their gender. As Virginia Woolf mentions when she picked up a history book about the life during the Elizabethan era she was astonished to find that one of the only things that she could find is that women were being beaten and how it was a recognized right of the man. She goes on to read that any woman could be beaten in public and that many people would act nonchalant. Woolf reads about how in the history of England marriage was not about personal affairs but it was a deal between two families. Women did not have the same rights that that men had back in the 18th century. In that era woman would not have time to pursue the art of writing, since they were married by the age of fifteen or sixteen whether they liked it or not. We can compare the differences between the social status of women from before the 18th century and modern times. However, even having better equality laws in society now, women are still at a disadvantaged by some of the challenges that were faced in the past.

The first essay, “The Roles of Women in British Drama,” represents my first exposure to a new genre of literature. The essay was also one of my first formal and interpretative essays at the college level. As a woman and a student of literature, I feel a special connection to this essay’s topic of women’s roles in literature. In addition, this essay shows my “knowledge of the social, political, philosophical, and religious forces that influence authors and the people they write about” (Oral/Portfolio). After reading some of the most prominent British plays of the twentieth century, I observed a discontinuity in the roles of women in this genre. Sadly, women’s roles in literature were very similar to their role in society. During the twentieth century, women were still trying and failing to emerge out of the roles they had been cast in by a male dominated society. Even though women were almost always portrayed as inferior to men, I found a strong exception to this stereotype through the role of Thomasina. I admire Thomasina’s intelligence and wit, but I truly admire Tom Stoppard for creating this character.

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The Changing Role and Status of Women's From 1914-1928 We are studying how far the role and status of women changed between

Clare Croft’s article talks about the physical responses to prompts, as she removes the word “girl” from rehearsals and gives them words such as “bossy” or “scarred.” With this she achieves a less hetero-normative performance as it removed the idea’s of femineity and gender. She also talks of the loudness of the male actors in comparison to the females, and how it draws the eye away. This is one way in which IF THERE’S NOT DANCING AT THE REVOLUTION, I’M NOT COMING… achieves feminist goals. By removing the male from the stage, directing the focus to the Julia Croft and paying attention to her representations of gender.

Women of the 1920s where beginning to change their social norms. At that time, peoples' view of how women should look and act began to change. Women of the 1920s were the start of that change. People wanted to social change which lead to women becoming more independent and more powerful. With the majority of women changing the social norm, others wanted to fit in, so they changed their ways to be

              In the 16th century it was not ideal for a woman to rule over a country or have any

In fact, in a crucial commentary Margaret Wilkerson notes that “the timelessness of the play has not diminished” (Wilkerson 442) due to the way in which it addresses certain key issues of humanity. In this play, the young woman, Beneatha, is relentless in her efforts to attend medical school and become a successful doctor. Not only is she crossing preconceived gender boundaries by desiring a respectable occupation, but Beneatha is also rising above expectations of her race by her insistence on acquiring a higher education even during a time of unequal rights. With special regards to the expected compliance and obedience from the women in these plays, gender roles are less predictable since the plays involve characters that rise above social gender boundaries. This is achieved by acting out of the ordinary and ultimately revealing the truth that there are always those who are ahead of their time and that exceptions exist even within the frame of gender roles.

The role of women has changed drastically over the last few decades. Not only has it changed in society, but also in playwrights and theater. In the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, women were looked down upon, and did not have the ability to make decisions in the household. Men were in charge of everything that occurred in the house, as well as, what his family did or did not do. Over the years, as the role of women changed in society, there was a similar change in the role of women in theater also. When theater first began, females did not play a role in performing plays. Young boys, and even men at times, were used to play the part of the women. Plays in the past are used today to show gender differences and the ways in which men viewed women. Although there were gender differences, when played important roles in playwrights and were faced with difficult situations.

Modernism is the term of deviating from the norm. In the early 1900s, modernism influenced women’s role in society by providing more opportunities, jobs, and role models for girls today, in society.

Women in the 18th Century enjoyed very few privileges when it came to their expected

Beliefs are instilled in each of us from early childhood; oftentimes, inherited through our upbringing, in relation to a trauma, or simply by repetition (Jemmer, 2006). Because humans are egocentric by nature, they often use self-centered standards to justify their beliefs, assuming that others whose beliefs are different than theirs are inaccurate (Paul & Elder, 2012). When using critical thinking, beliefs should be supported by factual evidence. In years past, women have assumed the roles of caregiver for the family and elders, food preparation, and housekeeping, while men have been the family breadwinner (Kray, Howland, Russell, & Jackman, 2017). For many, the shift in gender roles in modern day society is an adjustment for the family, extended family, friends, and even the individuals themselves (Kray, et al., 2017). Due to changes in modern day society, more women are becoming the family breadwinners, often in male-dominated jobs, and men are assuming the family caregiver roles (Kray, et al., 2017). Promoting gender equality in these changing roles is important for the masculine identity as well as enabling the female to find success in the traditional male-dominated roles (Kray, et al., 2017). Older adults often still view the female as the caregiver and assume that there is either something physically wrong with the male or that he is lazy if he is not the family breadwinner.

A women's role has changed tremendously and is making its greatest impact in our society today. Many years ago, women's contribution to society was limited and controlled by men. Women are standing tall and are playing a major role in many important areas. Women's role has changed at an accelerating rate and have part in areas such as Politics, Professional Training Jobs, Medicine,Business and Law. Formerly they were not part of any political matter, but they have advanced in many aspects. For example, women have attained power and have been growing in political office.

In the play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof there are three main women in the play they include Margaret (usually called Maggie), Mae and Big Mama. These three women play an intricate roll in the play but also have to deal with very misogynistic attitudes toward them. The relationships between almost all of the characters in the play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof has very misogynistic under tones and overall lack of respect for women. In this essay I will firstly express what the common role of the women was in the 1950’s. Secondly, I will discuss the misogynistic attitudes towards the women. And Finally I will discuss the misogynistic attitudes between the women themselves in this play.

The social role which I feel that I occupy and that I am going to focus on in this essay is the one of a women in this society. I believe I have been socialized into this role for numerous reasons. Throughout this paper I will explain how I think I have been socialized into this role.