Essays about: "modern woman"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words modern woman.

1. 1. Perspectives on womanhood in rural America: A qualitative exploration of female identity within a Christian and republican context

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Jonna Ekblom; [2023]
   Keywords : gender roles; womanhood; motherhood; feminism; conservatism; religion; modern and traditional women.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Equality between men and women in American society has been an ongoing struggle and debate for centuries. In some ways, the societal position of women has improved, e.g., in terms of gaining access to the labor market. READ MORE

3. 2. The Place of Female Architecture as a Design Language : A study into the progression of the female architect and the variables of the feminine architecture in Sweden

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Rana Noorzadeh; [2022]
   Keywords : Women of architecture; female architects; feminine architecture; female urban planners; design language; architectural variables; feminism and architecture; gender equality; Sweden; female pioneers of architecture; Ingrid Wallberg; Agnes Magnell; Leonie Geisendorf;

   Abstract : 100 years after the official acceptance of women into higher architectural education in Sweden’s technical institutions, I have tracked and summarized the progress of not just female students and female employees within the architecture industry, but also the extent of the creative space offered for women throughout the years to express their individual styles. This has been with the intention of detecting a female design language that can be read in the Swedish city, starting from Sweden’s earliest female pioneer in the late 1890s. READ MORE

4. 3. The made-up woman : Women’s daily use of makeup in Rome

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Sara Falk; [2022]
   Keywords : Cosmetics; women; Roman women; make up; gender identity; chemical analysis; Kosmetik; kvinnor; romerska kvinnor; smink; könsidentitet; kemisk analys;

   Abstract : This study details Roman women’s use of makeup, and the relevance of studying makeup whenexploring the history of Roman women. The study explores the relation between the use ofmakeup and female identity through texts and archaeological material. READ MORE

5. 4. 'Blood of a Woman' : A Critical Reevaluation of the Traditional Views on Menstrual Impurity in Akkadian Terminology

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Disa Lindholm; [2022]
   Keywords : menstruation; Akkadian; impurity; research bias; Ancient Mesopotamia; Translation; Standpoint theory; menstruation; akkadiska; orenhet; Mesopotamien; översättning; forskningsbias;

   Abstract : Assyriology as a field of study has long been dominated by the ideas and values of the white, Western men who, during the 19th century, were responsible for the development and growth of all scientific research. This has resulted in a resilient androcentric bias in the discipline, which to this day continues to influence scholarly perceptions of Ancient Mesopotamian society - and particularly of Mesopotamian women. READ MORE

6. 5. Are they all victims?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Elisabeth Kynaston; [2020]
   Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Patriarchal ideologies, gender equality and the conflict between the old and modern ways of life have always been topics of discussion in contemporary society. In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby, when patriarchal ideologies were dominant in American society and American literature. READ MORE