Feminism Flashcards
What is Betty Friedan: The Feminine Mystique?
Friedan was a public activist for women’s rights and writer for the UE News. She did an interview about the dissatisfaction of housewife’s.
What were the contributions to feminism in the 1920s and 30s?
West advocated for women’s education, voting , property rights and marital freedoms (19th amendment)
What was the main goal of Feminist Theory.
Feminist Theory intends to highlight how women have contributed to society while questioning the differences on how women are treated compared to men.
What are Radical Feminists and their ideology.
Radical Feminists have the ideology of men overpowering women in society
What is the purpose of “If Men Could Menstruate”
The purpose of “If Men Could Menstruate” is to talk about how women are treated unfairly compared to men (ex. if men could get abortions, it would be at every gas station)
Who is Mae West and how she ushered in feminism in her day.
Mae West was an actor who often acted in untraditional and provocative roles in movies to advocate for women being more independent.
Who was Harriet Martineau?
Harriet Martineau was a social reformer, novelist, an abolitionist, feminist and sociologist and children’s author, writing over 50 books.
an abolitionist, feminist and sociologist.
Glass Ceiling and the Glass Escalator.
“Glass Ceiling” is a metaphor for women’s societal limitations while the “Glass Escalator” is a metaphor for men always being able to climb the corporate ladder
Liberal v. Conservative Feminism.
Conservative believe in equal treatment, but different societal roles (ex. homemaker and breadwinner), while Liberals believe that your role in society should not be dependent on your gender.
Gender as a social construction.
Gender is a set of social norms based on your sex
Invisible Labor and its context when it comes to women’s contributions in the household.
Many traditional housewife tasks such as cooking and cleaning are seen as less important compared to jobs in the workforce due to not paying a salary
The role of women in the Mohawk Valley using the Herkimer Home as an example.
Women in the Herkimer Home back in the 1800s were had very few rights compared to their husbands, they couldn’t even legally own property.
