History

Blog # 15

2008-06-02T13:24:00.000-07:00

Review of the Clinton Campaign 2008, Pat Schroeder
I think Hillary Clinton has played an extraordinary role as a candidate on the Democratic Party. I think we still fighting on becoming equal to men and we still have a lot to do to be recognized in the political system. Women have evolved throughout the time and have demonstrated their abilities and capacity to performed high positions at work in different environments however for men is hard to recognized women's effort and abilities to lead a country. Hillary is an admirable woman that has demonstrated her capacity to guide this country and make it better. On the other hand we have to recognize that Obama is though opponent and he also is an extraordinary candidate. Whereas the way people think, now shows that they have evolved and respect woman more the 100 years ago. Women have gained an important place in politics but they still need to work harder to be totally free from men's oppression. At this moment Hillary as an icon has gained a lot respect from men and women. As women I'm proud that Hillary had gone that far and that she has the temper and courage to run as a candidate for the presidency. I believe that she will encourage other women to participate more in economic and political issues that will give women the power they need to gain men's respect.

Gloria Steinem on Gender & Race in Election 2008
Race and gender have been an issue throughout the time and I find fascinating that nowadays we still dealing with these issues. I never thought that voters could have a conflict in electing the next President moreover make their decisions based on race and gender. It is unbelievable that this still happening considering that we are living in a First World Country. We still making decisions based in color and sex, we still have issues with minority communities and that is what media want us to focus rather than what each candidate can offer to the people of the country. Steinem on her review also mention that media is taking advantage of the candidates’ characteristics to exploit them in order to arise people’s differences. Furthermore, Steinem finds absurd to be committed to these concepts therefore she blames the media for grading the significance of race and gender within the Presidential Election.
Steinem peacefully points out that both candidates of the Democratic Party are outstanding candidates to rule the country and people should make their decision based on the proposals of each aspirant. In addition, voters should focus on contender’s plans that will benefit the country and change economy’s perspective on a positive way.

Blog # 14

2008-05-27T09:24:00.001-07:00

1. A series of revolutionary events and federal legislations that were passed on women’s rights issues approaches to women’s lives and demands helped to shift the center of feminist energy and authority away from men and the white middle-class women.

Women frustrated by the light response to their demands created NOW (National Organization for Women) that played an important role in the emergence of women’s liberation because it focused on bringing women’s equality through legal and political means. During the late sixties African American Women focused on cultivating black leadership and mass empowerment instead of racial integration and concentration as a result every community created their own organization for example Mexican Americans formed the Chicano nationalism; Native Americans formed the All-Indian Nation, and Asian American established the Pan Asian movement. However, the more impacting group was the black power that had a complex influence in women’s liberation. Black power focuses were on self determination rather than integration and on the group rather than individual. Furthermore, in 1965 the war in Vietnam provided women the tools to empower their political participation. The women’s anti-war demonstration was the first political movement at which women participated nationally.

2. The famous protest of the Miss America pageant known for the “bra-burning”, women objected that the Pageant was racist and degrade notion of womanhood because they were advertised as a sexual object or as a maid. The protest took place in Atlanta City, New Jersey in which women formulated a list of demands. The highlight of the Miss America pageant protest was to end with the stereotypes of women that media portrait as how to dress, how to behave, how competitive you are; women’s appearance vs. men’s actions. The famous “trash can bra” was an objection of how women was seen in society and oppressed by men furthermore the protest also wanted to end with the low-status roles assigned to women and to inculcate false values in young girls.

3. I think that American women have stepped out of the box and made a giant impact in society. Even though, women have succeeded in obtaining big changes in economic, politic and cultural status to favor women we still have a long way to go. Women still stereotyped as the weak gender and still have some limitations at work. For instance, women of this country should secure themselves and their sacred right to elective franchise. Women is man’s equal therefore I believe is women’s duties to maintain and strength women’s position in society a hard labor, legacy that woman from the past has in heritage us.

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4. Orenstein compared Sex in the City with an old show called Mary Tyler Moore Show in which the main character is a single journalist women looking for the men of her life. The feminist show initiated in 1970, in which the journalist performed a job as a television producer, tackled important issues as freedom of the press and sexism in the work place. In contrast, the female protagonists of Sex and the City are superficial, materialistic, and frantic. The show have no real causes and focuses more in the girls dating all the time with no real cause just because. Unfortunately, for the last generations feminism has been taken for granted and the media manipulate and present it as a libertarian instead of liberation. The woman of the new generation on this show has no moral values at all and no family causes for what to live or fight. The show in Catherine Orenstein’s words “had failed to leverage youth and beauty into something more substantial.”

