the origins of feminism

Question 1

What did Mary Wollstonecraft advocate?

Answer 1

offered a good education and women considered member of society, not merely being a good mother and wife.

Question 2

In the late 1800s, what were the female issues emerging?

Answer 2

legal and social position of women needed to improve. Example- Mill and Taylor campaigned for passage of married women’s property allowing women to keep their property after marriage.

Question 3

What was Perkins Gilman talking about?

Answer 3

Women lack the opportunity for independence, the inferior position of women in the home was a model of subordinate position of women in wider life.

Question 4

What two movements formed first wave feminism?

Answer 4

American national women’s party, by 1920 the 19th amendment passed. 1903, Pankhurst found and ran the suffragettes movement, led to women aged of 30 securing the right to vote and stand for parliament by 1918.

Question 5

In what way were these two movements successful?

Answer 5

1920, the 19th amendment and by 1928, women had equal voting rights to men

Question 6

What two developments did the suffrage movement figures assume?

Answer 6

1st- Many women would quickly see election to office, 2nd- parliament and government would pass legislation to improve the condition of women and establish equality of all kinds

Question 7

Were they correct?

Answer 7

However little impact at all, some improvements through educational opportunities were made

Question 8

What was second wave feminism?

Answer 8

offered a greater critique of post industrial society, especially identifying alienation of various social groups from a growing society.