Domestic violence has only recently become something that is discussed in the open. In the past, when domestic violence occurred there were no consequences for the abusers, and little help for the victims. As time has passed, laws and the changing society have helped to bring information about domestic violence...

Thesis Statement: Women have struggled for many years because 1) they are not considered as being equal to men 2) they are prohibited from engaging in some activities 3) they are not allowed to take part in the decision-making process. The debate on whether women have been oppressed has been...

Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954) was a civil rights activist and women’s rights leader. One of the first women of color to earn a degree, she became an outstanding social activist, who spoke in defense of women’s rights and denounced segregation (Smith 2009). Her main focus was the legalized racism established...

An interview with Tina Tchen, current assistant to President Barack Obama and Chief of Staff for first lady Michelle detailed the United State of Women summit; also referred to by Tchen specifically as "the culmination of the last seven years" in her time working for the Administration. The summit, beginning...

Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Women is a text that aims to critique its contemporary political context, and to do so by demonstrating the manner in which this context actively retards the agency and development of women. In order to achieve this aim, Wollstonecraft attacks several key...