It's first draft. We're finishing them in class today.
quote:Ashley Haag Essay 1 Leilani Miller ENGL 131-50 5 September 2003
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Starting in the mid nineteen hundreds, the women’s movement has strived for equality among the sexes. Since then, many women have contributed to the cause, finding ways for women to gain a voice in today’s culture. Having a voice gives modern women power to accelerate the women’s movement towards true equality. Drastic improvements have been made in the quest for equal status in a society of women and men. Once the initiative has been taken, problems can be brought out into the open to be analyzed and removed. Once a person’s eyes are opened, it is only natural that they will learn and change. Three important people helped to open our society’s eyes to these new changes. Anita Hill fought one of the initial battles gaining women a voice. She helped women first recognize their imposed silence. Hillary Rodham Clinton helped change the way women are perceived by the public. She brought power and independence as victories for the women’s movement. Nicole Simpson opened the doors of communication for abused women across the United States allowing women the dignity of respect from society. Yet even Simpson needed a voice first.
In October of 1991, Anita Hill started a journey for a voice in society. Hill’s experience resonates still throughout all the battles fought by the women’s movement. Hill stood up and decided she wouldn’t let herself be silenced anymore. She refused to stand by and watch herself be used without retrobution. Hill filed an accusation of sexual harassment against the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. She stood up to fight oppressive behavior against women in the workplace. She also, however unintentionally, stood up for a voice and rights for women. She didn’t win the battle; in fact she lost the case. Hill did win a greater victory, in the end, because she helped open the society’s eyes to problems inherent. “Hill’s action changed the nature of public discourse and the role women may play in it.” (Lakoff 32). Women who had previously frowned upon Hill’s efforts found themselves looking at the case in a different light. Slowly people began to realize that there was a problem and it needed to be solved. This recognition is an important step towards gender equality because once a problem is identified, there is no way to pretend it doesn’t exist. When a society opens its eyes, they will not easily close. In many ways, Hill paved the rout for the women’s movement to follow her. After Hill’s case, there was no turning back. It was the forerunner of a new era in male / female relations.
There was a drastic change to be made after the Anita Hill case. The public perception of women was of a stronger force holding a voice in the society. Hillary Rodham Clinton took another step further. Using her influence as the first lady of the Whitehouse, she used the voice achieved by Hill’s case, but also did more. Rodham Clinton changed the traditional view of a woman to be less stereotypical and restrictive. Partially due to Rodham Clinton, being the former ideal woman was no longer a necessity in our culture. She brought a different kind of voice to women. Rodham Clinton changed the office of first lady from a token position into a place where a woman could be heard. “…Rodham Clinton has shifted the role of the first lady from passive object of voyeurism to active speaker and maker of meaning” (Lakoff 36). Before Rodham Clinton, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was the ultimate first lady ideal. The public importance of Onassis was her “traditional womanliness and first-ladyhood” (Lakoff 38). She was a woman for the photo albums only. Onassis never claimed her voice, “Jackie had been a woman seen and not heard” (Lakoff 38). Alternately, Rodham Clinton found her voice, claimed it, and used it proudly to encourage the modernization of gender relations. She held an active participation in the processes in the Whitehouse and as a contributing associate to the President. Rodham Clinton is a woman who “must be heard and responded to as a genuine participant” (Lakoff 36); a major step forward in the fight for equality. Rodham Clinton works to be a woman with a voice equal to any other.
A third woman who contributed to women’s freedom of speech was Nicole Simpson. Her battle took place post mortem, yet the effect has been profound. Nicole Simpson was murdered, and her husband O.J. Simpson was accused. Stemming from her murder was an epic trial that significantly altered the public woman’s voice. During the trial, it was substantiated that she had lived with spousal abuse before her murder. Although she didn’t herself bring this to light, the exposure was effective to allow all other women the capacity to vocalize their views on abuse. Women battery became a hot topic in the media, and for once the issue was tackled from the woman’s point of view rather than the man’s. Spousal abuse was uncovered and analyzed “unambiguously from the battered woman’s perspective” (Lakoff 42). This reorganization marks the magnitude to which changes have happened since Anita Hill’s case. Rather than look down upon Simpson for bring the abuse upon her, the society turned around and searched for a way of dealing with spousal battery. Suddenly it became acceptable for a woman to voice her independence and stand up to an unwanted oppressor. Simpson unlocked the silence held by the victims of abuse and allowed them the voice to call the attention of the society towards change.
