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FABRIKAM
N a m e : H i r a n i K h u s h b o o A .
M . A . S E M _ I V
D e p a r t m e n t o f E n g l i s h
B . K . N . M . U n i v e r s i t y _ J u n a g a d h
E L T _ 0 5 W o m e n E m p o w e r m e n t
T o p i c : H e r o i c C h a r a c t e r i n ‘ T o p G i r l s ’ b y
‘ C a r y l C h u r c h i l l ’
FABRIKAM
Historical Background
 T o p G i r l s f i r s t p r o d u c e d i n 1 9 8 2
 A t a t i m e w h e n e c o n o m i c a n d p o l i t i c a l c l i m a t e s i n
G r e a t B r i t a i n w e r e s h i f t i n g i n w a y s t h a t w e r e o f t e n
p r o b l e m a t i c f o r w o r k i n g c l a s s c i t i z e n s a n d w o m e n
i n p a r t i c u l a r
 M a r g a r e t T h a t c h e r t h e f i r s t p r i m e m i n i s t e r i n 1 9 7 9
 I m p r o v e t h e E c o n o m i c c o n d i t i o n o f t h e c o u n t r y
o v e r a l l
 O c c u r r e d s e c o n d w a v e o f f e m i n i s m
 F o u g h t f o r t h e j o b s , e q u a l p a y f o r e q u a l w o r k
 F e m i n i s t s f o c u s e d o n t h e b e t t e r m e n t o f l a r g e r
g r o u p o f w o m e n
FABRIKAM
Introduction
 M a r g a r e t T h a t c h e r , f i r s t w o m e n t o s e r v e a s
B r i t i s h P r i m e M i n i s t e r h a s b e e n l a u d e d a s a
f e m i n i s t h e r o
 S a l a r y a s a n s u p p l e m e n t r a t h e r t h a n s u p p o r t a
f a m i l y w i t h c a r i n g f o r t h e i r h o m e s a n d c h i l d r e n
 C a r y l C h u r c h i l l h a d c o l l a b o r a t e d i n
p r o g r a m m i n g a r t s p r o g r a m s a n d p r o d u c i n g h e r
w o r k i n t h e 1 9 7 0 ’ s b u t d e f u n d e d
 E c o n o m i c c h a n g e p r o d u c e d n e w p o w e r s t r u g g l e s
b e t w e e n w o m e n v / s w o m e n
 “ B o u r g e o i s F e m i n i s t ” o c c u r r e d a n d s e r v e a s
o p p r e s s o r s t o w o m e n w h o a r e e c o n o m i c a l l y
d i s a d v a n t a g e d o r m e m b e r s o f m i n o r i t y g r o u p s .
FABRIKAM
“ B y r e c o g n i z i n g t h e s o c i o - e c o n o m i c
d i f f e r e n c e s b e t w e e n w o m e n “ T o p G i r l s ”
e n c o u r a g e s a R e - E x a m i n a t i o n o f F e m i n i s t
p r i o r i t i e s . ”
- T Y C E R S T A T E
FABRIKAM
Historical Character
1 ) I s a b e l l a B i r d ( 1 8 3 1 - 1 9 0 4 )
 E n g l i s h W o m e n
 T r a v e l e d E x t e n s i v e l y a n d p u b l i s h e d m a n y p a p e r s ,
p a m p h l e t s a n d b o o k s d e s c r i b i n g h e r j o u r n e y u n i q u e
p e r s p e c t i v e .
 U n i q u e P e r s p e c t i v e
 D u e t o p o o r h e a l t h s h e e x p e r i e n c e d a s a c h i l d
 E n c o u r a g e d t o s p e n d t i m e o u t d o o r s , t a u g h t t o r i d e a
h o r s e a n d h e r f a t h e r t a u g h t a b o u t t h e n a t u r a l w o r l d .
 I n t e r e s t i n g i n m a n y s u b j e c t s
 H o p i n g t o I m p r o v e h e r h e a l t h
 S p e n d m o r e t i m e i n n o r t h A m e r i c a
 H e r f i r s t b o o k t h e E n g l i s h w o m e n i n A m e r i c a i n 1 8 5 6
 U n t i l h e r d e a t h a t a g e o f 7 3 s h e c o n t i n u e d t o t r a v e l
a n d w r i t e
FABRIKAM
2) Lady Nijo
 B o r n i n J a p a n a s o c i a l l y i n f l u e n t i a l f a m i l y
 R a i s e d i n t h e p a l a c e
 B e c a m e c o n c u b i n e t o E m p e r o r G o - F u k a k u s a w h e n
s h e w a s 1 4 .
