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    deal for every American. Women have been suffering throughout history to become independent. Women's job was to stay home and take care of the kids. They had no education, No right to vote, no right to go to war and no right to work. The civil war and women's movement played a big role in the gain on equality for women. women's lives changed by gaining independence. In the 1800’s education was only allowed to men. Education for women was not allowed during this time. Women that attended schooling

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    Women's Role In Ww1

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    Throughout the existence of humans, women have been reprimanded, oppressed, and have been completely controlled by the male population. Women have been degraded, oppressed, and controlled with no room for retribution. Whether it is an over-controlling father, or an abusive husband, women have had barely any say in what happened to them. They were robots-child bearers, and housewives before they were persons. Only during the 20th century did women start to make an impact and gain some headway towards

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    It began on July 1914 and it ended November , 11 ,1918 when the armis. World war one was known as the “war to kill all wars.” More than 8 million soldiers were killed the end of the war . There were some good and bad outcomes that have come from WW1, for example , technology improved , alliances were formed and america's power grew. Nationalism , Militarism , Imperialism and jealous all lead up to World War 1 . The definition of nationalism is to have loyalty to a nation .Nationalism caused competition

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    that took place in fashion and the roles of women in society. Women’s fashion will be compared from early days up until the 1930’s, with a brief comparison of the roles of women before and after the 1920’s. A discussion of the different avenues that opened up for women after 1920 and the impact that it has had on modern day women will also be covered within this paper. you need a stronger introduction Did WWI open the door for the role of women in society? With women eager to support their men in uniform

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    Women In The Great Gatsby

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    the head of the household. They are the ones in business, and the ones working for a living (if they can afford to do so.) However, the women still seem to get in the way of men. In fact, they seem to either lead to their demise or lead to their depression. In the book, The Great Gatsby, all seems to be well at first; the men are doing their deeds while the women party. However, things soon turn awry. Daisy’s flirting and resolution to be with Jay is what kills him in the end. Believing that Gatsby

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    During the course of both the World Wars, women had proven themselves to be worthy of the ‘elite’ group; men, of that time period. They had done this by commencing a sequence of work that needed to be carried out while the men were absent. However, some may argue that the women merely replaced the men and did nothing more but others believe that they had done even more than what was required of them as well as replacing them. The series of sources are propagated puzzles which have been aired recently

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    Jazz Age

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    when big businesses started to grow even bigger and the United states became even more industrialized. The Jazz Age happened after WW1. During WW1 everyone was focused on the war. Everything the people would do was to benefit the war. Once the war was over most of the Americans were ready to experience new styles and start all over again. There were changes in clothes, women, music, writers evolved, crime increased, and daily life changed during this

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    Burne-Jones and John William Waterhouse (Meagher, 2017). This romantic style exhibited a return to nature; common themes were leaves, flowers, tendrils, and insects. Whiplash curves and flowing lines were prominently featured. Art Nouveau portrayals of women were erotic and sensual and many images depicted nudes and these images were originally shocking to the public (Hoffman, 2017) . Artists preferred a pallet of natural colours with soft muted tones of browns, olive greens, blues, and mustard yellow

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    a catalyst for change in the role and status for women. During the war women were introduced to new opportunities in the workforce due to the shortage of men that a nation’s economy suffered from both during and after the war had ended. The war enabled women to present themselves in a new light to the public through proving capable with their contributed work in WWI. After World War I commenced, millions of men were deployed to serve in the war therefore causing women to become essential in trying

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    Canada's Identity

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    to their actions towards the minority groups and creating a just society. Lastly, Canada has proven itself to be dependable due to her role during the cold war as a middle power. Therefore, Canada’s past has shaped her identity as a middle power because she has matured and grown as a

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