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Full-Text Articles in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
They Can: Gay Atheletes Come Out--And Help Change Colby Culture, Ruth Jacobs
They Can: Gay Atheletes Come Out--And Help Change Colby Culture, Ruth Jacobs
Colby Magazine
In what is a national trend, gay athletes are finding acceptance and support on Colby teams.
The Last Page: No Shortage Of Material, Leslie Robinson
The Last Page: No Shortage Of Material, Leslie Robinson
Colby Magazine
Gay humor columnist Leslie Robinson ’85 never lacks material.
Pride And Prejudice: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgendered Students Want Increased Acceptance And Inclusion At Colby , R.J. Grubb
Colby Magazine
While gay Colby students are demanding more visibility and inclusion, some say they have gone too far. Also, Alyson Lindquist ’03 chronicles decades of discrimination.
Double Duty: Women Who Make It To The Top In Business Carry The Burden Of Society's Expectations, Barbara A. Walsh
Double Duty: Women Who Make It To The Top In Business Carry The Burden Of Society's Expectations, Barbara A. Walsh
Colby Magazine
High-achieving women in corporate America find themselves managing companies and households. Alumnae report that home and family aren’t left behind when they land the corner office.
Point Of View: In This Class On Feminism, Nobody Was On The Bench, Rocio Orantes Carey
Point Of View: In This Class On Feminism, Nobody Was On The Bench, Rocio Orantes Carey
Colby Magazine
Rocío Orantes Carey ’06 on stereotypes, feminism, and football.
The Girls Are Alright: With Colbians Leading The Way, Girl-Empowering Hardy Girls Healthy Women Sparks A National Movement, Laura Meader
The Girls Are Alright: With Colbians Leading The Way, Girl-Empowering Hardy Girls Healthy Women Sparks A National Movement, Laura Meader
Colby Magazine
Since its inception a decade ago, Hardy Girls Healthy Women has helped hundreds of girls to overcome damaging stereotypes and realize their own potential. With Colby alumni and faculty charting its course, the Waterville-based organization has made it to the national stage.
Point Of View: The Lesson Of David Kato, Ellen Morris
Point Of View: The Lesson Of David Kato, Ellen Morris
Colby Magazine
Gay activist from Uganda had applied for an Oak Fellowship at Colby; his murder should serve as a warning of the sometimes dangerous power of Americans abroad. Ellen Morris ’11 on “knowing” slain gay-rights activist David Kato.
Bringing Feminism, Halakhah, And Social Status Together: Women's Ordination In American Judaism, Michelle Seares
Bringing Feminism, Halakhah, And Social Status Together: Women's Ordination In American Judaism, Michelle Seares
Senior Scholars Papers in Jewish Studies
The ordination of women as rabbis is seen as one of the most important steps in bringing American Judaism in line with contemporary American values. However, the road to women’s ordination was a long and contentious one that is still being debated in Orthodox circles. The most problematic challenges to changing the role of women in Orthodox Judaism are certain exemptions and prohibitions outlined in the halakhah (Jewish law) that pertain to women. The halakhah exempts women from positive, time-bound commandments and for the purpose of ordination, the most important are those relating to public worship. However, many sources agree …
Gender, Nature, And The Fairytale Structure In Robin Mckinley's Works, Molly Rogers
Gender, Nature, And The Fairytale Structure In Robin Mckinley's Works, Molly Rogers
Honors Theses
Robin McKinley is an American fantasy author who uses fairytale structure to explore themes of gender and nature. Her first book, Beauty, a retelling of “Beauty and the Beast” was published in 1978. She continues to write fairytales and other fantastic fiction, utilizing the fairytale form and structure. She has won a few awards, including the Newbery Award in 1985 for her novel The Hero and the Crown. Her latest book, Pegasus, was published in 2010. Jack Zipes describes McKinley’s heroines as "self-confident, courageous young women who take the initiative in a world which they help to define with men…it …
Les Contes De Fées Oubliés: Vision D'Un Monde Plus Égal, Deborah Amato
Les Contes De Fées Oubliés: Vision D'Un Monde Plus Égal, Deborah Amato
Honors Theses
J’ai toujours aimé les contes de fées et j’ai toujours été intéressée par la question de l’égalité entre les sexes. Il y a deux ans, j’ai suivi un cours intitulé « Women in Myth and Fairy Tale». Nous avons lu et analysé des contes de fées aussi vieux que Cupid and Psyche, qui date du IIe siècle, et aussi récents que la version de Disney de la Belle et la Bête (1991). J’ai examiné alors pour la première fois les stéréotypes masculins et féminins que ces contes présentaient. Après cette expérience, j’ai voulu approfondir ma connaissance des premiers contes de …
Remapping Nature: Motherhood, Autonomy, And Anti-Mining Activism In Íntag, Ecuador, Ellicott K. Dandy
Remapping Nature: Motherhood, Autonomy, And Anti-Mining Activism In Íntag, Ecuador, Ellicott K. Dandy
Honors Theses
This honors thesis explores the social changes that women engaged in anti-mining activism bring to a region in rural Ecuador. I discuss the ways in which they incorporate their activist techniques into everyday life, using their status as mothers to access public discourses of environmentalism, and ultimately rewrite gender roles locally. Framing the mining conflict as a catalyst for social change, I draw parallels between this movement and indigenous politics in Ecuador, propose new interpretations of the mestizo ethnic identity and assimilation in the Spanish Empire, and finally, make the case for a nature-centric cultural analysis in anthropology.