Women who engage in female domination typically promote and title themselves under the terms " Dominatrix ", " Mistress ", " Lady ", " Madame "," Herrin " or " Goddess ", with the capitalization of these terms being a signifier to their identification in the dominant role.

Which the Women hearing of, to prevent the disaster threatening their City, themselves, and Children, put on men's Clothes, and by a resolute sally, forced the Moors to raise the Siege.

These Women having thus acquired this Honour by their personal Valour, carried themselves after the Military Knights of those days.

Women who had the option of a career instead of marriage labeled themselves New Women, and took their new opportunities very seriously.

Socialist feminism ( e. g. Freedom Socialist Party, Radical Women ) and Marxist feminism ( e. g. Selma James ) saw themselves as a part of the left that challenged what they perceive to be male-dominated and sexist structures within the left.

O ' Leary was referring to the Lavender Menace, a description by second wave feminist Betty Friedan for attempts by members of the National Organization for Women ( NOW ) to distance themselves from the perception of NOW as a haven for lesbians.

Women should put aside their gold and precious stones as ornaments ( De cultu, v-vi ), and virgins should conform to the law of St. Paul for women and keep themselves strictly veiled ( De virginibus velandis ).

* Women are more likely to organize themselves in less hierarchical ways and to focus on creating consensus.

Women who have a family history of fraternal twins have a higher chance of producing fraternal twins themselves, as there is a genetically linked tendency to hyper-ovulate.

The 1954 movie Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a classic film musical about seven lumberjack brothers who, in the spirit of the Roman story of the The Rape of the Sabine Women, decide to kidnap brides for themselves from the neighboring town.

According to the Hesiodic Catalogue of Women, his sons were themselves progenitors of primary tribes of Greece: Aeolus the Aeolians, Dorus the Dorians, and Xuthus the Achaeans and Ionians through his sons Achaeus and Ion.

Aristophanes ' Ecclesiazusae (, Ekklesiazousai ; translated as Assemblywomen, Congresswomen, Women in Parliament, Women in Power, and A Parliament of Women ) is a play dating from 391 BCE which is similar in theme to Lysistrata in that a large portion of the comedy comes from women involving themselves in politics.

Women chained themselves to Parliament, sat opposite the doorstep of 10 Downing Street and in 1906 interrupted the King's opening speech to Parliament.

Women were offering jewels, everything they possessed – even themselves – for the chance of a passage.

Bronco, who had already experienced international fame partly by help of their international hit Que no Quede Huella ( May no Traces be Left ) from their 1989 album A Todo Galope, and being scheduled to tours that took them all over Mexico, to the United States, Puerto Rico, Spain, Argentina, Venezuela, Peru and many other countries, found themselves in the midst of a second power dose of famousness in 1993, when they acted in the Televisa soap opera, Dos Mujeres, un Camino ( Two Women, one Road ), alongside Erik Estrada, Laura León, Lorena Herrera, Selena Quintanilla and Bibi Gaytán, among others.

Women and girls develop an expected physical appearance for themselves, based on observations of others ; and are aware that others are likely to observe as well.

Women were classified as mentally ill for nymphomania if they were a victim of sexual assault, bore illegitimate children, " abused themselves " ( i. e. masturbated ), or were deemed promiscuous.

one might be found amongst the many spendthrifts of the present age, instead of ruining themselves by gaming, or laying snares to debauch young Females, by their false promises and many other bad vices ; would be rejoiced at such an opportunity, of reclaiming themselves by withdrawing from the snares laid for them by bad and designing Men and Women, who constantly lay wait to lead astray the young and unwary that are possessed of large property, such might here have the pleasure and satisfaction to make a real Paradise on earth, by illuminating a place that would for ever shine and display their generosity.

Women – sorceresses and enchantresses go to gather herbs by themselves to cure and make charms.

Women are viewed as being responsible for confronting harassment themselves, such as by slapping the harasser in the face.

: Women have been found to find altruistic men to be attractive partners.

Women who have alcohol-use disorders often have a co-occurring psychiatric diagnosis such as major depression, anxiety, panic disorder, bulimia, post-traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ), or borderline personality disorder.

Women with alcoholism are more likely to have a history of physical or sexual assault, abuse and domestic violence than those in the general population, which can lead to higher instances of psychiatric disorders and greater dependence on alcohol.

Movies have even achieved cult status by successfully imitating the awfulnesses of so-bad-it's-good movies ( The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra and Amazon Women on the Moon being just two examples ).

The controversial book " The Education of Christian Women " by Juan Luis Vives, which claimed women have the right to an education, was dedicated to and commissioned by her.

The Sabine Women Enforcing Peace by Running between the Combatants, also called The Intervention of the Sabine Women is said to have been painted to honor his wife, with the theme being love prevailing over conflict.

Women, when not " dolls ", " Judies ", " pancakes ", " tomatoes ", " broads " or what have you, may be " characters of a female nature ", for example.

Women have fled the army because the army bars them from getting pregnant, denying them the opportunity to start a family if they remained in the Eritrean military.

Both institutions have since been handsomely and suitably housed and equipped, the New hospital for Women ( in the Euston Road ) for many years being worked entirely by medical women, and the schools ( in Hunter Street, WC1 ) having over 200 students, most of them preparing for the medical degree of London University ( the present-day University College London ), which was opened to women in 1877.

He seems not to have used it in his early plays at all, The Trojan Women being the earliest appearance of it in an extant play-it's symptomatic of a curious archaizing tendency evident in his later works.

Women have been playing association football since the first recorded women's game in 1895 in North London.

" Women ’ s testimony is in general light and subject to variation ; this is why it is taken more seriously than that of men " as opposed to men, upon whom " Nature seems to have conferred … the right to govern.

Women writers have played key roles in science fiction and fantasy literature, often addressing themes of gender.

Women with FGM typically report sexual dysfunction and dyspareunia ( painful sexual intercourse ), but several researchers have written that FGM does not necessarily destroy sexual desire in women.

In early times, horror films such as My Bloody Valentine ( 1981 ), Halloween ( 1978 ), and Friday the 13th ( 1980 ) pertained mostly to a male audience in order to " feed the fantasies of young men ".< ref name = Nowell > Their main focus was to express the fear of women and show them as monsters ; however, this ideal is no longer prevalent in horror films .< ref name = Williams > Women have become not only the main audience and fans of horror films but also the main protagonists of contemporary horror films.

Women may not lead prayers other than if it is an all female group ( among native Muslims in China ( Hui ), women have traditionally been trained as, and practice, the role of imam among female-only congregations ; these are often the wives of imams ( see Nusi )).

Her essays and articles have been published in Women's Studies Quarterly, Signs, Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, Science Fiction Studies, and College English.

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Women in many cultures throughout history have had sexual relations with other women, but they rarely were designated as part of a group of people based on who they had physical relations with.

Women in the Middle East have been historically segregated from men.

Women, however, may have intimate relations with other women as long as their wifely duties are met, their private matters are kept quiet, and the woman with whom they are involved is somehow related by family or logical interest to her lover.

Women who identify as lesbian report feeling significantly different and isolated during adolescence ; these emotions have been cited as appearing on average at 15 years old in lesbians and 18 years old in women who identify as bisexual.