Although equality between genders is not completely actualized, there have been many steps forward taken in the past forty years. The all-important voice in society has been gained forever. Anita Hill helped take the first steps to stopping the silence. Although she did not get the direct fruits of her victory, she has helped tremendously in the struggle for equality. Hillary Rodham Clinton has lead women to grasp the power for individual ideals to be pronounced rather than resigning oneself to be the traditional photo Betty. Nicole Simpson was a key to opening the doors of communication regarding spousal abuse. No longer is it necessary or acceptable to suffer in silence. Together these women and have accelerated the progress of the women’s movement to higher levels than ever previously achieved and the future only looks brighter. Because society’s eyes have been opened to the problems inherent in gender asymmetry, it will now be possible for an equal status to be reached in the relations of women and men.
Works Cited Lakoff, Robin Tolmach. “Cries and Whispers the Shattering of the Silence.” Gender Articulated. Eds. Kira Hall and Mary Bucholtz. New York: Routledge, 1995. 25-50.
It's first draft. We're finishing them in class today.
quote:Ashley Haag Essay 1 Leilani Miller ENGL 131-50 5 September 2003
Matching Word For Word
Starting in the mid nineteen hundreds, the women’s movement has strived for equality among the sexes. Since then, many women have contributed to the cause, finding ways for women to gain a voice in today’s culture. Having a voice gives modern women power to accelerate the women’s movement towards true equality. Drastic improvements have been made in the quest for equal status in a society of women and men. Once the initiative has been taken, problems can be brought out into the open to be analyzed and removed. Once a person’s eyes are opened, it is only natural that they will learn and change. Three important people helped to open our society’s eyes to these new changes. Anita Hill fought one of the initial battles gaining women a voice. She helped women first recognize their imposed silence. Hillary Rodham Clinton helped change the way women are perceived by the public. She brought power and independence as victories for the women’s movement. Nicole Simpson opened the doors of communication for abused women across the United States allowing women the dignity of respect from society. Yet even Simpson needed a voice first.
In October of 1991, Anita Hill started a journey for a voice in society. Hill’s experience resonates still throughout all the battles fought by the women’s movement. Hill stood up and decided she wouldn’t let herself be silenced anymore. She refused to stand by and watch herself be used without retrobution. Hill filed an accusation of sexual harassment against the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. She stood up to fight oppressive behavior against women in the workplace. She also, however unintentionally, stood up for a voice and rights for women. She didn’t win the battle; in fact she lost the case. Hill did win a greater victory, in the end, because she helped open the society’s eyes to problems inherent. “Hill’s action changed the nature of public discourse and the role women may play in it.” (Lakoff 32). Women who had previously frowned upon Hill’s efforts found themselves looking at the case in a different light. Slowly people began to realize that there was a problem and it needed to be solved. This recognition is an important step towards gender equality because once a problem is identified, there is no way to pretend it doesn’t exist. When a society opens its eyes, they will not easily close. In many ways, Hill paved the rout for the women’s movement to follow her. After Hill’s case, there was no turning back. It was the forerunner of a new era in male / female relations.
