From Wealhtheow to Wollstonecraft: A Look at Women’s Roles in Society and the Effects of Gender-specific Categorization Tracing societal roles and gender-specific characteristics—specifically those of feminine beauty and masculine strength—from early medieval culture to the feminist reaction against them in the later 18 th century sheds light on both the negative influence that the stereotyping of woman and her role in society has had, as well as the negative influence the feminist... read more
