Women are negatively influenced by advertisements-

With each individual being subjected to an average of 1000 ads in a fortnight it is not difficult to assume that some of these hard-hitting selling campaigns do have an effect on the emotions or sensibilities of the viewer. Any young teenage girl browsing at a newsagent may well believe that she is completely in charge of her responses and in control of the decisions she will make with regard to a product or magazine. WRONG! Psychologists who have studied the messages sent by advertisements have found that many of the images over time influence the viewer or the reader in a subliminal way. I will now explain how this occurs.

Take our teenage girl “just looking” at the glossy magazines with pictures of perfectly tanned, tuned and sized models showing the latest expensive fashions or visiting the plush holiday resorts. She may not believe she is being manipulated but she is in fact drawn into feeling envious or jealous of the model in some way; and by feeling this she automatically adopts a negative attitude towards herself. What she wants is an instant ‘fix’ to be beautiful and successful- this being judged completely on her appearance and in the same way judges herself to be less than acceptable.

This thought is compounded by our society demanding that women spend a great deal of money on cosmetics, clothes and exercise programmes to keep the body beautiful. “Plain” Janes are often ignored completely- from the school yard when selecting teams to employment opportunities in the workforce- merely because they don’t fit the image! I’d like to suggest to you that this is totally unfair. If a woman is a top ten model with exquisite looks does this mean she is more intelligent than her counterpart?

In the nineteenth century women did not possess all the rights of citizenship, and the law viewed them as merely an extension of their father or husband. Many women could not own land, and no woman could vote or run for public office. Various women tried to project themselves out there in society and take a stand for their rights, but never succeeded. There was one extraordinary woman, however, who that stood out from the rest of the women who had failed; Her name was Susan B. Anthony. Anthony had many strengths in her personality that led people to think that she could really make a difference for women. Everyone around her knew she would grow to be a strong lady, but they never knew she would grow up to be known for activating women’s rights.

As many people may know, Susan B. Anthony had a very significant life that is very important not only to United States women, but to all United States citizens. Anthony did not grow up into a mature young lady and all of the sudden decide to be a women’s activist. There were many pieces and parts in her life that helped her achieve her goal of women’s rights and safeness in society (Sheridan 199). Anthony’s childhood experiences prepared her for her adult life. There were many significant events in Susan B. Anthony’s life that led her to help achieve women’s rights.

Earlier in the month, I went to Joe’s shoe factory. I went there to see how safe the factory is. I also went there to see child labor going on, and how they treated the children. Another reason I went there was to see how the factory ran, and every thing else.

When I first walked in, I saw that the entire factory was just women and children. There was only one or two men making sure the others were doing there job. The women and girls were mostly wearing dresses. The small boys were wearing pants and a t-shirt. None of them had shoes on. I asked one of the children how much they were being paid and he about five cents a day. I interviewed one of the women about her job. This what she said

“I get paid about 10 cents every day. My two children work here also. My job is to sew the top of the shoes to the soles. I work every day except we get off work early on Sundays to go to church. I work from 6:00 A.M. until about 7:00 P.M. That is also the same with my children.”

Next, I looked at the work conditions of the factory. It was not good. There was needles and pins on the floor. The women and children were not wearing any shoes. There were machines with big needles that the children had to get working again. When anyone would get hurt, they would be fired if there injury was too serious. They was no medical help in the factory. The women’s dresses could have been caught in the machines.

That is how the factory was and I didn’t like it. They really need to change there ways. I hope that the law does something about child labor. I am glad that I never had to work in a factory. I feel bad for the employees.

That is my report from Joe’s Shoe Factory!

In the 17th and 18th centuries, women were said to be imaginary in society. Women were seen physically, but not heard out loud. Being invisible was considered normal to women. They had little freedom, no voice, and certainly no rights. As times changed throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, women became more and more involved with political, economic, and social aspects in society. Rights and opportunities of women have improved and are still continuing to improve today.

Do you know of any woman who does everything around the house from cooking to cleaning, and still manages to take care of her kids and keep a steady job? This can be overwhelming for one person, which is why I believe the man of the house should help out. Back in the early years women were the backbone of the household. If dinner needed to be cooked or the laundry needed to be cleaned,the women did it. This was considered okay “back then” since the men worked all day in the field and brought home the things necessary for an adequate lifestyle. Things have changed over the course of years.