http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/woman Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:44:23 -0400 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:44:23 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/999/the-desperate-drive-for-perfection-changing-beauty-ideals-and-womens-fashion-in-the-1920s By Kelsey D. Lamkin - Body ideals shifted to center on an idealized slimmer figure, leading to the popularization of various products and methods to reach this goal. The media began to play a huge role in perpetuating new ideals as films, literature, and advertising continually revered the attractive, youthful stars of Hollywood. The media also propagated the quintessential woman as inflexibly “American” in her appearance, leaving no room for deviation, defect, or even old age. Beauty became essential to a woman, making her appearance an especially important aspect of her social and professional standing... Sat, 14 Feb 2015 11:20 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/999/the-desperate-drive-for-perfection-changing-beauty-ideals-and-womens-fashion-in-the-1920s http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/666/the-eternal-search-for-truth-a-comparative-analysis-of-marie-denise-villers-a-young-woman-drawing-and-george-de-la-tours-the-penitent-magdalen By Arielle J. Rubinstein - The search for truth is a struggle that has plagued humanity since the dawn of time. At the core of all human beings is an authentic self that thinks and feels on a level which is completely unique to each individual. Yet too often, people sacrifice this authenticity to conform to societal opinion merely because it is easier, and less daunting, than attempting to understand one’s uninfluenced, innermost morals, beliefs, and truths. The comparison of the paintings A Young Woman Drawing by Marie Denise Villers and The Penitent Magdalen by Georges de La Tour suggests the importance of embarking... Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/666/the-eternal-search-for-truth-a-comparative-analysis-of-marie-denise-villers-a-young-woman-drawing-and-george-de-la-tours-the-penitent-magdalen http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/106/triumph-over-tragedy-the-womens-movement-of-rwanda-finds-success-post-genocide By Marissa B. Goldfaden - On April 6, 1994, the Hutu[1] president of Rwanda and the newly elected president of Burundi, also a Hutu, were both assassinated when their jet was shot down while landing in Kigali. In response to the April killing of the two state presidents, over the next three months (April - July 1994) the Hutu-led military and Interahamwe militia groups killed about 800,000 Tutsis and Hutu moderates in the Rwandan genocide. After the massacre ended, the Rwandan population was 70% female. While women were targets of torture, rape, and other forms of gender-based violence, the majority of those murdered were... Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:36 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/106/triumph-over-tragedy-the-womens-movement-of-rwanda-finds-success-post-genocide