Any discussion of the first wave feminist movement is incomplete without reference to the impact of Utopian Socialism on the former. Considering that the feminist movements in general have sprung from the need for “equality” in the interpersonal and social affairs of men and women, it is no surprise that an economic system such as…
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The impact of the idea of ‘social purity’ on first wave feminism
The first wave movement in America and Britain was a direct result of the existing interconnections between the physiological rights and political rights of women in the nineteenth century. This meant that the feminists strove to bring about just laws for protecting women’s rights. They attempted to purify the society of immoral practices such as…
The impact of abolitionism on first wave feminism
An interesting perspective on the history of North America and Europe over the last few centuries is attained by relating the women’s movement and the anti-slavery movement. The former, of course, would be denoted by historians as first wave and second wave feminist movements and the latter is termed the abolitionist movement. This connection makes…
The influence of race on the position of first-wave feminists
In discourses of women’s issues and the history of development of feminist thought, the first-wave feminist movement is accorded a place that is secondary to the second-wave activism of the 1960s and 1970s. One of the reasons for this is the relative lack of emphasis on racial equality in the first-wave movement. To illustrate the…
Sick Around the World by Frontline
The documentary film Sick Around The World deals with the topic of healthcare systems across the world. In the film, five capitalist democratic countries are chosen for analysis. The rest of this essay will briefly describe these, scrutinize their pros and cons and identify the best among the lot. The essay finally attempts to find…
The major religious, intellectual, or political transformations that affected feminist ideas and demands
It is widely understood that Feminism, as the term had come to be defined is a distinctly twentieth century concept, precipitated primarily by the women suffragette movement in the first half of the century and later by the American civil rights movement in the second half. Yet, author Marlene LeGates presents new perspectives on the…
Affluenza: The All Consuming Epidemic by John de Graaf
John de Graaf’s well researched and eye-opening book “Affluenza: The All Consuming Epidemic” brings up several issues ailing contemporary industrial society, such as deceptive mass advertisements, over-population, environment damaging toxic dumping, corporate greed, etc. Of these, Corporate America has been chosen as the topic for this paper. The United States of America, being the world’s…
Film Review: The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith and ably supported by Jadie Smith & Thandie Newton is an average movie overall. The rest of this essay will briefly outline the areas where the movie fails and areas where it succeeds. In doing so, I hope to convince the reader of the veracity of the following…
A critique of the film Lost and Delirious from sexual minorities’ perspective
Bringing forth the intensity of her French-language movies but still maintaining aspects of conventional English movies, Director Lea Pool’s maiden English language venture represents a sound, if somewhat cloyingly romantic, over-earnest film. While the film could be criticized for being overwrought with growth, discovery, adolescent love and passion in the confines of a girls’ residential…
The relations between cultural claims, power and universal human rights
The scholarship of Brown, Bromley and Athreye present a detailed and analytical account of the relations between cultural claims, power and universal human rights. From a historical perspective, ever since the conception of geo-political organization through formation of nation-states, the notions of national identity have been at the forefront of politics. The roles of cultural…