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El Movimiento De Mujeres Y El Estado Nicaragüense: La Lucha Por La Autonomía, Sarah Moberg
El Movimiento De Mujeres Y El Estado Nicaragüense: La Lucha Por La Autonomía, Sarah Moberg
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
El Movimiento de Mujeres ha sido un movimiento social vital, diverso e influyente en la historia de Nicaragua, comenzando a mediados del siglo veinte. Ha tenido tres etapas en su evolución, bajo las tres diferentes estructuras del Estado: la dictadura Somocista, el gobierno Sandinista, y los gobiernos neoliberales. Durante las tres etapas, el Movimiento tuvo cambios en sus agendas, sus debates, su membresía y su forma de organización. La relación con el Estado es un gran factor en el rumbo de un movimiento social. Ha influido en las estrategias políticas y las formas de participación, las cuales también han influido …
The Bond And The Beautiful!, Nicole Rearick
The Bond And The Beautiful!, Nicole Rearick
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
My Independent Study Project (ISP) research was conducted in Mombasa, Kenya. I initial intention was to focus on Swahili beauty alone and then it led me to a more in depth study. I came upon the idea of women, beauty, and how they come together for beauty processes and how it creates a bond between them. I was aiming to focus on ways females pull together and help each other in order to become beautiful. I also wanted to discover the many traditions which Swahili women use to beautify themselves and what they consider to be beautiful.
Les Filles De Marianne: La Laïcité, La Libération, Le Voile, Et Le Féminisme Chez Les Femmes Françaises Ou Daughters Of The Republic: The Perspectives Of French Women On Laïcité, Liberation, The Veil, And Feminism, Kirsten M.Y. Wesselhoeft
Les Filles De Marianne: La Laïcité, La Libération, Le Voile, Et Le Féminisme Chez Les Femmes Françaises Ou Daughters Of The Republic: The Perspectives Of French Women On Laïcité, Liberation, The Veil, And Feminism, Kirsten M.Y. Wesselhoeft
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
No abstract provided.
As Filhas De Oyá: Warriors In The Eye Of The Storm, Sheela Bringi
As Filhas De Oyá: Warriors In The Eye Of The Storm, Sheela Bringi
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
This study follows the trail of Oyá, a black feminine Orixá, or goddess, within the Afro-Brazilian spiritual tradition of Candomblé, through her elemental forces as the winds, storms, tornadoes, the river Niger, and buffalo. I unearth the influence of Oyá on the lives of three black female followers as she is manifested in the world as a black woman, a mother, a warrior and a lover.
I interviewed three black followers of Oyá and found that she is primarily a motherly force which provides protection, guidance and security for her followers. As a warrior, her energy inspires perseverance, determination, and …
Feministica: Creating Feminist Consciousness In The Former Yugoslavia, Meghan Boone
Feministica: Creating Feminist Consciousness In The Former Yugoslavia, Meghan Boone
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
No abstract provided.