Feminist theory

With the recent election of President-elect Donald Trump many women have began to fear for their safety. As the days have passed and President-elect Trump has began to start filling his cabinet. One thing that stands clear in his cabinet selection is that the majority are white male, rehashing the white male dominance he was associated with during his campaign era. To the women who are in fear of Trump’s presidency I say have hope. Feminism has last long through both fascism, monarchism, and…

paths and building on each other, impossible to rip apart completely, seemingly without one specific origin. Scholars and philosophers have theorized over this ‘origin’ in efforts of solving the problem it has resulted in. Marilyn Frye has created a theory, not of a single origin, but of how a combination of elements have created…

“Our Revolution Has Just Begun,” by Gloria Steinem in 2014, was a discouraging article. It was well-written, but alarming because of the inequality brought to attention. The amount of gender inequality in the world is shocking and disturbing, and needs to be changed. Many people think that feminism is only for women, but every gender can and should fight for equal rights. If more people become informed on current inequalities and issues between genders, a bigger movement can be made to move…

Objectification is a term often used to describe how women are seen not as beings but as things. As John Berger describes in “Ways of Being,” women have historically been objectified by men. Much literature and academic essays have been written about the objectification of women; however, we can also see gendered politics in new media and art, as in Laurie Simmons’ new exhibition at the Jewish Museum, “How We See.” The exhibit explores how women are identified internally and externally, and how…

in the United States, when the women’s right movement started up again and big changes were happening at that time. I want to see and be part of the movement, going out and fighting for what I believe in. I believe in human rights and I believe in feminist and what they fight for. We want change in this era, I want to change, and being able to go back and see what all these women were doing would be an amazing experience. I would love to listen to what women would have to say about fighting for…

Through her essay titled Sex, Society, and Medieval Women, N.M. Heckle analyzes the stance assumed by both secular and religious authorities regarding women in terms of anatomy, sex, and virginity. Because the majority of the essay is more explanatory than analytical, it is evident that Heckle aims present a well-rounded scope of medieval perspectives rather than to condemn outdated medieval ideas. The general lack of judgement that characterizes Heckle’s narrative adds merit to her piece as a…

It is a man’s world. From this verity, feminism has emerged and exists to empower women all over the globe. The feminist movement’s roots go back to the middle of the nineteenth century. In the United States, the first major outburst of feminism was the battle for women’s suffrage in the early twentieth century. The 19th amendment was passed in 1920, granting women the right to vote. In the 1960s, feminism had another phase and this one attracted more people. “Whereas the first wave of feminism…

Should married women change their last names? People have done it for hundreds of years but times are changing. Is it still appropriate for a woman to legally change her name and merge her husband’s identity with her own? According to feminist, Jill Filipovic, it is not. She strongly believes that a name gives someone their identity and changing it will create an entirely different person. Although I agree with certain aspects of Filipovic’s arguments, she includes points that are completely…

In contemporary society, many people have begun to question whether or not the feminist movement is still necessary, as they believe equality has been achieved. Some people, beyond believing that men and women have become equal, believe that women have surpassed men in terms of gender equality and that men have become the oppressed group. This has lead to a recent trend of men’s rights activists, or “meninists” which started as a satirical stance on radical feminism, only to later be taken and…

embody people’s feelings and thoughts through not only aesthetic admiration but most importantly, to provoke deep questioning of our social and political landscape. The Feminist art movement that emerged in the late 1960s paved way for women to create liberating and inspiring messages to encourage change towards equality. Feminist art aimed to strived to change the world around them as used their art to influence societal attitudes and transform stereotypes. While the movement worked to act as…