Feminism: complicated, multidimensional. In the rise of third-wave feminism, the term has been muddled and misconstrued with negative connotations and standards. Whether you view it as the belief in total equality of the sexes and/or methodical action for women’s rights and interests, feminism is something to be celebrated. Too often have people been called antifeminist for non-radical approaches to equality. “Protofeminism” is a term that refers to the anticipation of modern feminist concepts and is hotly debated as irrelevant and separate from true feminism. Although her ideals stray from current feminist archetypes, Christine de Pizan is the quintessential protofeminist whose compelling writings sparked the discussion of feminism and set the standard for feminist rhetoric.
Most notably, Christine de Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies acts in …show more content…
One must consider the corrupt circumstances in which Pizan was writing and its relative controversy. In The Treasure of the City of Ladies, she highlights the persuasive effect of women’s speech and actions in everyday life by arguing that women must recognize and promote their ability to make peace, declaring that skill in discourse should be a part of every woman’s moral repertoire (Lunsford 87). She understood that a woman’s influence is realized when her speech in in accordance with the values and belief system of the time. Pizan justified rhetoric as a cogent tool that women could employ to settle differences and to assert themselves. Overall, she introduced a concrete method for all women, regardless of their status, to undermine the dominant patriarchal discourse. In the grand opening of her fictitious city for women, Christine promotes the unification of all women in the pursuit of a universal feminine experience as well as a progressive
Most notably, Christine de Pizan’s The Book of the City of Ladies acts in …show more content…
One must consider the corrupt circumstances in which Pizan was writing and its relative controversy. In The Treasure of the City of Ladies, she highlights the persuasive effect of women’s speech and actions in everyday life by arguing that women must recognize and promote their ability to make peace, declaring that skill in discourse should be a part of every woman’s moral repertoire (Lunsford 87). She understood that a woman’s influence is realized when her speech in in accordance with the values and belief system of the time. Pizan justified rhetoric as a cogent tool that women could employ to settle differences and to assert themselves. Overall, she introduced a concrete method for all women, regardless of their status, to undermine the dominant patriarchal discourse. In the grand opening of her fictitious city for women, Christine promotes the unification of all women in the pursuit of a universal feminine experience as well as a progressive