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Contents

Introduction
1Introduction to gender
The roles of women
2Daguerreotypes: Occupations and roles of women
Feminism
3Feminist art and photography (1960s-)
Roles and representation
4Roles and representation of African Americans in nineteenth century photography
Suffrage
5Suffrage
Photographers
6Larry Clark: Teenage Lust
7Garry Winogrand: Women Are Beautiful (1975)
8Laurie Simmons: Fabicated realities and the exploration of gender
9Barbara Kruger: Your body is a battleground
10Marcia Resnick: Re-Visions
11Joy Christiansen: Family Gathering
12Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (1986)
13Cindy Sherman: Untitled Film Stills
14Shirin Neshat: Women of Allah
15Lalla Essaydi: Les Femmes du Maroc
16Shadi Ghadirian: Women

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