Critical Paper

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Introduction

In the last few decades, women in the United States have made great strides in politics. Although women have historically voted in lower numbers than men, a higher percentage of women have registered and voted in presidential elections than men since 1984. Women now also win election at rates comparable to their male counterparts. In Congress, women have made substantive policy changes that positively influence women. Beyond Congress, women have achieved other political successes. Hillary Clinton almost gained the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, Sarah Palin was the second woman to be a major party vice-presidential nominee, and Condoleeza Rice recently served as the first black woman secretary of state.

Discussion

Women in 20th Century

The 20th century is without doubt the century of women according to historians. This because by the campaigns and suffrages of women leaders like Millicent, Fawcett, Elizabeth Garret Anderson and others. They struggled a lot for the freedom of women in many perspectives like education, sports, jobs, etc. In the early part o f the century women struggled a lot to get the power of voting. They were unsuccessful initially for their objectives, but they still struggling in the form of lobbies, groups, in different countries. It was their struggles and their suffragettes which results in the women empowerment. WSPU was formed by Emmiline Pankhurst in Manchester. In 1906 her daughters Sylvia and Christabel, joined her, when a London office was opened. The leaders of the movement secure the right for the women to vote, to become the part of the democratic process. Women suffer a lot for their movement, and break the rules for the sake of women independence. Emily Wilding Davison suffers her life for the movement. Like many of the other arrested suffragettes were the assets for the movement. Their contribution in governance could not be neglected. The women get the right to vote by the Electoral Reform Bill. Markievicz was the first MP elected in 1918. Nancy Astor was the first women in British Parliament in 1919. Margarat Bondfield got the seat of woman cabinet minister in 1929.

Women during the era of modernization faced great dominance from their male partners. The literature of that time also portrays the indifference and authority of men, the women came across at that time.” Women, written in literature of nineteenth century, were repeatedly portrayed as an obedient to men. Writings of that era often describe women as subjugated by the society as well as influenced by male throughout their lives.

The story was written during the turn in of nineteenth century when it was habitual to treat women as little children or as those who did not possess any will of their own. With the images of menacing bedstead, barred windows, creeping women and a dominant man, the issues of gender roles arises in the story, “The Yellow Pages”, very effectively (Auerbach, 1987). The story is written in a way that the suffering woman was herself the narrator who was diagnosed by a temporary ...