Feminism Essay

When I log onto my Twitter account, my timeline is quickly plagued with quotes such as “Twitter feminist are just bitter lonely women, who loathe life and men”. Statements like these led me to believe that people are confused on what feminism is, and what feminism does for our culture. A feminist is a person, male or female, who believes in the political, social, and economic equality of the sexes. I assume that the hatred displayed for women, who believes in equality of the sexes, is because…

Feminism has evolved, from first wave feminists who gained rights for women in the first part of the century through the bra burning the second wave we have arrived where we are today with at third wave of feminists. Kelsey Hopson-Shiller is a modern third wave feminist and social worker in her 30’s, and we communicated regarding her views on modern feminism, patriarchy and the role of religion in modern America. We started talking about her views on feminism and patriarchy. According to…

What is feminism? Fighting for female equality? Equal pay and treatment? Or participating in a march on the streets of Washington D.C. dressed up as a woman’s genitals? Regardless of what it is, and how it is practiced, feminism has changed dramatically since the first wave in the 1870’s, but what hasn’t changed is the very opinionated writings either for, or against feminism and the ERA. In The Equal Rights Amendment, Boyd K. Packer reveals the problems behind the ERA movement by prioritizing…

Transnationalism, in chapter five, “Afro-Parisianism and African Feminisms,” he explores the position of French Africans and French African women through the context of female circumcision as it relates to feminism and culture. Thomas notes the different ways in which women of African origin living in France find themselves victim to both African and European modes of oppression and suggests that these women tend to benefit less from French feminism. Thomas utilizes the voices of various…

“Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” - G.D. Anderson Many years ago, one common practice in many countries was to deny women’s rights. Women were being oppressed and considered inferior to men. They did not have the right to vote because they were considered to have inferior minds. They were only required to stay at home to do house chores and to take care of the children while the male was…

Feminism, a movement that prides itself on securing the right of women to vote, has caused some controversy. Many high ranking feminists were self proclaimed “White Supremacists”. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a particularly influential feminist, when asked about allowing African Americans to be enfranchised, said the following, “No; I would not trust him with all my rights; degraded, oppressed himself, he would be more despotic with the governing power than even our Saxon rulers are.” [Historical…

The Yellow Wallpaper, she highlights the struggles of a sick woman in a patriarchal society. During the late seventeenth century when The Yellow Wallpaper was written, hit the first wave of feminism. Women were expected to take care of the house and watch the babies without any say. First wave feminism highlights the inequalities between the sexes relatively as Gilman does in her short story. The unnamed protagonist is a sick woman who has no say in her medical care given by her…

stance on the relationship and protests to the protagonist any freedom of creativity “for her own good” esque. Through the narrative of the protagonist, Gilman reveals the underlying truth behind the cause of her mental issues and how it relates to feminism. Although the narrator’s name is never directly stated, every other character in the story is given a name,…

How has feminism changed over the years? Has it changed at all? How has the change or non change affected you or me? There are many ways that I see in which feminism has changed over the years, growing up in the 1990’s to a child it didn't seem like feminism was a big thing or at least wasn't a thing that many people talked about. People shied away from the subject like it was a disease that everyone was embarrassed about. Many people shied away from it because a lot of people have had and…

According to the Oxford Dictionary, feminism is, “of, relating to, or advocating the rights and equality of women.” According to our society, feminism is described as a secondhand, self-proclaimed right that a few women believe to be true. And to be honest, are we really given any other definitions or examples to live and lead by? Women are still mercilessly attacked and criticized for what they wear, who they associate with, and most importantly, their sexual behaviors. This being criticism…