 S h e n e v e r m a r r i e d b u t h a d s e v e r a l l o v e a f f a i r s
 S h e b e c o m e B u d d h i s t N u n , T r a v e l l i n g a n d
i n t e r a c t i n g w i t h p e o p l e f r o m a l l w a l k s o f l i f e
 S h e w a s c l o s e t o t h e r u l i n g c l a s s
 S h e d e s c r i b e t h e k i n s h i p s h e f o u n d w i t h c o m m o n
p e o p l e
FABRIKAM
Dull Gret
 W o m e n o f l e g e n d
 A p p e a r s i n D u l l e g r i e t p a i n t e d b y P i e t e r B r u e g e l
a r o u n d 1 5 6 2
 H e r p a i n t i n g i s o f t e n s a i d t o b e a c o m m e n t a r y o n
h u m a n s i n i n c l u d i n g a n g e r , g r e e d , g l u t t o n y
 P o r t r a y e d w i t h w e a p o n a n d a r m o r
 L e a d i n g a g r o u p o f w o m e n i n b a t t l e
FABRIKAM
Pope Joan
 D i s g u i s e d a s a m a n
 S e r v e a s p o p e i n t h e n i n t h c e n t u r y
 S e v e r a l v e r s i o n o f h e r s t o r y b u t u n c l e a r
FABRIKAM
Patient Griselda
• C h a r a c t e r f r o m “ T h e C l e r k ’ s T a l e ” i n C h a u c e r ’ s
T h e C a n t e r b u r y T a l e s
• O b e d i e n t a n d l o y a l t y a r e q u e s t i o n e d a n d t e s t e d
• S h e e a r n s h e r r o l e a s w i f e a n d m o t h e r
FABRIKAM
Reference
 T y c e r , A l i c i a , C a r y l C h u r c h i l l ’ s T o p G i r l s
L o n d o n : C o n t i n u u m , 2 0 0 8 . P r i n t
 S t o d d a r t , A n n a . M , T h e L i f e o f I s a b e l l a B i r d :
( M r s . B i s h o p ) S . l : s . n . , 1 9 0 6 P r i n t
FABRIKAM
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  • 1. FABRIKAM N a m e : H i r a n i K h u s h b o o A . M . A . S E M _ I V D e p a r t m e n t o f E n g l i s h B . K . N . M . U n i v e r s i t y _ J u n a g a d h E L T _ 0 5 W o m e n E m p o w e r m e n t T o p i c : H e r o i c C h a r a c t e r i n ‘ T o p G i r l s ’ b y ‘ C a r y l C h u r c h i l l ’
  • 2. FABRIKAM Historical Background  T o p G i r l s f i r s t p r o d u c e d i n 1 9 8 2  A t a t i m e w h e n e c o n o m i c a n d p o l i t i c a l c l i m a t e s i n G r e a t B r i t a i n w e r e s h i f t i n g i n w a y s t h a t w e r e o f t e n p r o b l e m a t i c f o r w o r k i n g c l a s s c i t i z e n s a n d w o m e n i n p a r t i c u l a r  M a r g a r e t T h a t c h e r t h e f i r s t p r i m e m i n i s t e r i n 1 9 7 9  I m p r o v e t h e E c o n o m i c c o n d i t i o n o f t h e c o u n t r y o v e r a l l  O c c u r r e d s e c o n d w a v e o f f e m i n i s m  F o u g h t f o r t h e j o b s , e q u a l p a y f o r e q u a l w o r k  F e m i n i s t s f o c u s e d o n t h e b e t t e r m e n t o f l a r g e r g r o u p o f w o m e n
  • 3. FABRIKAM Introduction  M a r g a r e t T h a t c h e r , f i r s t w o m e n t o s e r v e a s B r i t i s h P r i m e M i n i s t e r h a s b e e n l a u d e d a s a f e m i n i s t h e r o  S a l a r y a s a n s u p p l e m e n t r a t h e r t h a n s u p p o r t a f a m i l y w i t h c a r i n g f o r t h e i r h o m e s a n d c h i l d r e n  C a r y l C h u r c h i l l h a d c o l l a b o r a t e d i n p r o g r a m m i n g a r t s p r o g r a m s a n d p r o d u c i n g h e r w o r k i n t h e 1 9 7 0 ’ s b u t d e f u n d e d  E c o n o m i c c h a n g e p r o d u c e d n e w p o w e r s t r u g g l e s b e t w e e n w o m e n v / s w o m e n  “ B o u r g e o i s F e m i n i s t ” o c c u r r e d a n d s e r v e a s o p p r e s s o r s t o w o m e n w h o a r e e c o n o m i c a l l y d i s a d v a n t a g e d o r m e m b e r s o f m i n o r i t y g r o u p s .
