Tag: women

• Women’s Roles: From Trad Wives to Workforce Participation

  Dec 30

  Introduction From the post-war period through to the late twentieth century, women’s social roles in the United States and the United Kingdom underwent profound structural change. In the 1950s, married… more ›

• Understanding Functionalism: A Blueprint for Misogyny

  Dec 28

  Why an old sociological theory is driving today’s culture wars on X Spend any time on X, and a familiar argument appears again and again. Society is supposedly “falling apart”… more ›

• Trump’s Higher Education Changes: Implications for Nursing from a Feminist Perspective

  Nov 29

  The U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration has proposed revisions to graduate student lending that will significantly change how students finance advanced degrees. These changes classify eleven fields,… more ›

• After Katie Fox: Making Britain’s Cities Safer for Women at Night

  Nov 13

  Introduction: A Tragic Reminder On a busy Friday evening in November, 34-year-old Katie Fox was fatally stabbed at a Birmingham city centre bus stop. The attack appeared completely unprovoked –… more ›

• Part 2 – The Agricultural Revolution: When Property Replaced Partnership

  Nov 2

  “The shift from gathering to ownership was not progress. It was the beginning of hierarchy.” — Gerda Lerner, The Creation of Patriarchy (1986) Humanity’s relationship with land changed everything. When… more ›

• Chapter Five: The Twentieth Century – From “Surplus Women” to Second-Wave Feminism

  Oct 4

  Introduction The twentieth century brought profound transformations in the lives of single women. Demographic upheavals, particularly following the two World Wars, produced large populations of unmarried women who could not… more ›

• Chapter Four – The Nineteenth Century – Legal Reform and Financial Rights

  Oct 4

  Introduction The nineteenth century represents a decisive stage in the history of single women. At the start of the century, the legal doctrine of coverture remained firmly in place, rendering… more ›

• Chapter Three – The Eighteenth Century – Independence and Respectability

  Oct 4

  Introduction The eighteenth century marked a turning point in the history of single women. Demographic change, urban growth, and the spread of market economies ensured that unmarried women were increasingly… more ›

• Chapter Two – Early Modern Transformations (16th–17th Century)

  Oct 4

  Introduction The early modern period (c. 1500–1700) brought significant changes to the status of single women. Demographic trends, the growth of markets, and the expansion of credit economies created new… more ›

• No Safe Age: What Crime Data Tells Us About Violence Against Women and Children

  Sep 22

  When we speak about violence against women and children, there is often a myth whispered in the background: that danger is confined to youth. Once women pass a certain age,… more ›