5. Definitely Rebecca Walker and Catherine Orenstein agree in the same ideology of women power. Walker’s essay focus in what women can do to be more powerful and educated. Even though, women have been liberated from marriage and procreation as the main roles women still have to work in moral codes, no confuse sex with sexuality, explore sex responsibly and encourage other women to respect and honor their own sexuality and no showing the burden side of sexuality in which women is denigrated and make invalid what women in the past fought for.

6. I agree with Walker and Orenstein I think TV shows should focus more and what women can do to empower themselves instead of focusing only on dating as they were on high school. Women still have to show that the place she has in society nowadays has a reason to maintain it and no let the cause to be diffused or twisted on self-defeating behaviors. I believe that women constitute a revolutionary soul force that can and will change the world for a better place to live. Feminist it was not a random movement, it was a revolutionary movement in which women acquired the power to speak freely and loud, it was the beginning of the new era's women that recognized women's value economic, politic, and cultural where it was only in the past a men's world.

Blog # 13

2008-05-19T10:17:00.000-07:00

BLOG 13

Blog # 12

2008-05-12T03:09:00.001-07:00

Part A
1. During the World War II the gender stereotype was challenged for women because of the need of labor force during this epoch. World War II forced women to step out of the house and start working in industrial workplaces in jobs that before were only performed by men. During this period women competed with men during their absence however women demonstrated that they were capable and had the skills to perform jobs out of the house. Women join military organizations as the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots, Women’s Army Corps, Women’s Naval Reserve, among others but women were told that they can only retain their jobs until men come back from war. Women achieved their goal as men recognized that women were able to execute men’s jobs in their absence. World War II helped women to be introduced in the workplaces and the impact that made in women’s life has until now sequels.

2. The most long-lasting results for women and their families during World War II was that women realized that they were able to support their families in men’s absence as consequence families became dependable in women wages. Women also noticed that they have the strength and abilities required for manufacturers to perform same jobs as men and were not only assigned to perform domestic roles, motherhood, and household shores. During this period World War II provide women of independence wage and a better standard of living. WW II opened a window for women who secured a place in the workplace and to a higher education.

Part B
1. Definitely the article mentioned that work opportunities were limited to women because of old stereotypes until the World War II. Women were under men’s oppression therefore they were confined to domestic roles and child care. World War II opened a new chapter for determined and talented females that wanted to become financially independent.

2. The audience was both genders female and male but the message was specially directed to men. Women wanted to be noticed and recognized for their effort, hard work, and participation in the World War II. It was important also, for women let men know that their job will be returned to them when they come back from war.

3. Women’s attitude was always positive even though they were overloaded of work; added to this their responsibility as a mother and domestic roles. Women were always willing to learn fast to take over men’s jobs. Women were not intimidated by men to perform those types of jobs moreover women became more skilled at work as a result men were forced to work harder and faster to match women’s production quantity.

4. Women that were working on the line of assembly were not required to use physical work to perform their job therefore men considered that their feminism was retained. Women that was required to use physical work were compared to men and considered them less feminine, also men felt that women were challenging their abilities by performing jobs that before exclusively reserved for men. Tommy Joseph was an example of the effect of the World War II , she was drilling bulkhead webs for Army airplanes, this was only one example of thousands that were unlikely during this period but they were true.

5. A high percentage of women returned to home while the rest of the women decided to stay in the factories and fight for their rights. Some of the women were not happy working in the factories because of the poor condition of the work places however many women decided to change those conditions by forming organizations and other groups to protest against wages and work conditions that later will reform the constitution by granting rights and better works and wages for women. The most significant change was that women liked and enjoyed working for herself and having her own money. Women also realized that they were capable to perform the same jobs as men and were not only relegated to domestic roles. Women took advantage of the opportunity that World War II opened to them to become more autonomy and financially independent.

