ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY: Women and Economic Freedom in the 20th Century

Annotated Bibliography/Prospectus

Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources

,. Coming of Age in Mississippi.,. 1968.’s book portrays the life in the South during the 1940s and the 1950s. It illustrates the sufferings of growing up in a racist society and how a black girl has challenged this condition. It is a portrait of black family life in the rural South and the moving account of a woman’s struggle to fight the social and legal barriers imposed on blacks by whites in Mississippi over the centuries.

,. Bread Givers.;. 1999.’s Bread Givers accounts for the culture of Jewish immigrant family. demonstrates the cultural norm by which women are valued in the Jewish sphere and the economic independence of women. It also touches on the isolation of immigrants in the United States.

,. A Room of One’s Own.. 1998. In her works, considers the effects of the historical exclusion of women in education and economic independence. She looks ahead to the time when women are no longer impeded by poverty and oppression and further argues the cultural identity fostered by exclusion.

Secondary Sources

            ,. The Paradox of Change: American Women in the 20th Century. 1992.’s book discusses the themes and patterns of the 20th century women’s history. It explores the subject of sexuality; the communities of women who joined together in the pursuit of various objectives, reactionary and progressive; the differences of women; and the power of segregation and structural inequality that generate the common treatment of gender.

            , , ,. The Cost of Being Female.. 1996. and explore the cost of being female in various aspects of the society by using the experiences of more than seventy women to test their hypothesis. They use the narratives of women to illustrate the pros and cons of being a female in the United States during the 1990s. The book also includes recommendations on how to reduce the constraints of women.

,. Engendering Forced Migration: Theory and Practice.. 1999. This book examines the issue of gender and forced migration. The first chapter integrates gender in the migration research and practice. locates the studies on forced migration within the evolving approaches to the study of gender. Other chapters discuss the human rights of migrants and refugees in particular reference to women.

. “A RETROSPECTIVE ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: Political and Intellectual Landmarks”.. (1999). The article accounts for the contributions of civil rights movements to social change. It discusses the different forms of movements during the 50s and examines the role of women in the gender and civil rights movements.

            ,. “On Their Own Terms: America’s Jewish Women, 1954-2004”. American Jewish History.. (2003).’s article takes a look on the sea change that has occurred in historical writing for Jewish in the United States. She takes into account the methodologies used in writing about women and gender – that is the construction of relationships between the sexes. She also examines the themes of domesticity and feminism in the works of various historians.

,. Feminism and the Contradictions of Oppression. Routledge.. 1989. This book addresses the problems in relation to feminist social theory and the feminist political strategy. It examines the improvement caused by feminism in relations between men and women as well as the considerable oppositions. argues the potentials of feminism in the transformation of the society and the divisiveness among feminists. She explores the diversity of women activities and the differences between them that hampers their liberation.

,. Faces of Feminism: An Activist’s Reflections on the Women’s Movement.. 1997. This book is an activist recollection and analysis of the evolution of feminist issues. It discusses the origins of feminism and the flows of events in a chronological order. It also examines the change making in America by which women’s rights are perceived differently by men and women alike.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prospectus

Women face with various challenges to redefine their roles in the society. Among these is the access to employment opportunities and the change in the perception of women’s role and status. The upswing of the postwar, technology and the expansion of education increase the expectations for women. This research will deal with the factors that spark the change in the perception of women and their roles in the society. It will aim to probe how this transformation helps in shaping and transforming the status of women.  Also, it will take a look on the differences and divisiveness of women in terms of promoting feminism.

            The American culture confines women’s role to domesticity and motherhood. The American culture regards women as subordinates limiting their roles in the society. However, the emergence of the new generation of women paves the way for the economic independence of women. The twentieth century shows some changes by which women assume their roles in the society. The Paradox of Change: American Women in the 20th Century by gives an account on the history of the twentieth century women. It will provide a clear understanding as to how women evolve during the early years of the century until the last years.

            and ’s book on the Cost of Being Female supports the account of women’s experiences.’ “A RETROSPECTIVE ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: Political and Intellectual Landmarks” explores the role of women in social change and civil rights movements.  Alternatively, the book on activist recollection and analysis by will also provide reflection on women’s movement. Moreover, through Feminism and the Contradictions of Oppression by, it is possible to tackle the opposition associated with the movement.

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