Feminism

Question 1

feminism definition

Answer 1

the belief that men and women should have equal rights and equal opportunities

Question 2

when did the first wave of feminism emerge?

Answer 2

mid 1900s

Question 3

what was the ultimate aim of the first wave?

Answer 3

to achieve universal female suffrage (right to vote)

Question 4

who led the first wave?

Answer 4

suffragettes (middle class women)

Question 5

what were the other issues involved in the first wave?

Answer 5

divorce, wealth, education, opportunity

Question 6

when did women achieve the right to vote?

Answer 6

1928

Question 7

what improved after the first wave?

Answer 7

women had greater access to some professions and education, also improvement in divorce and child custody rights

Question 8

when was the second wave of feminism?

Answer 8

1960s and 1970s

Question 9

what were the aims of the second wave?

Answer 9

to abolish patriarchy and raise female consciousness of exploitation

Question 10

what was the result of the second wave?

Answer 10

created lots of different strands of feminism (marxist, liberal, radical)

Question 11

what was political lesbianism?

Answer 11

not sleeping with a man - believed by radical feminists

Question 12

what happened due to the splits in feminism after the second wave?

Answer 12

there was fragmented movement - no longer a ‘sisterhood’

Question 13

when was the third wave of feminism?

Answer 13

mid-1990s onwards

Question 14

what did the third wave involve?

Answer 14

acknowledges culture, ethnicity, religion

Question 15

who stated that the fourth wave was defined by technology and when?

Answer 15

Kira Cochrane in 2013

Question 16

what was the social media campaign in 2012 that contributed to the success of the fourth wave?

Answer 16

Everyday Sexism Project

Question 17

what are the three key strands of feminism?

Answer 17

marxist, liberal, radical

Question 18

what do liberal feminists say that gender inequality is a result of?

Answer 18

gender role socialisation (rather than biological differences)

Question 19

when were both the Equal Pay Act and the Discrimination Act?

Answer 19

1970s

Question 20

who stated that gender socialisation in the family causes gender inequality and when? what is this because of?

Answer 20

Oakley in 1974, because of canalisation (gender specific objects, like toys) and manipulation

Question 21

what do marxist feminists believe?

Answer 21

capitalism is an economic system that leads to the oppression of women

Question 22

who stated that a wife keeps a husband in good working condition by feeding and caring for him and when?

Answer 22

Benston in 1972

Question 23

who stated that women are ‘takers of shit’ for their husband?

Answer 23

Ansley

Question 24

what do radical feminists believe?

Answer 24

patriarchy is the main form of oppression experienced by women, not capitalism

Question 25

who stated that men acquired social power due to womens biological factors holding them back and when?

Answer 25

Millett in 1970

Question 26

who stated that “feminism is a theory, lesbianism is the practice”

Answer 26

Grace Atkinson