In the poem “God Says Yes to Me” by Kaylin Haught depicts God as a female rather than male which is most commonly seen in most religions. Her representation of God is seen to support her in all things regardless of its little importance. It is known that religion has been used to oppress women by enforcing gender roles and making men more dominant over women. The myths in which we talked about in the chapter such as God’s creation and Eve tempting Adam. Those are some forms in which religion has influenced the oppression of women.…
Upon reading Egalia’s Daughters by Gerd Brantenberg, it became more evident to me just how much more women are sexually oppressed in present day society. Brantenberg created this hypothetical town of Egalia where wom (women) and menwom (men) switched the roles we currently see as gender norms today. Overall, I thought she did a great job putting things into perspective in terms of views on sexual oppression. Although this satire portrayed a switch in gender roles, it felt as if the roles of menwom were not an accurate depiction of the sexual oppression women face. Not in any way am I disrespecting the idea behind Brantenberg’s satire, but to some extent it seemed that menwom were more celebrated in society, than women are overall today.…
A woman who got a spot in history and had life changing accomplishments was Lucy Stone. She was considered the first woman to take many different actions. Her father, Francis Stone, along with her mother, Hannah Matthews Stone, believed that the male should be dominant over the female. Growing up in the 1800’s that’s what everyone believed was right. It was the “age-old norm”.…
Females were only really there to help the opposite sex and produce children but mankind was ignorant of the females true capacity. They believed it was their turn to escape the continuous routine system of simply being there at home and Godey encouraged women to do…
I chose to look at the document from the Seneca Falls Convention which included The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions. This document details the time leading up to and the outcome of the Seneca Falls Convention. Part of this document was detailing how the Convention came to be, by whom, and how it went. The main points of the Convention and the Declaration was to demand rights for women, particularly rights to be seen equal, as God intended, the right to vote, and the right in religious and social areas. Lucretia Mott along with her sister Martha C. Wright, and two other women, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Mary Ann McClintock, decided to make their thought of a women 's convention a reality.…
Before discussing how the men and women within each of the texts, it must be established why to begin with.…
Finally, women had the right to be active in the church because in the eyes of God they were seen as equals. Their roles in the church were more superior in comparison to the outside world. If they took their duties seriously, rightfully achieving all aspects of their so called job description, they would be rewarded and accepted into heaven. Their roles in the church were more superior in comparison to the outside world.…
Kate Bornstein wrote the first reading that was assigned to us. Solving the Gender Puzzle highlighted the differences between gender and sex. This is where I read the first real meaning of gender: categorization. Bornstein writes that sex is the act in which people perform together, and gender is the separation of people by mannerisms, behavior, appearance, biology, etc. Anything that separates people is called gender.…
What It Means Being a Female The female gender has come a long way. They conquered and triumphed over gender discrimination in the society. A woman is now a symbol of strength and love.…
Society’s structure relied heavily on religious doctrine that determined gender roles. According to the Bible, the female body was created from a man’s body. Thus, this was interpreted as women being inferior to men because they were created second and from man. Moreover, a woman is also responsible for the first sin in the world; Eve offered the forbidden fruit to Adam in the Bible. Women were supposed to be silent, obedient and submissive.…
The Thoegony or the genealogy or birth of the gods is a poem written by Hesiod in 700 B.C, describing the genealogy of the Ancient Greek gods. Hesiod was a poet who lived around 700 B.C, and is one of the rare poets whose compositions survive to this day. Hesiod was always compared to Homer; it is uncertain who was born first, but both lived around the same time due to the similar epic dialect of Homeric Greek. It is believed that the Theogony was probably influenced by some Near-Eastern traditions such as the Babylonians, who were mixed with local traditions; while some suggest that the Mycenaean traditions might also have an impact on the Theogony.…
While the Bible does not provide clear guidelines on gender identity, it does provide some insight on gender roles in society. The most common examples are Adam and Eve. Created first, Adam was viewed as the leader who guided the world, while Eve was only considered as his helper (Genesis 2:7 & 18 NRSV). The Bible also specifies the authority men have over their wife. For example, when Eve eats the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, her sin was described as not eating the fruit, but as leaving the area of Adam’s authority.…
Modern Myth, Meet Feminism Jennifer K. Stuller Jennifer Stuller is an American writer, editor, popular culture critic, and historian best known for her work on female representation in comic books, TV, and movies. The main idea of the text is that as the later half of the 20th century progressed, women depictions in media became increasingly progressive, sexy, and complex. The reading was assigned to give us a sense of how hard and long it took for women to be depicted as equals. Modern Myth, Meet Feminism was published on January 30th, 2010 as the second chapter in Ink-stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors. The text depicted the history of women depiction in literature and critically anylises the works to obtain a cultural and political meaning…
The creation of men and women of God is considered to be equal. Amongst each other, men and women should have the same range of rights and freedom. However in society, men are predominantly seen as more superior in ranking than women. In fact, as Oscar Wilde states, “women have a much better time than men in this world; there are far more things forbidden to them” (quotery). Likewise, in countries like Saudi Arabia and Vatican City women are restricted to vote and forbidden to maneuver around without the presence of a man.…
Then Mary wept and said to Peter, My brother Peter, what do you think? Do you think that I have thought this up myself in my heart, or that I am lying about the Savior? Levi answered and said to Peter, Peter you have always been hot tempered. Now I see you contending against the woman like the adversaries.…