Alondra Gomez

RWS 1301
Veronica Cruz
10-17-15
Annotated Bibliography
Dean Nelson, (September 02, 2013) Woman Killed Over Dowry Every Hour In India. Retrieved
from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10280802/Woman-killed-overdowry-every-hour-in-India.html
A brief article constructed almost entirely on statistics provided by Indias National Crime
Records Bureau on dowry deaths from the years 2011 through 2013. As American citizens arent
very clear or aware that such practices take place in other countries around the world,
Telegraph.co.uk supplies this article to the public that has yet to learn about unlawful dowry
executions. It is unbelievable to know that the number of dowry killings has gone as high up as
106,527 in the year of 2012 although the payment of dowries for marriage is illegal in India.
Thats one of the central reasons why I decided to use this article, to inform my peers and
instructor on the one of many ways vulnerable women are executed for material goods.

Gabriella Gillespie, (September 18, 2015) Child Marriage Survivor Pens Poignant Letter.
Retrieved from http://tooyoungtowed.org/blog/child-marriage-survivor-pens-letter/
This article is a personal account of a young woman who withstood and survived a forced
marriage with a man that was significantly older than her. The arranged marriages of girls as
young as seven years old with men in their late thirties are a common practice in third world
countries that undergo to provide families with temporary wealth or benefits. Gabriella Gillespie,
is one of the many young women that have survived these coalitions that lack a sense of love.

Her personal account will enhance my community problem presentation as all the information is
considered a primary source and I will be able to obtain more information that the public is not
aware of.

Julie McCarthy, (June 09, 2014) How A Lack of Toilets Puts Indias Women at Risk of Assault.
Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/06/09/319529037/indias-rape-uproarignites-demand-to-end-open-defecation
National Public Radios coverage on the lack of female lavatories in middle eastern countries and
its correlation to the rising amount of violence towards women clearly states how the lack of
essential infrastructures can lead to avoidable tragic deaths. Women in the village of Katra
Sahadatganj have no other choice but to wait until nightfall to be able to wander out into open
rural areas to relieve themselves. These women tend to make such necessary trips in pairs as a
way of keeping an eye out for each other, but unfortunately bothered minds take advantage of
these poor womens moments of vulnerability and bring shame and death upon their lives. A
situation like this could have been easily avoided if the government had made it a priority to
supply every human being that is in their care with essential infrastructures. N.P.Rs article on the
lack of toilets in India will help me stress how important it is to value EVERY human life,
especially womens lives , for they are the ones who have to deal with a vast amount of
injustices.
Michelle Fram Cohen, (Fall, 2006) The Condition of Women in Developing and Developed
Countries. Retrieved from http://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_11_02_06_cohen.pdf
An electronic book that speaks of the accepted limits set on women throughout the centuries. An
important source created by Michelle Fram Cohen that speaks of the different levels of womens

inferiority from first to third world countries. It is an incredibly perfect source for my
community problem since it covers all of the previous problems I had mentioned and it also
covers women in the military, the benefits of economic freedom, and the role of women at home
and at work. A great deal of my information will be retrieved from Ms. Cohens work.

Robyn Curnow, (February 09, 2013) Outrage grows over gang rape, slaying of teen girl in South
Africa. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/08/world/africa/south-africa-gang-rape/
Infuriated by the destruction of a young girls life by a family friend and a few other
acquaintances, citizens of a rural town in South Africa decide to speak up and let the world hear
their cry for justice. For a town as small as Cape Agulhas it was a complete surprise to hear that a
seventeen year old girl was gang raped and murdered for news like such never travels through
the town of Cape Agulhas. Her name was Anene Booyson, and she was at the prime of her life,
but tragedy soon struck. I would like to touch up on the high number of sexually abused young
girls and women in Africa and construct a solution to prevent barbaric attacks like the one
Anene had to face at such a young age.

Sakuntala Narasimhan, (November 05, 2013) Why Acid Attacks On Women Are Still Happening
and What Must be Done To Stop Them. Retrieved from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/acid-attacks-women-india_n_4220712.html
An informative article that explains to readers the great harm/ trauma this typical calamity in
Middle Eastern countries brings upon its victims. Focusing on a single city in the country of
India, WomensENews covers on a prevailing problem in Bangalore, India regarding horrific
acid attacks on women that are frowned upon for their beauty and unwanted attention. This

article contains interviews with a few of the many victims that have to deal with the life long
scars that have altered their image and reputation. To witness this unlawful practice at a time
where reformation, equality, and justice is essential it is infuriating since these attacks are sudden
and almost entirely unavoidable or uncalled for. There is not much we can do to protect women
from these attacks, but what we can do and what I will do is inform others on how important it is
to leave behind a state of mind where honor and material goods are a priority. For these attacks
are done because of oppositions.

United Nations Population Fund, (October 02, 2015) Child marriage shatters the future of
girls, communities. Retrieved from http://www.unfpa.org/news |
http://www.unfpa.org/news/child-marriage-shatters-future-girls-communities
Taking place in Burkina Faso, West Africa a group of women protest the common practice of
child marriage and speak of its negative effects and the limits it imposes on young girls.
Roukiatou Youssoupha , a spokes-person against child marriage, was one of the few young girls
who was able to call- off a wedding that was going to take place when she was only thirteen
years old. Because of that, she was able to continue her studies and make the best decisions for
her life. If girls are married off at a young age their possibilities of returning to school are almost
none. Our world needs to mentally feed its youth to prepare them for any situation that presents
itself. Knowledge is power, and girls have the right to enjoy their studies and to take control of
their life without the help of a man.

United Nations Population Fund, (October 14, 2015) Never, ever again- a former circumciser
calls for an end to FGM. Retrieved from http://www.unfpa.org/news/never-ever-again-former-circumciser-calls-end-fgm
There are plenty of individuals that are oblivious to the practice of Female Genital Mutilation
that takes place in various countries around the world, including The United States of America.
The article above provided by United Nations Population Fund centers on the practice that takes
place in Ethiopia and that has been carried through by a woman (one of many) named Asiya. She
has been a circumciser most of her life and just recently realized the negative effects this surgery
has on young girls. It is a surgery done to maintain young girls away from carnal temptations and
to keep them in a state of purity until their time to wed presents itself. Asiya is interviewed in this
article and states that she will never execute any sort of surgery regarding the mutilation of
female physiques but instead will dedicate her life to oppose and stop female genital mutilation.
My audience needs to know about intimate problems women have to face and which are not
talked about as much. I want them to remember that problems dont stop at home or during ones
own personal time.