According to Webster, feminism is defined as the advocacy of women 's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. The term feminism was not used in different places around the world much until the 1970s. Feminist theory addresses the roles women have in society and the ongoing battles women face. The basic ideas of feminists included working to increase equality, expanding human choice, elimination gender stratification, ending sexual violence, and promoting sexual freedom.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF FEMINIST THEORY IN SOCIOLOGY The feminist theory movement is divided into three waves. The first wave was during the eighteenth century until the early twentieth century. During this time, the goal of feminism was …show more content…
She was the first female sociologist. She strove to give women a voice. “Harriet Martineau indisputably belongs in that founding generation of sociologists usually represented by Comte, Spencer, and Marx, thinkers who undertook the ambitious task of delineating an intellectual undertaking that would systematically and scientifically study human society” (Lengermann & Neibrugge-Brantley, pg. 273). Writing was how she made a living, but her clear and simple style and her ability to explain complicated issues in ways which ordinary people could understand, gave her a fan base. She wrote about things like how women were not treated the same in the educational and religious setting.¬ Martineau felt like the women were just as important as slaves used to be, which was barely. This led to her studying how much women were oppressed. Her biggest struggle when it came to her work was her gender. Because men were considered to be the dominant gender, much of what females thought or said did not hold weight, especially when it came to theories and …show more content…
She was a well-known women’s rights activist, anti-war activist and a philanthropist. She was the first female president of the National Conference of Social Work and co-founder of the Hull House (Nobelprize.org). Addams was one of many women in the Chicago Women’s School. “The Chicago women helped lead the fight for women’s suffrage, factory legislation, child labor laws, protection of working women, aid for dependent mothers and children, better sanitation in the cities, trade unions, arbitration of labor disputes, minimum wages, and minimum-wage boards” (Lengermann & Neibrugge-Brantley, pg.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF FEMINIST THEORY IN SOCIOLOGY The feminist theory movement is divided into three waves. The first wave was during the eighteenth century until the early twentieth century. During this time, the goal of feminism was …show more content…
She was the first female sociologist. She strove to give women a voice. “Harriet Martineau indisputably belongs in that founding generation of sociologists usually represented by Comte, Spencer, and Marx, thinkers who undertook the ambitious task of delineating an intellectual undertaking that would systematically and scientifically study human society” (Lengermann & Neibrugge-Brantley, pg. 273). Writing was how she made a living, but her clear and simple style and her ability to explain complicated issues in ways which ordinary people could understand, gave her a fan base. She wrote about things like how women were not treated the same in the educational and religious setting.¬ Martineau felt like the women were just as important as slaves used to be, which was barely. This led to her studying how much women were oppressed. Her biggest struggle when it came to her work was her gender. Because men were considered to be the dominant gender, much of what females thought or said did not hold weight, especially when it came to theories and …show more content…
She was a well-known women’s rights activist, anti-war activist and a philanthropist. She was the first female president of the National Conference of Social Work and co-founder of the Hull House (Nobelprize.org). Addams was one of many women in the Chicago Women’s School. “The Chicago women helped lead the fight for women’s suffrage, factory legislation, child labor laws, protection of working women, aid for dependent mothers and children, better sanitation in the cities, trade unions, arbitration of labor disputes, minimum wages, and minimum-wage boards” (Lengermann & Neibrugge-Brantley, pg.