There was a drastic change to be made after the Anita Hill case. The public perception of women was of a stronger force holding a voice in the society. Hillary Rodham Clinton took another step further. Using her influence as the first lady of the Whitehouse, she used the voice achieved by Hill’s case, but also did more. Rodham Clinton changed the traditional view of a woman to be less stereotypical and restrictive. Partially due to Rodham Clinton, being the former ideal woman was no longer a necessity in our culture. She brought a different kind of voice to women. Rodham Clinton changed the office of first lady from a token position into a place where a woman could be heard. “…Rodham Clinton has shifted the role of the first lady from passive object of voyeurism to active speaker and maker of meaning” (Lakoff 36). Before Rodham Clinton, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was the ultimate first lady ideal. The public importance of Onassis was her “traditional womanliness and first-ladyhood” (Lakoff 38). She was a woman for the photo albums only. Onassis never claimed her voice, “Jackie had been a woman seen and not heard” (Lakoff 38). Alternately, Rodham Clinton found her voice, claimed it, and used it proudly to encourage the modernization of gender relations. She held an active participation in the processes in the Whitehouse and as a contributing associate to the President. Rodham Clinton is a woman who “must be heard and responded to as a genuine participant” (Lakoff 36); a major step forward in the fight for equality. Rodham Clinton works to be a woman with a voice equal to any other.
A third woman who contributed to women’s freedom of speech was Nicole Simpson. Her battle took place post mortem, yet the effect has been profound. Nicole Simpson was murdered, and her husband O.J. Simpson was accused. Stemming from her murder was an epic trial that significantly altered the public woman’s voice. During the trial, it was substantiated that she had lived with spousal abuse before her murder. Although she didn’t herself bring this to light, the exposure was effective to allow all other women the capacity to vocalize their views on abuse. Women battery became a hot topic in the media, and for once the issue was tackled from the woman’s point of view rather than the man’s. Spousal abuse was uncovered and analyzed “unambiguously from the battered woman’s perspective” (Lakoff 42). This reorganization marks the magnitude to which changes have happened since Anita Hill’s case. Rather than look down upon Simpson for bring the abuse upon her, the society turned around and searched for a way of dealing with spousal battery. Suddenly it became acceptable for a woman to voice her independence and stand up to an unwanted oppressor. Simpson unlocked the silence held by the victims of abuse and allowed them the voice to call the attention of the society towards change.
Although equality between genders is not completely actualized, there have been many steps forward taken in the past forty years. The all-important voice in society has been gained forever. Anita Hill helped take the first steps to stopping the silence. Although she did not get the direct fruits of her victory, she has helped tremendously in the struggle for equality. Hillary Rodham Clinton has lead women to grasp the power for individual ideals to be pronounced rather than resigning oneself to be the traditional photo Betty. Nicole Simpson was a key to opening the doors of communication regarding spousal abuse. No longer is it necessary or acceptable to suffer in silence. Together these women and have accelerated the progress of the women’s movement to higher levels than ever previously achieved and the future only looks brighter. Because society’s eyes have been opened to the problems inherent in gender asymmetry, it will now be possible for an equal status to be reached in the relations of women and men.
Works Cited Lakoff, Robin Tolmach. “Cries and Whispers the Shattering of the Silence.” Gender Articulated. Eds. Kira Hall and Mary Bucholtz. New York: Routledge, 1995. 25-50.
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It's first draft. We're finishing them in class today.
quote:Ashley Haag Essay 1 Leilani Miller ENGL 131-50 5 September 2003
Matching Word For Word
Starting in the mid nineteen hundreds, the women’s movement has strived for equality among the sexes. Since then, many women have contributed to the cause, finding ways for women to gain a voice in today’s culture. Having a voice gives modern women power to accelerate the women’s movement towards true equality. Drastic improvements have been made in the quest for equal status in a society of women and men. Once the initiative has been taken, problems can be brought out into the open to be analyzed and removed. Once a person’s eyes are opened, it is only natural that they will learn and change. Three important people helped to open our society’s eyes to these new changes. Anita Hill fought one of the initial battles gaining women a voice. She helped women first recognize their imposed silence. Hillary Rodham Clinton helped change the way women are perceived by the public. She brought power and independence as victories for the women’s movement. Nicole Simpson opened the doors of communication for abused women across the United States allowing women the dignity of respect from society. Yet even Simpson needed a voice first.
