People Call Me A Feminist Whenever I Express Sentiments That Distinguish Me From A Doormat or A Prostitute

“PEOPLE CALL ME A FEMINIST WHENEVER I
EXPRESS SENTIMENTS THAT DISTINGUISH ME

FROM A DOORMAT OR A PROSTITUTE”
REBECCA WEST
FEMINISM = = EQUALITY
a belief in social, legal and economic equality

within sexes
Three Waves of Feminism
Late 1800’s The 1960’s Late 1980’s

Is that fair?
1st Wave of Feminism
Fighting for:
• right to vote
• right to take up a desired profession
Leaders - Susan B. Anthony and

Elizabeth C. Stanton.
1920 – the 19th Amendment to the US

Constitution.
Rosie The Riveter –
fictional character, symbol
of women-workers
2 Wave of Feminism
nd
New goals:
• Abortion rights
• Equal pay
• Property right
• Divorce
Betty Friedan
Revealed the unspoken truth out the lives of
U.S. women.
3 Wave of Feminism
rd
• “sex-positive” (use of your sexuality = empowering)
• “slut-walks” (protests against rape and sexual

attacks due to what the women were wearing at the
time)
Movements and ideologies
Liberal Feminism:
• Assert equality if men
and women through
political and legal
reform.
• Based on “humanism of
liberal political
thought” (Crotty)
Socialist feminism
• Aimed at both the
public and private sides
of the lives of women
• Stays that “inequality”
of men and women
solves by taking action
against the cultural and
economic core institutes
Marxist feminism
• A part of social
feminism
• Developed by Friedrich
Engels in “The Origin of
the Family”.
Anarchist feminism
• Connects anarchism
and feminism
• This philosophy sees
“anarchist struggle” as
a necessary component
of the struggle for
women rights
Radical feminism
• Primarily associated
with the second wave
of feminism of the
1980s
• Society as a system of
relations based on the
premise that males
oppresses women
"Black" feminism
• Argues that sexism,
class oppression and
racism are linked
together
Individualist Feminism
• Try to change the legal
system to eliminate
class and gender
privilege for people to
have equal rights,
including equal rights
under the law on
person and property.
Relationship to political
movements
Fascism and Feminism

• Fasci Femminili – an
organization that fought
for women elective
rights in Italy during the
Benito Mussolini's
government
Feminist psychology
The term feminist

psychology was originally
coined by Karen
Horney
In her book, Feminine Psychology, she addresses
previously held beliefs about women, relationships, and
the effect of society on female psychology
Feminist psychology is the direct result of
women's movement and revolution that took
place in the late 1960s
Feminist psychology emphasizes the importance
of equality for both men and women
Women emotions
Men emotions
Feminist culture
Women's music is the music by women, for

women, and about women
Chris Williamson, Meg Christian and
Margie Adam
African-American women activists such as
Bernice Johnson Reagon and her group Sweet
Honey in the Rock
Peace activist Holly Near
Feminism became a principal concern of
musicologists in the 1980s
Feminist culture
Feminist cinema, advocating or illustrating feminist
perspectives, arose largely with the development of
feminist film theory in the late '60s and early '70s
1972 saw the first feminist film festivals in the
U.S. and U.K.
Feminine cinematic language
Societal impact
Civil rights
• The National Organization
for Women (1966) –
women equality.
• The movement in the U.S.
under Margaret
Sanger and Marie Stopes.
Societal impact
Civil rights
• The Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against
Women(CEDAW)
international convention
adopted by the United
Nations General Assembly
Societal impact
Jurisprudence
• Feminist jurisprudence
examines the relationship
between women and law
Societal impact
Language
• The use of gender-
specific language
often implies male
superiority or
reflects an unequal
state of society
• The Handbook of
English Linguistics
Societal impact
Theology
• Christian feminism
• Islamic feminists
• Jewish feminism
• Secular or atheist
feminists
Societal impact
Patriarchy
• The concept of patriarchy
often includes all the social
mechanisms that reproduce
and exert male dominance
over women
Men and masculinity
• Problematic (males as
aggression and competition)
• Patriarchal cultures are
criticized for "limiting forms
of masculinity"
One of the best-known feminists of the XX century –
Mary Poppins.
Men also can be feminists
Due to the influence of
feminism in Brussels
the monument of a
Jeanneke Pis appeared
In Saudi Arabia, women
are not allowed to
drive. However, Saudi
women are currently
challenging this law.
Women are not

allowed to vote in
Saudi Arabia and in
Vatican City.
In Yemen, women are not allowed to leave
their house without their husbands.
Women hold the two
highest IQ scores
ever recorded
The first country to grant women the right to
vote in the modern era was New Zealand in
1893.
 1964 - Sex Discrimination Act as part of the Civil Rights Act; was
pushed with the help of American lawyer Martha Wright Griffiths
 Worldwide, just 24% of senior management roles are held by

women.
 In 1950, women comprised less than 2% of the U.S. military.

Currently, about 14% of active members in the U.S armed forces are
women.
 Roberta Gibb - the first woman to run and finish the
Boston Marathon was in 1966. However, because
women were not allowed to officially enter the race
until 1972, she did not get credit for it.
 In 1770, the British Parliament proposed a bill that

women using makeup should be punished for
witchcraft.
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“PEOPLE CALL ME A FEMINIST WHENEVER I

EXPRESS SENTIMENTS THAT DISTINGUISH ME

a belief in social, legal and economic equality

Late 1800’s The 1960’s Late 1980’s

Leaders - Susan B. Anthony and

1920 – the 19th Amendment to the US

• “slut-walks” (protests against rape and sexual

Fascism and Feminism

The term feminist

Women's music is the music by women, for

Women are not

 Worldwide, just 24% of senior management roles are held by

 In 1950, women comprised less than 2% of the U.S. military.

 In 1770, the British Parliament proposed a bill that

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