Feminism thinkers Flashcards
Simone de Beauvoir key work
‘The Second Sex’ 1949
Simone de Beauvoir key concept
The idea of women as ‘other’
Simone de Beauvoir key quote
‘One is not born, but rather becomes a woman’
Simone de Beauvoir human nature
The biological differences between men and women are irrelevant. Women can compete equally with men.
Simone de Beauvoir state
The state is dominated by white males and therefore reflects and reinforces their dominant position in society
Simone de Beauvoir society
Her extentialism dominated her feminism - Social constraints prevent individuals (not just women) from attaining self realisation and true freedom
Simone de Beauvoir economy
Men’s dominance of economic life restricts the life choices open to women
Bell hooks key work
‘Feminism is for everybody’ 2000
Bell hooks key concept
The idea of intersectionality
Bell hooks key quote
‘Feminist thinking helped us unlearn female self hatred - it enabled us to break free of the hold patriachal thinking had on our consciousness’
Bell hooks human nature
Women, in common with men, have multiple identites and therefore experience multiple forms of oppression
Bell hooks state
The state reinforces a culture that prioritises women from expressing their true freedom and identity
Bell hooks society
Society is full of complex relationships between different minorities- in order to resolve social conflict, love between minority cultures should be established
Bell hooks economy
Women living in poverty have problems that middle class women do not face. The liberation of the poor is an economic as well as a social issue.
Sheila Rowbotham key work
‘Women’s Consciousness, Men’s World’ 1973
Sheila Rowbotham key concept
Liberation of women lay in a socialist future
Sheila Rowbotham key quote
‘Men will often admit other women are oppressed, but not you’
Sheila Rowbotham human nature
Gender differences are created by men in society - they are not natural
Sheila Rowbotham state
The state is the servant of capitalism
Sheila Rowbotham society
The nature of society is economically determined. Society reflects the dominant position of both capitalists and men in general
Sheila Rowbotham economy
Marxist perspective - women are a low paid reserve army of labour
Charlotte Perkins Gilman key work
‘Women and Economics’ 1897
Charlotte Perkins Gilman key concept
The concept of ‘socialisation’ of women from an early age
Charlotte Perkins Gilman key quote
‘The labour of women, certaintly, enables men to produce more wealth than they otherwise could’
Charlotte Perkins Gilman human nature
Women’s consciousness of the world is created by men
Charlotte Perkins Gilman state
No especially distinctive views on the state
Charlotte Perkins Gilman society
Society has always assigned inferior roles to women. In modern society this no longer has any justification
Charlotte Perkins Gilman economy
The domestic structure of women allowed men to dominate the outside economic world
Kate Millet key work
‘Sexual politics’ 1969
Kate Millet key concept
Liberation politics and political lesbianism
Kate Millet key quote
‘The toil of working class women is more readily accepted as a ‘need’’
Kate Millet human nature
Women are all capable of freeing themselves from male oppression by engaging in lesbian relationships
Kate Millet state
The state is merely the agent of patriachy- it is part of the problem, not the solution
Kate Millet society
Modern society is completely characterised by patriachy which is all pervasive and infests both the private and public spheres
Kate Millet economy
A quasi-socialist but not fundamental to her feminism
