Women in Movies and Feminist Movement in the United States

In this essay, the author

• Explains that movies have impacted people's lives since they were first made, and continue to do so today. movies have cast women to play the roles of heroes.
• Analyzes how women have been in movies since they first started playing on the big screen. while some roles have shed bad light on women, others have set positive examples for the future generations.
• Opines that actresses have empowered young women to become something more than just the average girl. feminists call katharine hepburn a role model.

• Explains that movies have impacted people's lives since they were first made, and continue to do so today. movies have cast women to play the roles of heroes.
• Analyzes how women have been in movies since they first started playing on the big screen. while some roles have shed bad light on women, others have set positive examples for the future generations.
• Opines that actresses have empowered young women to become something more than just the average girl. feminists call katharine hepburn a role model.
• Opines that young women of today are living the life katharine hepburn exemplified, but they might not know it. they all get to be accomplished and smart and physically active without necessarily recognizing those are hard-won rights.
• Explains that katharine hepburn was a role model for young women, and movies like cinderella have empowered women to want more than just an average life.
• Analyzes how movies have encouraged actresses to change the roles they have traditionally played, shedding light to feminist movements in the us.
• Explains that actresses, one movie at a time, have changed the way the world sees women. they helped shed light on the feminist movement in the u.s.
• Opines that some people believe women have been in roles that are less powerful than men's, and to an extent that’s true. some movies haven’t been painting women in the best light.
• Explains that in both cinderella and pretty woman the male sex is ranked higher in wealth, occupation, and status than the female. the prince's family is not wealthy but royal, making him the future king and ruler of his country.
• Opines that many movies have objectified women, such as being the first one to die, or having the woman play the domestic role of cleaning, cooking, and bearing children.
• Opines that many movies have cast women in roles that are less powerful than men's and have objectified women, but there were movies that helped women become the women they are today. actresses have empowered women and set examples for future generations.
• Opines that feminists call katharine hepburn a role model for young women.