Journal Entry #6

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• The clothing that women wore were "images of women that society wanted them to fit" (115).
  
• In the 1740s women dressed like Puritans only wearing three colors; black, gray, and brown. Then came "An Elegant Colonial lady" (1780s), "The Empire Look" (1820s), and the corset in the 1860s which was very "uncomfortable" and reduced the waist to about 18 inches.
  
• In the 1920s women were now able to show some leg!
  
• Dior has been around the since 1947.
  
• Starting in the 1950s, clothing were being made in factories and jeans were becoming popular.
• The "Audrey Hepburn Look Takes Over", this look consists of a black dress and big sunglasses. I wouldn't be mad by this time I love dresses and bid shades!
  
• In 1968 "The hippies Make the Scene" and bikinis are now made (1970s).
• MTV influenced people to wear what ever they wanted to wear when ever, and also in the 1980s "Fashion magazines become bibles" (120).
• Fashion was now being printed every where and they beginning to change the world.
• In 1862 magazines were only two dollars for the year!
  
• In the 1890s the sizes of magazines increased from 6 by 10to 11 1/2 by 16 1/2 inches.
• Seventeen magazine have been around the World War II.
• "In the twentieth century, American women were offered more body-contorting contraptions than an Olympic gymnast: scalp-searing hair relaxers, cellulite cream, skin bleach, thigh masters" (126).
  

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• What happened if a women wore a dress above her knees?
• Who wore the first short dress?
  
• Was there a certain age that women had to be to where a specific length in dresses?
  
• Did men start wearing jeans before women or around the same time as women?
  

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• Dainty (116): of delicate beauty
  
• Pompadour (117): an arraignment of man's hair which is brushed up high from the forehead
  
• Haute (118): high class; fancy
  
• Passe (119): no longer fashionable
  
• Contraptions (126): a mechanical device
  
• Fad (127): a temporary fashion
  

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• "From Eve's fig leaf to Cinderella's slipper, from the buttoned-up look of the Puritans to the mini-skirts of the 1960s, the clothes have always been important as a mirror of the times, politically, socially, and economically" (Beckerman 115). Allusion.
  
• "The first World War ended and so did the restrictions on how women dressed" (117). Allusion.
• "I'm still waiting for the day that women's bodies aren't expected to fit the fad of the moment" (127).
  

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• Fashion has come a really long way from showing nothing but finger tips to showing as much as an individual wants. There are some fashion that I would have no trouble in wearing if I lived during the time.
  

Journal Entry #5

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• During World War II, many women got the chance to work. The women were having jobs dealing with cars because of the war. Though sometimes married women would not get hired.
  
• There were more and more jobs available for women as time went by. People were now realizing that having women working to could be beneficial.
  
• Eleanor Roosevelt was the first lady and first women to have a public career and life. She fought for rights and was hands, feet, ears and all the help to the president. It is unknown whether she was gay or not. "But by now, few of them will dispute her status as one of the greatest women who ever lived" (Krull 108).
  
• American women started voting in 1920. Women had limited rights. Their rights were so limited that even though there was discrimination, the right to vote was giving to black males before women or white women.
  
• "Bella Abzug was the first woman ever elected to Congress" (Griffith 111).
  

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• Who was the first person who publicly acknowledged women?
  
• Who gave the women their first job?
  
• What did the men in Congress say when Abzug was elected?
  
• What would have happened if a black women was elected instead?
  

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• Helm (Kuhn 100): a wheel that stirs a ship
  
• Clerical (Kuhn 100): doing the work of a clerk
  
• Teeming (Krull 105): abounding with something (people)
  
• Prominence (Krull 106): standing out
  
• Galvanized (Krull 107): to stimulate
  
• Formidable (Griffith 111): causing fear
  
• Absenteeism (Griffith 112): frequent absence from work
  

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• "All in all, women began to sense what they were capable of doing if given the chance; they saw new places and glimpsed new possibilities for their lives" (Kuhn 100). Woman vs. Self.
  
• "It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness" (Krull 108). Symbolism.
  

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• As the time goes by, women are getting more rights. Though their rights are still limited they are living a bit happier because sometthing is better than nothing.
  

Journal Entry #4

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• After the American Revolution women began to fight for what was right, they began to rebel.
  
• During the Industrial Revolution, after some years women began to raise the standards because they wanted improvement in their life.
• During the civil war, women were used as nurses and after there were more jobs available for women, not the best one's but they were getting better.
  
• There were many women that were considered "rebels" because they fought for women right. Among these women are Elizabeth Gurley Flynn who left high school to be a union speaker, Margaret Sanger who was spreading the word about birth control, and "Red" Emma Goldman who became a public speaker for social freedom.
  
• Some women were even considered dangerous because of what they became. Such as Nellie Bly an undercover investigator.
• Women did so much that they weren't recognized for. Such as Dr. Harriet Clisby, one of the first female doctors who founded the WEIU in Boston, 1877.
  

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• Were women happy because the civil war occurred?
  
• Was there a place (country or state) that gave women rights first?
  
• Did men petition so that women go back to their old ways?
  
• What did the women that were called rebels or dangerous say?
  