Blog # 10

2008-05-05T14:54:00.000-07:00

Blog # 10

2008-04-28T13:31:00.001-07:00

Section A

Blog # 9

2008-04-21T16:02:00.000-07:00

Textbook: Chapter 6

1. The forces that drove women to immigrate to United States were independence, arranged marriages, the opportunity to merry men on their own choosing, economic independence as to work for their own wage, single mothers that were afraid to the scandal, women that had nothing to offer in a marriage according to some of the countries’ traditions. Also, economic forces as poverty, limited opportunities and rigid morality at home were some of the circumstances that accelerated the immigration to U.S. In addition, political persecution was another reason for people to come to U.S. seeking political protection or simply to initiate a new life. Furthermore, women were mistreated due to healthy issues or suspicious of diseases. These women were isolated, confined and ultimately deported.

Men shared some of the ideas with women about the causes of immigration as economic forces and political persecution. Men also, wanted to be part of America’s prosperity and growth.

2. Women that participated in industrial protests and suffrage movement belonged to the working-class while the Settlement House Movement was formed for middle-class and upper-class women. Regardless any level class, women had a common goal: self and economic independence. The different groups were fighting for equal rights in the U.S. Constitution and social welfare provision that would help working-class women and families. Both movements were combating women subordination that will lead them later to a “modern social welfare reform.” (Pg.367)

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3. During her stay at the Hull House Addam analyzed the contradictory frameworks between benefactors and the beneficiaries at the charity house. She questioned the motives that rich people had in helping poor people when some of them they have the power to no let them be in that position, which behavior ultimately are hypocrite and it’s just a society’s requirement. Adam’s also, study the relationship between parents and children. A family role model will be pass their values and ideologies to future generations no questioning if they are right or wrong but instead perpetrating it throughout time.

Addam’s philosophy said that lower stage and backwards cultures are a necessary evil because without it they will be no evolution to higher stages and superior cultures. She also, mentioned that leisure women had become superficial and had not feelings at all with elemental human needs.

The most complex reflection that Jane Addams point in this essay is her conclusion in how difficult is “To love mercy” (Pg.385) with fairness and in a humble way because each one by itself is not easy to fulfill, understanding that the combination of the three is more complex to accomplish.

4. Jane Addam’s perspective became more sharp and genuine as a result of her volunteer work at the settlement houses. She along with another group of people was successfully able to help women and children affected by economic depression or social issues. Her studies helped her to understand better the co-relationship between benefactors and beneficiaries furthermore to help poor women and children who had no education opportunities and were more affected by labor democracy.

Addam developed empathy for immigrant children and fought to ban child labor. She was misunderstood by poor and rich people however her philosophy influenced reformers from all over the world to finally turn her into the head of the women’s international peace movement.

Blog # 8

2008-04-07T14:52:00.000-07:00

Section A

1.The Industrial growth created an intense competition between industrialists and financial business as a result industries such as steel, railroads, coal mining, and meat production were dominated by corporate entities. The female labor force was a significant part of this development. White women jumped from agricultural to manufacturing jobs while southern black women remained in agricultural labor. Manufacturing and domestic service were the largest sectors during this era. One third of women worked for wages outside the home but the average pay of women was a third to a half of that of men.
The accelerated growth in clothing production introduced women into the field of office work. New developments as the typewriter were assigned for women’s occupation.

Middle and upper class women became richer, upper class women enjoyed new wealth and influence while middle class women imitated these values. Millionaires proliferated after the Civil War as a result of uneven wealth distribution.

2. As a result of the western consolidation Native American women suffered the period of Americanization, a process in which young women were taught to read and write in English and other useful skills in a coercive way. The resistance that Indian women presented during the process did not stop the brutality of the Americanization. The picture portrays the sadness and unhappiness of the girls that were forced to acquire a new language and new manners violating their rights of liberty and freedom.

Section B
1. Van Vorst met different groups of women with different needs therefore they had distinct answers to work. She found a variety of classes such as “the bread-winner, the semi-bread-winner, and the woman that works for luxury.” (Pg.315) There was the woman that was working for self-support, the women that contributes at home, and the woman that spends the money on her because lived with their parents.

2. The long days of work, the need of the money, the overpopulation, and the inequality of rights led uneducated women to accept the work conditions. During the industrial growth women had no choice than to submit themselves to the policy corporations. In the mean time they were preparing themselves to reveal against the system that was exploited them. I think the women in this era was passive but no resigned to work indefinitely in this conditions. I think it was learning the process to later on fight for their individual rights along with their liberty and autonomy.

