WOMEN IN PRISON
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This 6 page essay deals with a small part of the prison population -- women behind bars. The paper discusses the problems facing women prisoners, and also describes why women end up in prison (as well as their characteristics). The main theme is that the focus on women prisoners is more toward domestication, rather than rehabilitation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTwompri.rtf

Depictions of Women in the 16th and 17th Century: German and China
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts how women were depicted and treated in two particular works. The works are 'Burgermeister's Daughter' by Steven Ozment and 'The Death of Woman Wang' by Jonathan Spence. Ozment's book deals with Germany and Spence's book deals with China. Both are essentially illustrations of life for women during the 16th and 17th century within Germany and China. Through the comparison and contrast we find that women in Germany had a great deal more power and control over their lives than did women in China. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
Filename: RAburgerms.wps

Witchcraft and Sex
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A 6 page discussion of witchcraft in the United States. Discusses the misconception that sexual promiscuity and misdeed are an integral part of witchcraft. Concludes that witchcraft accusations are almost always targeted at women and that these accusations can be associated with the tendencies of others to resent anything that is unusual or different. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPwitch.wps

Women & Christian Witch Hunts During The Reformation
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During the Reformation era, persecution of women whom the Catholic Church perceived to be 'witches' was at an all-time high. This 12 page paper examines sociopolitical issues from that time as well as specific theological views on witchery and witchcraft. It is argued that fear and ignorance towards women (i.e., 'the transformation of the witch from wanton woman to bad wife') led to much of the scare and confusion. A final section also compares the persecution of women as witches during the Reformation with that of Jewish people during the same period. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Witchcra.doc