Scintilla's Journal: The Oppression of Women: the Marital Status

By Terry Y. Mayer

INTRODUCTION

Scintillas Journal invites writers to e-mail short stories, articles and poetry to us for publication; All work may be e-mailed to [e-mail] and be sure to include your name, address or e-mail address and telephone or cell phone numbers.

Goal

Our goal is to illustrate stories which answer this question: How can women and men stop oppression during the 21st century?

Writers

Sunshine Hawk is a pseudonym for one of the writers. Hawk wrote The Three Praying Women poetry/play and passed it around to all of the writers, then work was submitted. Read, A Trilogy of Pastel Courage and understand how three generations of women cope with oppression.

Olivia OSullivan wrote this wonderful short story. Then she out does herself writing, I Am Woman. Now, the experiences of a married woman leaves you wiser than before.

Lets look at a divorced woman talking about A Mothers Love written by Joan M. Mayer. There are two types of single women.Kathleen Mary Smith tells us about Unmarried/No Children. Listen to the dutiful daughter take care of her mother. Open your eyes to the more spirited woman as Laura Joy Lustig says Doing Nothing May Be A Bit Too Much. Learn about The Best Kept Secret by Rotan J. Hill. Share your knowledge about homelessness Read, Listen and Homelessness Poems. Do you believe that children need educational reform? Read our poem by Sunshine Hawk entitled, Children Need Educational Reform. Visit China as Kathleen Mary Smith reports on the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995.

Scintillas Journal

Our major focus is to illustrate oppression from different time periods. This journal is not male bashing. We stress the fact that Oppression is all economics Please read to enjoy and contribute to answering the question: How can women and men stop oppression during the 21st century?

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Summary

In summary, read Space and learn what qualifi cations are needed for the next President of the United States of America. Whether you endorse a woman or a man, we need a President who will stop oppression during the 21st century.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jan 4, 2007
• ISBN: 9781465317865

Terry Y. Mayer

Terry Yvonne Mayer, founder of, The Writing Workshop Project, publishing guild was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 1956 to Mamie and James A. Mayer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Graduating from Saint Joseph’s University in 1984, I taught for the Philadelphia Board of Education, Ivy Leaf Elementary School and Lutheran High School. By 1994, I started, The Writing Workshop Project, publishing guild. The members are being published in Scintilla’s Journal.

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SCINTILLA’S JOURNAL

The Oppression of Women:

The Marital Status

Terry Y. Mayer

Copyright © 2007 by Terry Y. Mayer.

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Contents

INTRODUCTION

COMMENTARY

FAMILY VALUES

COMMENTARY

INTERNATIONAL FAMILY VALUES

SPACE

TABOO LOVE

THE LEGEND OF SUNSHINE HAWK

THE THREE PRAYING WOMEN

MONOLOGUE ONE

MONOLOGUE TWO

MONOLOGUE THREE

DIALOGUE

A TRILOGY IN PASTEL COURAGE

I AM WOMAN

UNMARRIED/NO CHILDREN

WHO AM I NOW?

OCTOBER, 1995

CHILDREN NEED EDUCATIONAL REFORM

GOD KNEW

JUST ANOTHER STRIPPING BY HIM

DOING NOTHING MAY BE A BIT TOO MUCH

AN OPEN BUT EMPTY ISLAND

FREEDOM CELLS

ATTENTION STAIN

VOWS

CHILDREN LISTEN

WISDOM IS ACHIEVED

RAMONA

HOMELESSNESS

LISTEN

PRIDE & PRUDE

LACK OF AUTHORITY

COLLEGE STUDENT

THE DISRUPTIVE CHILD

CHRISTIAN PRIVATE SCHOOLS

THE BEST KEPT SECRET

A MOTHER’S LOVE

HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT SCHOOL

FAMILY SIZE

FRIENDSHIPS

MILES DAVIS

JAZZ

FOOTBALL

WHERE IS THE LOVE?

IF ONLY

A LOVE FOR ME

A GIFT

MOONLIGHT FOR ME

ETERNAL TRUTHS

INNER VISION

CONSCIOUS

GOD

TAKE A WALK IN MY SHOES

THE YES MAN

MOTHER

CHILDREN

GOOD SPIRIT BAD SPIRIT GIRLS’ SPIRIT BOYS’ SPIRIT

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

PHALLUS SYNDROME

TEARS DON’T CRY

BEING HANDICAPPED

Dedications

This journal is dedicated to Praise God, first, to Honor thy Mother & Father, second, and to express my concerns for The Oppression of Women to strengthen family values by reevaluating the marital status.

INTRODUCTION

Scintilla’s Journal invites writers to e-mail short stories, articles and poetry to us for publication; All work may be e-mailed to [e-mail] and be sure to include your name, address or e-mail address and telephone or cell phone numbers.

