Essay - In the Work Half Humankind, Katherine Usher Henderson and Barbara...

In the work Half Humankind, Katherine Usher Henderson and Barbara McManus explore writings that deal with much anti-woman rhetoric and stereotypes of the day.

In Jane Anger's Her Protection ***** Women, women are exalted as being "made of better stuff" than men: "...we allure their hearts to us [...] we woo them with our virtues, as they ********** ***** with vanities..." (http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/book-sum/anger1.html).Thisstereotype certainly persists today; our culture largely ranks wo***** as "classy" and guys as, well... "*****"—base, even a little "dirty," under the excuse of "*****'s how guys are." It's a hard stereotype to overcome in many *****stances—like the "guy" who studies ballet!

***** the same essay, we find the stereotype of women's self-sacrifice for men's sake: "Our good toward them is the destruction of ***** selves" (http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/book-sum/anger1.html).Insome parts of our culture, women are still expected to "lose" themselves and become secondary to their men—***** consider it a noble sacrifice. This expectation, ho*****ver, tends to be held more by older women; younger ones sometimes tend to go to the other extreme!

In The Woman's Sharp Revenge, Mary Tattlewell and Joan Hit-him-home talk about the observation that women ***** presumed ***** care about sex only for procreation purposes, not for ***** sake of pleasure (http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/march99/tattle2.html).Inmost of our *****, ***** stereotype is ***** considered true today—although in many conservative religious circles, "virtuous" women are still ***** to c***** more ***** their man's sexual desires than their own. So in some circles, that stereotype is alive and well despite cultural norms.

The Worming of a M*****d Dog by Constantia Munda ridicules the stereotype of women as preferring the "softer" things, music and poetry, while men "prefer" the *****er things—warfare, rough-and-tumble competition, etc. (http://www.u.arizona.edu/~kari/quercm.htm).Tosome extent, this idea ***** even today: soft lights, pastel colors, etc. are ***** "feminine" while the bolder, louder side of life seems to ***** considered more "masculine." More and *****, however, people ***** starting to live by what Munda asserts—***** a desire for soft beds, warm houses, good food, music and poetry are human *****s, not just "female" ones!

In conclusion? People take a long time to "get over" some ide*****s... even centuries.

***** Consulted

*****, *****. "***** Protection for Wo*****." Sunshine for Women. Sunshine, 1996. http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/book-sum/anger1.html.

*****, *****. "The ***** of a Mad *****." The Woman Controversy. http://www.u.arizona.edu/~kari/quercm.htm

*****, Jane, and *****, Mary. "The ***** Sharp *****." Sunshine for *****. Sunshine, 1999.. http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/march99/tattle2.html.

*****, Ka*****rine Usher, ***** McManus, ***** F. ***** Humankind: Contexts and Texts ***** the Controversy about Women in England, 1540-1640. Urbana and Chicago: University of Ill*****ois Press,