Blog # 7

2008-03-31T14:52:00.000-07:00

Section A
1. During and before the Civil War the economy in the South was based on slavery therefore poor women were involved on it, women that lived under oppression of men and have no rights to decide their future. The small population of middle class women worked as mistresses and the elite women were the wives of the rich men; men that were the owners of the plantations whom the economy of the state depended on.
On the other hand, the North part of the country the economy relied more in factories and industrial companies therefore they were against slavery. The bottom class women were mainly working in factories, the middle class women were teachers and writers while elite women were able to vote and held their own properties. Elite women had more power in political issues in other words women in the North were more independent compared to women in the South.

2. The impact of the “New South” on women were devastated either because black people once they were freed they did not have where to go or work. Thus, some of them stayed in the plantations working for money in return of their labor, others looked for their families that were spread out. Black people were not allowed to assist to school therefore they struggled in society to find a better job. As a consequence, of this movement elite women needed to either pay for the domestic tasks or do it by themselves. The way the North was affected was that more women were competing for the same jobs as a result the overpopulation the wages of the factories brought down leading to an industrial capitalist economy.

Section B
1. The fundamental facts that motive to lynch Thomas along with his partnerships were the racism and the inability for white men to admit that white and black people now had the same rights. White men felt superior to black men therefore when Thomas decided to open a business called “Colored People’s Grocery Company” in a white neighborhood where a store owned by white men already existed. Lynching was used only to punish black men who dare to rape white women; this law was used as an excuse to terrorized black people who dare to compete with white men in business. Wealthy and prosperity was then banned to black people because white people believed that they should be subordinate to white men.

2. Ida B. Wells found that white men who where lynching black men were also raping black women. A fact that people could not denied therefore her conclusion that white men was using rape as an excuse to lynch black men. Wells also, challenged the community to judge white men for their acts as rapists against black women since they were too ease in hanging black males for the same circumstances.

3. White men believe that they were superior to black men or women. During slavery white men took this advantage to rape black women since they were their owners, also they abused black women to reproduced them and sale the child as a slave to get profit out of it when slavery was the main source of the economy. White men felt they had the rights to do whatever they want with their slaves since the paid an amount of money for them. It was absurd to think that black men and white women could be together as a couple and when a black male dared to be with a white woman was lynched, accused of raping white woman to save the reputation of white woman among their society. Wells saw the difference between the point of view of white men raping black women and black men raping white women –white men considered raping if a black male initiate a relationship with a white woman since white men considered black men no valuable and inferior to them. Unfortunately, this practice prevailed for many years in history because the people who had the power in this era agreed to

Blog # 6

2008-03-23T22:16:00.000-07:00

Blog # 6

1. Distinct group of women went through different experiences during the process of American expansion setting also women against each other on the grounds of culture, race, and ethnicity.

The Indian group of women was affected by the invasion of white men that caused to relocate them to the west side of Mississippi. At the same time, Indian women learned domestic tasks of housewifery, develop their abilities in translation, drafted a political constitution, and some of them became slaveholders. However, after the relocation, driven by hunger and illness, Indians attacked the trial journeys that cross their lands. In addition, Indian women were raped, kidnapped, massacred, and finally syphilis devastated them.

On the other hand, Mexican women lost their rights of property during the expansion of American legislature. As a result, the new law favored Mexican women’s husbands over wives. The pressure of the uncountable immigrants to California and the adoption of the U.S. Law pushed Mexican women followed the path of Indian women into landless-ness, domestic service, and poverty.

2. Moral and temperance reform; family and sexual life were important concerns of the antebellum female reformers. More than four hundred female reform societies were formed in New York and New England were the majority of the reform societies took place.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Days Saints was the most historically important of these intended antebellum communities. Religious women motivated activism and took advantage of it by increasing their participation in economic, political and social issues.

The most profound impact that American history had was the movement to abolish slavery. Women abolitionist led the most controversial campaign in this period.

Moral reforms and temperance, petitions against slavery, and the Grimkes defense of equal rights were historical developments that led many women reformers into women’s rights. Women’s right advocacy conducted women to urge they had the same claim on individual rights to life, liberty, property, and happiness as men.

