Summary Of Maureen T. Reddy's 'Women Detectives'

In Gothic fiction we find different kinds of women, which embody the views of society towards women in the late nineteenth-century in England and Ireland. Thus we find strong, innocent and pure women like in Stoker’s Dracula, but also dangerous and powerful ones as we can see in Le Fanu’s “Carmilla”. However, we also could talk about some novels in which the role of women has disappeared completely, as we can appreciate in Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

Throughout history, women have made a name for themselves. By rising up and fighting for something that they believed in, the Mirabal sisters made a name for themselves in the Dominican Republic and in Julia Alvarez’s novel In the Time of the Butterflies. By applying a theory to a novel, readers can relate the book to the world they are living in today (Davidson). Feminism can be defined as a dynamic philosophy and social movement that advocates for human rights and gender equality (“Feminism”). Feminist Theory involves looking at how women in novels are portrayed, how female characters are reinforcing stereotypes or undermining them, and the challenges that female characters face (Davidson).

Harriet Jacobs’ "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself" is a classic work of American literature due to its significance and conscious artistry. Its significance comes from its contribution of a female perspective to the slave narrative and its ability to make Americans remember their role in slavery. Harriet Jacobs then displayed conscious artistry by confronting the practice of sexual abuse by male slave owners and then directly addressing her female readers in order to gain their sympathy towards the female slave experience. This combination of significance and conscious artistry has made “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself" a continued hallmark of literature.

The fifth chapter hits on the tough subject of women and black liberation. There were many African American women that could address both group’s concerns, that referred to themselves as black feminists. The D.C. chapter of the National Black Feminist Organization focused on many of the same issues as the mainstream groups; for example, the Equal Rights Amendment and equal employment opportunities. Their organizational activities demonstrated how black women were trying to advance gender equality through ending racial oppression. The next chapter focuses on lesbian feminism, specifically a group called the Furies.

Physical Description: Honey West is a blonde and athletically fit woman. West has all of the attributes of a “fashion model”, which makes a highly attractive and charismatic woman. The “hour-glass” shape of her body is one facet of her physical description that makes sexually

James incorporates female gothic” conventions by his abstract explanation of the supernatural occurrences throughout the storyline. Punter and Byron definition of a female gothic plot is, “the

Throughout the course of time women have evolved to better themselves instead of pleasing others. In the novel The Maltese Falcon By Dashiell Hammett has two characters that are important women. These 2 women are key characters to the story to aid in solving the murder mystery. Each woman has completely different personality that clearly displays the change from the stereotypical persona of a woman always being dependent on a man to evolving to this new self sustained woman.

Throughout the story, many symbolic pieces and examples were portrayed to fully reveal and develop the intense oppression women faced. Through the strong conveyance of gender inequality, a dead songbird, and hidden evidence, “A Jury of Her Peers” proves that women suffered from oppressive men. Glaspell wrote this short story to make readers aware of the negative situation, as well as change it. After “A Jury of Her Peers” was published, many states began to change their political laws by deeming women legal to serve on a jury. Not only did Glaspell help change the oppressiveness of women, but she aided in the change of women’s political

The authors took the transcript of the trail and made it into a captivating graphic novel of her story. The novel is thought to be a history about “women without history” and a historical production. Several individual parts of the novel have different purposes and effects. Part 1 is the graphic history of the court case itself consisting of elaborate pictures and dialogues and thoughts.

PD James’ novel, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, published in 1972, coincides with a new, emerging strand of feminist thought. Not surprisingly therefore, several of the concerns of the text starting from its very title, were some issues raised by the feminist movement of this period. In my paper, I’ll be examining the crime(s), criminals, and the detective in the novel in the light of not only generic context but also against the dominant feminist thought of the time. The novel opens not with a crime but the suicide of Bernie Pryde, Cordelia’s partner at the detective agency, and who, as the reader discovers, would have headed the investigation of Mark Callender’s suicide.

Exercise One: Judging the book by its cover, Mary Anne Brifman is a woman of style and sophistication. She wore a timeless black blouse and laced herself in strands of stunning white pearls. The delicate wrinkles in her décolletage and her loosely pined wisps of hair defied the stereotypes of a prominent Madam. By The light in her face when she talked you also wouldn’t guess she was back in Queensland to deal with her mother’s murder. In fact, the only thing that hinted at her naughty and troubled life chapters were her cocked eyebrows, a few frown lines, her cheeky smirk and the way she commanded your attention from a knowingly raised finger.

To begin the essay, it is best to look at the general concept of women policing according to an article called Policing Women/Top Cops/Triumph of Spirit, the history and current status of women in law enforcement is a topic of interest for women who wish to enter the profession (Rienerth, 2001). It through this article, that women were first used in the criminal justice system in the 1800s to deal with female prisoners as they were matrons in jails and prisons (Rienerth, 2001). Early female police officers often came from the ranks of social work and were located in separate department, had separate outfits, pay scales and duties from the male officers (Rienerth, 2001). Often times because of the female officers’ social work experience it was

Dieu d’Amour was “the first time we see a woman take up her pen in defense of her sex”. Her most famous literary works were The Book of the City of Ladies and The Treasure of the City of Ladies. In The Book of the City of Ladies Pizan responded to misogynistic constructs of society during the time and portrayed important contributions women had made to history and society. She created a symbolic city in which society appreciates women and believes in the equality of the sexes. In her other book, The Treasure of the City of Ladies, she instructs women of all socioeconomic standings how to play a significant role in society.

Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) was a major and powerful young writer during the New Negro Arts Movement. She authored Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937), a novel that chronicles the life of a mixed black woman as she persists through various hardships ranging from unhealthy marriages to coping with murder. It is important to assess the prospective reactions that major writers from each side of the frame of the New Negro Arts Movement may have had so as to further analyze the impact and implications of each perspective on black art, specifically that of a black woman. One may reflect upon the various themes and colors of Their Eyes Were Watching God in order to assess what various people, specifically Dr. W. E.

I nominate Jane Addams to receive the humanitarian award based on her teaching, environmental justice, community building, and child advocacy. September 1889, she bought a run-down mansion, named Hull-House, in Chicago to house her experimental effort to aid in the solution of social and industrial problems within a city. Hull-house contained many life changing opportunities for men, women, children, and immigrants; including English classes, medical services, and lectures. Addams became a nationally known social critic and a powerful advocate of the poor. Addams also addressed the issues of women’s suffrage, an eight-hour workday, and abolition of child