  • 4. FABRIKAM “ B y r e c o g n i z i n g t h e s o c i o - e c o n o m i c d i f f e r e n c e s b e t w e e n w o m e n “ T o p G i r l s ” e n c o u r a g e s a R e - E x a m i n a t i o n o f F e m i n i s t p r i o r i t i e s . ” - T Y C E R S T A T E
  • 5. FABRIKAM Historical Character 1 ) I s a b e l l a B i r d ( 1 8 3 1 - 1 9 0 4 )  E n g l i s h W o m e n  T r a v e l e d E x t e n s i v e l y a n d p u b l i s h e d m a n y p a p e r s , p a m p h l e t s a n d b o o k s d e s c r i b i n g h e r j o u r n e y u n i q u e p e r s p e c t i v e .  U n i q u e P e r s p e c t i v e  D u e t o p o o r h e a l t h s h e e x p e r i e n c e d a s a c h i l d  E n c o u r a g e d t o s p e n d t i m e o u t d o o r s , t a u g h t t o r i d e a h o r s e a n d h e r f a t h e r t a u g h t a b o u t t h e n a t u r a l w o r l d .  I n t e r e s t i n g i n m a n y s u b j e c t s  H o p i n g t o I m p r o v e h e r h e a l t h  S p e n d m o r e t i m e i n n o r t h A m e r i c a  H e r f i r s t b o o k t h e E n g l i s h w o m e n i n A m e r i c a i n 1 8 5 6  U n t i l h e r d e a t h a t a g e o f 7 3 s h e c o n t i n u e d t o t r a v e l a n d w r i t e
  • 6. FABRIKAM 2) Lady Nijo  B o r n i n J a p a n a s o c i a l l y i n f l u e n t i a l f a m i l y  R a i s e d i n t h e p a l a c e  B e c a m e c o n c u b i n e t o E m p e r o r G o - F u k a k u s a w h e n s h e w a s 1 4 .  S h e n e v e r m a r r i e d b u t h a d s e v e r a l l o v e a f f a i r s  S h e b e c o m e B u d d h i s t N u n , T r a v e l l i n g a n d i n t e r a c t i n g w i t h p e o p l e f r o m a l l w a l k s o f l i f e  S h e w a s c l o s e t o t h e r u l i n g c l a s s  S h e d e s c r i b e t h e k i n s h i p s h e f o u n d w i t h c o m m o n p e o p l e
  • 7. FABRIKAM Dull Gret  W o m e n o f l e g e n d  A p p e a r s i n D u l l e g r i e t p a i n t e d b y P i e t e r B r u e g e l a r o u n d 1 5 6 2  H e r p a i n t i n g i s o f t e n s a i d t o b e a c o m m e n t a r y o n h u m a n s i n i n c l u d i n g a n g e r , g r e e d , g l u t t o n y  P o r t r a y e d w i t h w e a p o n a n d a r m o r  L e a d i n g a g r o u p o f w o m e n i n b a t t l e
  • 8. FABRIKAM Pope Joan  D i s g u i s e d a s a m a n  S e r v e a s p o p e i n t h e n i n t h c e n t u r y  S e v e r a l v e r s i o n o f h e r s t o r y b u t u n c l e a r
  • 9. FABRIKAM Patient Griselda • C h a r a c t e r f r o m “ T h e C l e r k ’ s T a l e ” i n C h a u c e r ’ s T h e C a n t e r b u r y T a l e s • O b e d i e n t a n d l o y a l t y a r e q u e s t i o n e d a n d t e s t e d • S h e e a r n s h e r r o l e a s w i f e a n d m o t h e r
  • 10. FABRIKAM Reference  T y c e r , A l i c i a , C a r y l C h u r c h i l l ’ s T o p G i r l s L o n d o n : C o n t i n u u m , 2 0 0 8 . P r i n t  S t o d d a r t , A n n a . M , T h e L i f e o f I s a b e l l a B i r d : ( M r s . B i s h o p ) S . l : s . n . , 1 9 0 6 P r i n t