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• Suffragists (Decker 75): an advocate for voting rights, specially for women
  
• Ferment (Decker 76): tumult; commotion
  
• Polarizing (Decker 79): to divide into opposing factions(groups)
  
• Obscenity (Decker 79): offencive to morality
  

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• "They were taken for granted and confined as unpaid labor in the home. They were deprived of education and opportunity and told to leave the political and economic world to men" (Decker 74). Women vs. Society.
  
• "I imagine the women dressed in pale blues and pinks, some without heads or arms-sitting" (Henderson-Holmes 92). Imagery.
  

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• Women from the past, present, and future all have dreams and should have rights to do as they please because we too can change the world.
  

Journal Entry #3

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• In this era women are seeking for freedom.
  
• The women would do whatever it takes and travel any distance to pursue their dreams. They go away from their family with a dream and people who say they will help, but at the end don't.
  
• There was an act, Dawes Act passed down of 1887 which was when men were declared to do all farming and women began to lose their rights.
  
• Besides women not having many rights; Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American women also faced discrimination.
  
• "Even quotation books ignored them for centuries" (Maggio 65). This is saying that women were ignored so much and not cared about that they didn't have voice or got recognized for anything.
  

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• Did women take any action when the Dawes Act came into play?
  
• What would women be doing today if they had no rights?
  
• Did any men ever try defending the women?
  
• Who put the first quotation from a women in print?
  

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• Burlap (55 Tarpley): woven cloth
  
• Albeit (58 Tarpley): although
  
• Acclimated (62 Hammad): to become accustomed to a new environment or climate
• Semitic (63 Hammad): pertaining to Jews (speaking many languages)
  

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• "Others were forcibly removed from their homes and made to walk across country along the route that is now that is now remembered as the Trail of Tears" (Tarpley 55) Imagery.
  
• "Every evening, when it is time for night, a boy rides across the sky on his horse to draw down the sun" (Tarpley 55). Allusion.
  

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• Women have suffered because of the inability to do what they wanted.
  

Journal Entry #2

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• It's shocking how women would get punished if they expressed their ideas.
• Gilman is a women and at this time she is very sick, but neither her husband or her brother who are both physicians think there's anything seriously wrong with her. Gilman disagrees with both of them.
• Gilman had many ideas taht her husband never wanted to listen to. For example, she wanted their room to be downstairs and he wanted it upstairs so that's where it ended up being.
• She also wants to be able to write and is forbidden to. She tries writing when there is nobody around.
• On August 18, 1920 the nineteenth amendment was ratified and women were now allowed to vote. Woodward was a women who signed the the Declaration of Sentiments in 1828 and she also lived to vote!
• She disagreed with all property belonging to men and women being treated as slaves. SHe became part of history, November 2, 1920.

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• Did John ever think about doing special studies on Gilman?
• If John cared so much about Gilman, why didn't he let her to things she wanted to do?
• How many women ended up voting the first year they were able to vote?
• Did Woodward feel scared at any point?

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• Untenanted (Gilman 29):
• Piazza (Gilman 31):
• Galore (Gilman 31):
• Riotous (Gilman 32):
• Chattel (Woodward 49):

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• "The most beautiful place! It is quite alone, standing well back from the road, quite three miles from the village. It makes me think of English places that you read about, for there are hedges and walls and gates that lock, and lots of separate little houses for the gardeners and people" (Gilman 30). Imagery.
  
• "I had become a radical with a whole new perspective on womanhood" (McKissack 51). Man vs. Society.

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• Women experienced many hard times and had barely and rights and opportunities. Today, we should look back on that and take advantage of all of the opportunities that are given to us.
  

33 Things Every Girl Should Know About Women's History Journal ... Entry #1

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• At first, women were trying to get the right to be able to major in a certain field such as doctor, lawyer and more. Also, women fought for their rights but are not recognized or talked about as much as men like John Adams and beyond.
• When Mr. Adams was working in the Declaration of Independence, Abigail Adams (wife) wrote him a letter telling him that he should give women their rights as well. Mr. Adams thought this was very foolish and didn't listen to her.
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a daughter of a judge (father) and had all brothers but they died. She was very frustrated because she couldn't be a leading women as she wished. She even set up meetings with women to discuss women rights, steps they should take and strategies.
• In 1776, men of America had to write a list of grievances and so did Elizabeth Stanton. She wrote about "the autocratic rule of men over women in America" (Jenkins-Sahlin 18), and many men disagreed. As a result, as the years passed, women had more and more victories.
• Women wanted an education and always tried writing and reading on their own. They were very happy when they got their first homework!

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• Did the men ever try killing some women so that they can stop protesting?
• How did the men feel when women were getting victories after victories?
• Why aren't women studied as much as men are in history class?
• Will women studies be more enforced in the future?

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• Martyred (Johnson 10): one who makes great sacrifice
• Onset (Adams 12): beginning or start
• Foment (Adams 13): to promote the growth of development
• Vassals (Adams 13): a slave
• Vehemence (Jenkins-Sahlin 16): fury

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• "Remember all men would be tyrants if they could" (Adams 12). Man vs Man and Man vs Society.
• "Father was terribly opposed" ( Thomas 26). Man vs Man.

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• There are many different pieces written by different authors, but they all have one thing in common and that is that they are talking about women and their writes, what they tried to accomplish and the rights they had which were pretty much none!