Section B

1. Maria Angustias de la Guerra Ord decided to hide Jose Antonio Chavez, an injured kidnapper, who was part of the Mexican War that took place in California.

Maria was curious about her brother’s thoughts of hiding Chavez in her house therefore she visited them at prison and asked them their opinion. Once she got the approval from her brothers she took Chavez to her house in hid him to protect him. Maria was afraid that the U.S. army could find Chavez in her house and kill him. Maria occulted her fears thus she confronted the U.S. army with courage, and spoke to them firm and calm to hide her consternation.

2. Maria’s source of strength drew to save Chavez’s life; were God, family, inner strength, and justice. She considered that Chavez will be killed unfairly and that is the reason she defended and covered him from the U.S. army. The absence of her husband forced her to take the household head place. In addition, Maria had more power, autonomy, and authority that allowed her to make her own decisions regarding her contribution as a woman in the Mexican War. In conclusion, the role that Maria played, while her husband was away, became more strong and important.

Blog # 5

2008-03-17T16:01:00.000-07:00

Section A
1. White and black southern women suffered in the slavery system. The repercussion during the period of slavery affected white and black women in different ways. The luxury and culture of the white southern women were premised on the forced labor and sexual oppression of her slaves. Slavery turned black and white women against each other and set their interest and their perspectives in direct opposition.

Ninety percent of the slave women of the South labored in the cotton, sugar, tobacco, and race fields. The implications of slavery included sexual exploitation, physical and emotional abused by their owners. Because slavery became a profitable business during this period, slave owners arranged weddings among slaves to reproduce and sell them on the lucrative internal market. As a result, women attempted against their children during their pregnancies to terminate them or kill their infants rather than give birth for slave owners. In addition, masters were the legal owners of the slave’s women sexuality and reproductive capacity along with her labor. Any children of slave women were also a slave therefore the master’s benefit from them financially as well as sexually.

2. The importance of Harriet Jacob’s story is the description of her experiences as a slave woman on her own words. White and black women were unprotected by law from insults, violence or death. The cruelty used against slaves led into degradation, wrongs and vices that any human can imagine. Harriet Jacob’s extraordinary courage to fight for freedom was incredible and her writings are proving her story. Furthermore, they are evidence of the brutality that slaves were exposed to.

Section B
1. In both accounts slaves did not give up in their families. Yet, marriage was banned among slaves therefore the families were separated. Slave owners never let slaves to build strong bones with their families to have a total control of them. The slave owners were afraid to be hurt financially if slaves reveal against them hence masters took them apart for their own benefit.

2. Both stories are true stories that have great value regardless the way they were written. One of the stories was written by its own victim in contrast with the second one that was passed by word mouth. Even though the differences that these stories present in my opinion both accounts captured the essence of the story. Probably, recalls may not be very accurate but the significance of the real meaning of the narrative based on true stories are proof that happened in the past and that is what it counts.

Blog # 4

2008-03-09T23:27:00.000-07:00

Section A

1. Women reflects a powerful ideology of gender roles that historians have labeled “the cult of true womanhood,” “the ideology of separate spheres,” or simply “domesticity.” This system of ideas, which took hold in the early years of the nineteenth century, treated men and women as complete and absolute opposites, with almost no common human traits that transcended the difference of gender. The ideology of true womanhood also saw the larger society as carved into complementary but mutually exclusive “spheres” of public and private concerns, work and home life, politics and family. “In no country has such constant care been taken as in America to trace two clearly distinct lines of action for the two sexes,” declared by to Alexis the Tocqueville. “American women never manage the outward concerns of the family, or conduct a business, or take a part in political life; nor are they, on the other hand, ever compelled to perform the rough labor of the fields, or to make any of those laborious exertions, which demand the exertion of physical strength. No families are so poor, as to form an exception of this rule.” The so called “true” of the gender ideology found no interferences in any of their characteristics because everyone seemed to believe it.