Goal

Our goal is to illustrate stories which answer this question: How can women and men stop oppression during the 21st century?

Writers

Sunshine Hawk is a pseudonym for one of the writers. Hawk wrote The Three Praying Women poetry/play and passed it around to all of the writers, then work was submitted. Read, A Trilogy of Pastel Courage and understand how three generations of women cope with oppression.

Olivia O’Sullivan wrote this wonderful short story. Then she out does herself writing, I Am Woman. Now, the experiences of a married woman leaves you wiser than before.

Let’s look at a divorced woman talking about A Mother’s Love written by Joan M. Mayer. There are two types of single women. Kathleen Mary Smith tells us about Unmarried/No Children. Listen to the dutiful daughter take care of her mother. Open your eyes to the more spirited woman as Laura Joy Lustig says Doing Nothing May Be A Bit Too Much. Learn about The Best Kept Secret by Rotan J. Hill. Share your knowledge about homelessness Read, Listen and Homelessness Poems. Do you believe that children need educational reform? Read our poem by Sunshine Hawk entitled, Children Need Educational Reform. Visit China as Kathleen Mary Smith reports on the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995.

Scintilla’s Journal

Our major focus is to illustrate oppression from different time periods. This journal is not male bashing. We stress the fact that Oppression is all economics Please read to enjoy and contribute to answering the question: How can women and men stop oppression during the 21st century?

Public Service Announcement

Being Handicapped

Steve Dorsey tells what it is like to be handicapped.

Summary

In summary, read Space and learn what qualifications are needed for the next President of the United States of America. Whether you endorse a woman or a man, we need a President who will stop oppression during the 21st century.

COMMENTARY

author: Kathleen Mary Smith

The United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women came at a crucial time in the history. As humanity races towards the 21st century.

It is time to reassess our goals, we have achieved in the 20th century, and press for equality for both sexes in the 21st century.

The Beijing Conference was truly global in nature. The 1995 conference was attended by representing 300 non-governmental organizations. This year, at Hairou, the town

Hillary and President Clinton

where organizations met outside Beijing, there were 3,000.

Women’s Rights

Obviously, the quest for women’s rights has flourished and grown.

This is a healthy sign for the movement. The causes of inequality and abuse are coming sharper into focus. The Beijing Conference proved more women worldwide are poised to fight for empowerment and equality.

Success of a Cause

The success of a cause hinges on the numbers who are willing to stand up and fight for it.

The strength of their conviction adds to the success.

Women’s Message

The women’s message at this conference was directed to women all over the globe.

Women, only because of their gender, do not have to take abuse and the denial of rights any longer.

No matter what country, they reside, the government must grant them their rights and protect them from abuse.

The message was also a warning that females will fight to defend human rights. Their voices will not be stifled, as in the past.

Human Rights

Women’s rights are firstly, human rights. To deny one gender is harmful to the whole of society.

Women must be thought of as human, first, then as women.

As President Jiang Zemin of China, the Communist Party Chief exclaimed, Full and equal participation by women is indespensable to the fulfillment of the two major tasks facing the present world, namely, peace and development.

Battle for Equality

Such a conference as was held in China demonstrates how far women have come in their battle for equality and how much needs to be accomplished.

Issues

The Beijing Conference was unique because with the Cold War in the past, participants could focus on issues confronting women: ABORTION, HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL RIGHTS & EQUALITY.

Economics

Women urged government to switch from defense development. I believe this to be from a major point for all nations.

Networking

Due to many technological developments, women can now form global pressure groups. That’s a great way to reach the masses and inform and educate them. The manner, in which, the women network internationally . . . . is an encouraging sign. Exchanging ideas and getting to know others on a personal level aids in communications.

Oppression

It’s encouraging to how the women at the conference stood up to the oppressive Chinese government. It proves how women can defend themselves and their point-of-view.

China’s Eyes

China’s eyes were opened and stared into the face of womanhood and discovered women are not so easily intimidated. Maybe, this might have done more for women than all else!

Call for Solidarity

There is, of course, a down side to the conference; it concluded with a Call of Solidarity. It was agreed that how to achieve equality is not easy. In order, to achieve equality for women all over the world, a way must be found to cut across lines of class and culture.

How to cut across or through such lines is a woman’s greatest challenge.

Source: New Haven Register,

8/31/95-9/16/95.

HALL OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D. C.

Educational Goal for Women: Lawmakers

FAMILY VALUES

Oppression has been a problem for women, since the beginning of time. How can women and men stop oppression before the 21st century? asked, Mrs. Goldson.

Who was Mrs. Goldson?

Mrs. Goldson was my mother, Mrs. Ida Goldson’s mother. spoke Aunt Ruth Caldwell Brown.

"During the informal interview with my grandma, Lilly’s sister Ruth, I stared at Mrs. Goldson’s picture and wondered, How