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Radical Feminist Theory -patriarchy is universal: male domination of women exists in all known societies. Firestone argues that the origins of patriarchy lie in women's biological capacity to bear and acre for infants, since performing this role means they become dependent on males Patriarchy is the primary and most fundamental form of inequality and conflict. The key division is between men and women. Men are women's main enemy. All men oppress all women. All men benefit from patriarchy...

What do Liberal Feminists want to do with the "system"? -To reform the system. This is achieved through working to eliminate discriminatory educational, legal, and economic policies. What is the paramount goal of Liberal Feminists? -Achieving equal rights for women. What were examples of early Radical Feminists groups? Enumerate 3. -(1) Redstockings (2) Feminists (3) New York Radical Feminists What is the main difference between Liberal and Radical Feminists? -Liberal Feminists are refo...

What are the key features of liberal feminism? - Individualism, reform, choice and nature, and equal rights What is individualism? - A liberal belief that every individual is of equal moral worth and therefore we can only judge individuals on rational grounds Who are the key thinkers behind Individualism and liberal feminism - JS Mill, Mary Wollstonecraft What are liberal feminists ideas on reform - They seek to open up public life to equal opportunities and competition but they don't wa...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman - - an early socialist feminist - gender as a social construct - young girls forced to conform in society and prepare for motherhood through playing with toys/clothing etc - sex and domestic economics go hand in hand, women were reliant on their sexual assets to survive and please their husbands - the domestic environment is an instrument of patriarchy, women are economically dependent on men. Nuclear family needs to be destroyed and replaced by communal living -...

emerged from: (feminism) - broader historical womens right movement 1st wave of feminism - Women's suffrage fighting for the womens right to vote late 19th 2nd wave of feminism - 1960s-1970s; focused on women's equal access to employment and education 3rd wave of feminism - 1980s-present; focused on diversity among women's experiences and identities perspective theory (feminism) - variety of theories, debates, points of emphasis key characteristics (feminism) - against the social ...

What did Bell Hooks write? - Feminism is for Everybody Main arguments? - -defining feminism -patriarchy as institutionalized sexism -patriarchy perpetuates the ideas that fem is anti-male -history of feminism -sexism and patriarchy confine us Definition of Feminism - a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation and oppression Definition of sexism - prejudice, discrimination and oppression rooted in gender Definition of Institutionalization - embedding norms within an organization or soc...

Beliefs/Values -○ Reformist not revolutionary ○ Equality of women can achieved through legal means and social reform Ex: write more bills and elect the right people ○ Men and women are essentially the same, with the same capabilities, and the same rights ○ Women should not have to stick to prescribed gender roles ○ Women deserve equal education. Without it, equality can not be achieved. All must must be educated as to the value of gender equality. The oppression of women we, end ...

The personal is political -Personal things have broad social, political, and economic causes and consequences How many waves of feminism are there? -4 1st Wave -A struggle for legal, social, economic rights, the right to vote (suffrage), own property after marriage, and access to higher education(1960)

... -Ever notice how when justifying a child's misbehavior no one ever says stuff like "girls will be girls" or "she's a girl," but the list of things a "young lady" can't do is almost endless? You learn from a young age that masculinity comes with freedom; femininity comes with restrictions. ... -I think a lot of people have trouble understanding transgender issues because they try to see themselves as trans, but come at it from the wrong direction. - i.e. cis woman tries to unders...

Origins and developments -- Feminist ideas can be traced back to the ancient civilisations of Greece and China - Christine De Pisan's Book of the City of Ladies published in Italy (1405) foreshadowed many ideas of modern feminism such as advocating women's rights to education - The first text of modern feminism is Mary Wollstonecraft's the Vindication of the Rights of Women (1792) - By the mid 19th C the women's movement acquired a central focus which was the right to vote Origins and...