Women Essays

The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica             A woman presides over the counter of  a Latin Deli, behind an antique cash register with a magnetic plastic effigy of mother and child on top. The deli smells of open trash cans, dried codfish, and indoor plants.             The woman behind the …

Set in a very hot summer day, Manuel Arguilla’s Midsummer is a story with a very short and simple plot. It is basically a story of a man meeting a very beautiful Filipina woman by the well in a sizzling summer day. It starts off with the man and his …

Spartan Women played a pivotal role in a society which was renowned for its military power. (Womens Role in Society, 2010) In no other city or state were women so well incorporated into a society (Womens Role in Society, 2010), which enabled them to have more power, influence and freedom …

* beep, beep* the annoying and irritating sound of my filthy alarm clock buzzes on, and on trying to awake me. As I drag myself out of bed, I realize that I have a big day waiting ahead of me, but I like to take things one step at a …

Dara Culhane designates the thesis in her article Their Spirits Live within Us, to how Aboriginal women are seen as invisible to the public on the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. Culhane then continues on to establish the basis of the annual Valentine’s Day Women’s Memorial March as a way for …

She sits lazily draped over a bar stool, casually swaying to the persuasive rhythm of West End Blues. She effortlessly pulls on the cigarette in her hand, deeply inhaling the smoke and allowing it to slowly escape her deep crimson lips, a hazy atmosphere enclosing her. Men cannot resist her …

“Women should avoid dressing like sluts,” those were the words of Constable Michael Sanguinetti, a Toronto Police officer whose comments at the beginning of this year started a wave of anger, which led to protests and marches that started in Toronto and spread all around the world. Although I hope …

Celebrating a quinceañera was not only about having a big party but also a tradition that helped shape me into the person I am today. To nearly all teenage girls what comes to mind when they think or hear about a quinceañera is the party. They imagine the dress, the …

What does the term “We Demand” refer to? “We Demand” was women’s stand for their rights despite preconceived notions that women have no need to be involved in politics. It was the final straw for women and they were willing to do all in their power to be enfranchised. Rather …

In The Crucible, gender plays an important role in how the story comes together. Abigail, the main antagonist in the play, is a young, unmarried woman who is also an orphan. She resents being a servant, the only opportunity offered to a young, unmarried girl. It shows the limited opportunities …