Womens Rights Through History - 1127 Words

HALAC Whitehead 3/27/11 Women’s Voices, Women’s Lives Women’s roles through history have changed and stayed the same in many different ways. Based on evidence from historical documents, â€Å"The Yellow Wallpaper† by Charlotte Gilman, â€Å"The Life You Save May Be Your Own† by Flannery O’Connor, â€Å"Raising A Son - With Men on the Fringes† by Robyn Marks, â€Å"Self in 1958† by Anne Sexton and modern day examples as well. Overall, since 1880, women’s rights have been a controversial topic based on their power, roles and societal expectations to a very interesting extent. First, a strong example of women’s roles in the late 1800’s is represented in the document â€Å"The Husband Commandments† by H. De Marsan. It gives a fairly accurate portrayal of how†¦show more content†¦The ‘noise’ referring to the loud commands from her husband not giving her freedom at all. The woman is living a life that is sm all and has limited possibilities. Additionally, Raising A Son - With Men on the Fringes by Robyn Marks, Is a portrayal of how the average woman is supposed to raise her children and be expected to maintain the expected behavior that women have. It also shows how women’s roles have changed and that men can be on the ‘fringes’ and get away with it. However if the woman in this story wanted to act like the man, it would have been looked down upon and since she was a black woman she was facing many more struggles then a white single mother would. This reveals how women can’t back out of their responsibilities and have more pressure. On the other hand, in the modern day, women‘s roles are very superficial and based on the perfect image. An example of this is based on â€Å"Seventeen† magazine’s January 2009 issue, it displays the perfect figure by a picture of Beyonce. It has big labels saying ‘Pretty Looks for You’ and ‘ Get Your Best Body’. 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