2. The first female factory workers composed for “girls” that they were unmarried, many in their teens, of farming families were advocated by choice to become the labor force of the textile industry. These young women could help to provide their families with the cash that they required. The farm girls of Lowell saw this opportunity as a new possibility of personal independence and economic contribution for their gender. The declination of prices in wool and cotton led to cut the wages twice in one year. The Lowell girls did not agree and in 1834-1836 they conducted strikes that laid-off workers as a result the mill shut down. When the economy recovered and the mills were re-opened, the Lowell workers were forced to work more hours, six days a week and produced more. Therefore the Lowell girls joined with male workers in other factories to petition the state of legislature to establish a ten-hour legal limit to their workdays as a way to resist work pressure and keep up levels of employment. But, because women had lacked of power in the political system and franchise male the Lowell women found no support in their legislative petitions they could not achieve any gains. In the other hand, Irish immigration took over the textile factories as a consequence the worker class was divided in two groups: working women and true women that were going in separate ways. During this period, women for the first time expressed their ideas freely, fought for their rights, and began to participate in the political and social spheres as part of the political process.

Section B

1. The moral nature of women according to Sanger’s view was the force of desire that remains slumbered and most women until it was aroused by some outside influences.

2. Sanger thinks that the causes of prostitution for women were desertion, seduction, subsistence, or forced into prostitution by some other extraordinary event over which they had no control such as the economic depression in 1857. The relentless financial pressure of poor urban women led to a high number of prostitutes during this period. Some of the consequences of prostitution were the spreading of venereal diseases and the missing of moral values. In addition, prostitutes with family were segregated by people and live on the fringe of society.

3. In conclusion, Sanger believed that prostitutes were victims as a result of men’s callousness and their own lack of economic opportunity. He hoped that his studies about prostitution will help to eradicate it by finding the sources with the most accurate information that caused or led women to become prostitutes.

Blog # 3

2008-03-03T16:53:00.000-08:00

Section A

1. During the revolutionary era women had her great awakening in which women confront the patriarchal system, slavery, and oppression. In this era, women not only confront men’s authority but also debate women’s rights and roles in society. They started their movement in different spheres such as politics, economy, and social. Some of the biggest achievements were the right to get divorce and for widows to keep their common properties. Nonetheless, they were conditioned or need it to meet certain criteria. For example: in British women were not allowed to get divorce I contrast with America and only in South Carolina was approved although the process was not easy. Those were some of the restrictions that women had to deal with during their challenges. We need to emphasize that the patriarchal system was imposed for almost two centuries and to overcome to this system was very difficult because men were afraid of women to have the same rights (power). Their achievements were very limited or put it aside due to other events that were happening at the same time; as war, scarcity, immigration, etc.

2. That big turn over for women occurred when they decided to escape slavery. A decision that later on will give women’s opportunity to change or influence the government system. They started participating in their native councils’ deliberation alliances or they became loyalist or patriots. European women had an important role in war, protests, and boycotts what gave them recognition and value. Also, European women were more educated and active in society in contrast with native and african-american women.

3. The revolution led women to a new era leaving a deep mark during this era about what women were capable to do. They were positive advances as far as education, more participation in political roles, the escapism of slavery, autonomy, more favored for law in some states, and the right to vote. Men recognized and appreciated more women’s work and in some places women won more freedom and independence. The ideology of Republican Motherhood and the reforms of education allowed women also to move to different spheres and offered them new opportunities of expansionism for their political, economic, and social movements. However, not everyone was able to accept these changes and during the post revolutionary era they were only little changes in a very slow pace.

Section B

4. Rush’s views limits women’s education however he suggests to educate women in geography, bookkeeping, reading, and arithmetic to make them better wives and mothers. While men were able to take advanced mathematics, natural philosophy, or Latin or Greek classes. Furthermore, he emphasizes his dislike for women not to be educated in science and his strong conviction in women’s subordination. In the other hand, Murray’s fundamental propose was men’s and women’s mental and spiritual equality based in women’s capabilities and needs. She also contemplates the themes of liberty, equality and independence as in her own words.

5. Rush and Murray proposed a higher education for women that will lead to teach their children and prepare them for their duties as citizens, to make their homes run more efficiently, to be more knowledgeable in different subjects to be discussed with their husbands, and understand better family finance.

~Xochitl

Blog # 2

2008-02-25T16:20:00.000-08:00

1. A method in which a group of people are governed or ruled by men; system in which women and children have not equal rights. Family or tribe in which the father has the authority over women and children.

2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau a political and philosopher thinker borne in Geneva, Swiss in 1712. Had great influence in the Age of Enlightenment in France during the Revolution.