In October of 1991, Anita Hill started a journey for a voice in society. Hill’s experience resonates still throughout all the battles fought by the women’s movement. Hill stood up and decided she wouldn’t let herself be silenced anymore. She refused to stand by and watch herself be used without retrobution. Hill filed an accusation of sexual harassment against the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. She stood up to fight oppressive behavior against women in the workplace. She also, however unintentionally, stood up for a voice and rights for women. She didn’t win the battle; in fact she lost the case. Hill did win a greater victory, in the end, because she helped open the society’s eyes to problems inherent. “Hill’s action changed the nature of public discourse and the role women may play in it.” (Lakoff 32). Women who had previously frowned upon Hill’s efforts found themselves looking at the case in a different light. Slowly people began to realize that there was a problem and it needed to be solved. This recognition is an important step towards gender equality because once a problem is identified, there is no way to pretend it doesn’t exist. When a society opens its eyes, they will not easily close. In many ways, Hill paved the rout for the women’s movement to follow her. After Hill’s case, there was no turning back. It was the forerunner of a new era in male / female relations.
There was a drastic change to be made after the Anita Hill case. The public perception of women was of a stronger force holding a voice in the society. Hillary Rodham Clinton took another step further. Using her influence as the first lady of the Whitehouse, she used the voice achieved by Hill’s case, but also did more. Rodham Clinton changed the traditional view of a woman to be less stereotypical and restrictive. Partially due to Rodham Clinton, being the former ideal woman was no longer a necessity in our culture. She brought a different kind of voice to women. Rodham Clinton changed the office of first lady from a token position into a place where a woman could be heard. “…Rodham Clinton has shifted the role of the first lady from passive object of voyeurism to active speaker and maker of meaning” (Lakoff 36). Before Rodham Clinton, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was the ultimate first lady ideal. The public importance of Onassis was her “traditional womanliness and first-ladyhood” (Lakoff 38). She was a woman for the photo albums only. Onassis never claimed her voice, “Jackie had been a woman seen and not heard” (Lakoff 38). Alternately, Rodham Clinton found her voice, claimed it, and used it proudly to encourage the modernization of gender relations. She held an active participation in the processes in the Whitehouse and as a contributing associate to the President. Rodham Clinton is a woman who “must be heard and responded to as a genuine participant” (Lakoff 36); a major step forward in the fight for equality. Rodham Clinton works to be a woman with a voice equal to any other.
A third woman who contributed to women’s freedom of speech was Nicole Simpson. Her battle took place post mortem, yet the effect has been profound. Nicole Simpson was murdered, and her husband O.J. Simpson was accused. Stemming from her murder was an epic trial that significantly altered the public woman’s voice. During the trial, it was substantiated that she had lived with spousal abuse before her murder. Although she didn’t herself bring this to light, the exposure was effective to allow all other women the capacity to vocalize their views on abuse. Women battery became a hot topic in the media, and for once the issue was tackled from the woman’s point of view rather than the man’s. Spousal abuse was uncovered and analyzed “unambiguously from the battered woman’s perspective” (Lakoff 42). This reorganization marks the magnitude to which changes have happened since Anita Hill’s case. Rather than look down upon Simpson for bring the abuse upon her, the society turned around and searched for a way of dealing with spousal battery. Suddenly it became acceptable for a woman to voice her independence and stand up to an unwanted oppressor. Simpson unlocked the silence held by the victims of abuse and allowed them the voice to call the attention of the society towards change.
Although equality between genders is not completely actualized, there have been many steps forward taken in the past forty years. The all-important voice in society has been gained forever. Anita Hill helped take the first steps to stopping the silence. Although she did not get the direct fruits of her victory, she has helped tremendously in the struggle for equality. Hillary Rodham Clinton has lead women to grasp the power for individual ideals to be pronounced rather than resigning oneself to be the traditional photo Betty. Nicole Simpson was a key to opening the doors of communication regarding spousal abuse. No longer is it necessary or acceptable to suffer in silence. Together these women and have accelerated the progress of the women’s movement to higher levels than ever previously achieved and the future only looks brighter. Because society’s eyes have been opened to the problems inherent in gender asymmetry, it will now be possible for an equal status to be reached in the relations of women and men.
Works Cited Lakoff, Robin Tolmach. “Cries and Whispers the Shattering of the Silence.” Gender Articulated. Eds. Kira Hall and Mary Bucholtz. New York: Routledge, 1995. 25-50.
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