Gwen Sharpe

Gwen Sharpe states that ‘[f]emininity is depicted as weakness, the sapping of strength, yet
masculinity is so fragile that apparently even the slightest brush with the feminine destroys it.’ Give your own
definition of femininity providing evidence from ONE or more of the texts studied on this module, be aware of
topical gender issues in the news and be aware of the issues of political representation, equal pay etc..
The two text for this assignment is Jane Austen Sense and Sensibility (1811) and Natalie Haynes A thousand
Ships (2019)