Rousseau argues in this article that women most important role in life was to learn about her duties in society. Such as taking care of their men, children, and housekeeping. Live restricted, controlled, and dedicate their lives to serve men.
Rousseau also blames the nature whom chooses the gender that made man and women different to justify his thoughts and opinions. Also, Rousseau mention that women should judge based in their morals not in her conduct alone making this a more difficult judgment for women. In summary, women were borne to satisfy men’s pleasures and to serve them. Moreover, he says, women were naturally suited to be subordinate mate of men.

3. He justifies gender inequality by saying that women are the only responsible for the family’s union and nature’s decision to charge them with the gift of giving birth to children.

4. I strongly disagree with his argument. In my opinion, men and women should have equal social, political, and economical rights. Men and women are borne equally regardless the gender and ought to be treating the same. Furthermore, the rights protect women from discrimination based on their sex, color, or ethnic origin. By having equal rights women have the same opportunities as men for equal employment, pay and equal economic and educational opportunities. Women’s rights are an important meter of understanding global well-being in the world.

SECTION B
5. They share the same idea of resistance to slavery and patriarchies system. Also, Native American Women had the most rich cultural variety.

6. a) African’s racial inferiority. b ) Region’s labor shortage. c) Legal rights of ownership of human beings.

7. Women had the rights to decide their marriage status. In which, they could choose be ruled by husbands or have the same equality as a wife and keep their maiden name. Moreover, consider their possessions as community property. In contrast women in Pennsylvania had no legal rights or privileges in the economic circle. However, they were well respected in the religious circle achieving important roles.

Blog # 1

2008-02-20T20:55:00.000-08:00

a. How would you describe yourself?
Friendly, adaptable, competitive. Extremely loyal and great people skills. Organized and hard working. Enthusiastic and extraverted. Love to have fun, sometimes a little impatience but very lucid and positive. Very good a getting things started but not very good at following through. Like to help others, warm-hearted, and confident. Open minded, flexible, and risk-taker. Very passionate and excited about things. Social, outgoing, and charismatic. Like challenge and difficulty. Like to motivate and encourage others.

b. What specific goals have you established for your life?
Become very successful in whatever I do and help others. Start a foundation to help others, help my family, and have my own business.

c. How was your transition from high school to college?
I finished High School in 1991 in Mexico and I have some financial issues so I was not able to afford College or University. I started Glendale Community College in 2005 my goal is to get an A.A. degree. I guess I never gave up!

d. How would you describe yourself in terms of your ability to work as a member of a team?
I have excellent skills to work with people. I’m a team player, very cooperative, and positive.

e. What motivates you to put forth your greatest effort?
Family.

f. What personal weakness has caused you the greatest difficulty in school or on the job?
Need to focus more on following through projects. Improve time management. Impatient. Afraid to never achieve a great accomplishment.

g. Give me a specific example of a time when you used good judgment and logic in solving a problem:
When I started College I was extremely excited so I became a full time student even though I was working full time. Sometimes more than 40 hours a week but my inexperience and poor judgment did not let me see how difficult will become school. I was taking 5 classes, probably 15 credits or more per semester which caused me to fail in one or two classes and passed others with low grades. I struggled but never dropped or leaved any of the classes. I learned from it and decided to have quality instead of quantity by taking less classes and increasing the GPA. I learned how to manage better my time.
As a result GPA increased, no classes failed, and less stress. If you want to achieve better results you have to try different methods and choose the one that works better for your goals.

h. Tell a time when your active listening skills really paid off for you – maybe a time when other people missed the key idea being expressed:
My friends and I got into a trip to Utah to have a good time and do snowboarding. As we were getting close to the hotel we will stay we got lost and we did not know the place we ask for directions but the person that helped us used a very complex way to explain the directions, my friends were not able to understand him but me. I paid a lot attention at what he was trying to say and than pass this information to my friends. Fortunately we got to the hotel hour later and we stayed there for a few days. We had a great time and we enjoyed our vacation there. I think is very important to listen very carefully so we will be able to understand or communicate with others better.

i. Describe the system you use for keeping track of multiples projects. How do you track your progress so that you can meet deadlines? How do you stay focused?
Reminders are good at keeping tracks on any project also post it helps a lot, too. Going back in what you have done and what you still have to work on. Charts, graphics, agenda, a list of things to do, and marking the calendar of deadline projects. You need to try different methods and choose the one that works better for you depending on the project.