Women and the California Gold Rush
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15 pages in length. a fascinating account of the little-told stories of the women that were in California at the time of the gold rush. Contrary to popular belief, not all of them were saloon girls and prostitutes; there were some who had legitimate businesses such as boarding houses and laundries, and others were searching for gold themselves. All in all, the women have a fascinating tale to tell as well, and it is all too often forgotten. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Women and the Supreme Court
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This 9 page paper focuses on the role of women in the legal profession. The paper attempts to answer the question as to why there are less female judgeships in the higher courts of the Untied States. Explanations revolve around general issues of women's rights and equality. The political climate of various administrations, particularly those of Reagan and Clinton, are the focus. Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are portrayed as role models. Bibliography lists more than a dozen sources.
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Women At The Top
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An 18 page paper. Women represent almost half of the entire workforce in the United States but less than 3 percent of American CEOs are women. The percentage is expectedly even less in Japan. The executive level is male-dominated with barriers that few women are able to break through. This paper discusses those barriers. Three female CEOs (two American, one Japanese) are profiled with information about others who have reached high executive levels, including Carly Fiorina who is the first women in history to lead a Dow 30 company. What women executives believe is necessary to break through the glass ceiling is discussed. Statistical data are included. Bibliography lists 21 sources.
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Women Coal Miners in Appalachia
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5 pages. Few realize the enormous role that women have played in the coal mines of Appalachia. Women too have been coal miners and have worked alongside men in the treacherous and backbreaking work of the coal mines. This paper focuses on the women of Appalachia who dedicated their lives to working in the mines in order to help their families. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Women In Early America
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During the revolutionary era, at a time when North Americans proclaimed liberty and political participation as their birthright, women remained separate from the institutions of political life. This 7 page research paper examines the sociopolitical oppression of women and the beginnings of feminist activism in the United States. The writer discusses womens' productivity in the 19th century, the first school mistresses, and more. It is argued that women essentially created a female sub-culture which redefined the meaning of public life itself. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Women in Industrial Design
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18 pages. This is a paper on women in industrial design. The research shows the impact of women designers on society since the 1900's and their role in design today. Some specific designers are cited and discussed as well as their designs in particular, which are analyzed. Some Scandinavian designers are included in the paper. Ergonomics in design and the design process in society are also topics of discussion. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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Women In Management
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6 pages in length. A lot has changed in the last one hundred years in relation to women's roles in the workplace. To be sure, one would never find a female CEO at the turn of the century, nor would one be accustomed to seeing women in many executive positions at all. However, contemporary times have illustrated how women have been successful in their attempts to break through the barriers of a patriarchal work society and effectively plant themselves in the midst of prosperity. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Women in Management: A Retail Case Study
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An 18 page paper which examines the experiences and conditions of women in management in the retail business. The paper examines the conditions and then argues that progress has been made in the past, and more progress is to come. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Women in Non-Traditional Careers
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5 pages in length. Women can earn a lot more money as machinists or auto mechanics than they would as clerks or child-care workers, and according to one estimate this amounts to almost a half-million dollars more over a lifetime. So why aren't more women entering into non-traditional careers? Vocational educators are striving to recruit more girls into their trades programs, and the federal government wants employers to hire more women into their skilled trades positions as well. This is because women are approximately forty-five percent of the workforce but fifty-seven percent of the people in poverty. And they are only two percent of the skilled trades workers. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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