Feminist writers

into feminism, but rather God. The primary audience of Ladies Against Feminism are religious, Christian women. The writers of Ladies Against Feminism use a graceful and organized technique in order to appeal to that audience. The first appeal to the audience is the visual layout. The title of the…

Feminism is a philosophy and movement advocating for equality between men and women on the grounds of social, political and, economic rights. For hundreds of years, women have been held back from opportunities because of their gender. Feminist activists have and to this day, are still fighting for women to have equal opportunities as men through social and political theories by protesting and campaigning. In Karen Offen’s book titled, Defining Feminism: A Comparative Historical Approach, she…

should not be the only feminism seen in our world. Many different women exist; therefore, many versions of feminism exist. When reading Audre Lorde’s “The Master’s Tools”, Combahee River Collective’s “A Black Feminist Statement”, and Rhon Manigault-Bryant’s “An Open Letter to White Liberal Feminists”, the idea that multiple versions and conceptions of feminism exist becomes undeniable. Lorde writes that women should revel in differences and use them as a source of power instead of merely…

The main goal of Christina Hughes' Key Concepts in Feminist Theory and Research is to present a "conceptual literacy" for social science students. Hughes' differential studies of equality, choice, difference, time and experience, which are some of the most crucial concepts in feminist theory. However, the author not only supplies an overview of the enormous amount of literature on feminist ideology, but also presents complex theories and stresses the significance of deconstruction in social…

life and works of 16th-century writer Veronica Franco and 18th-century writer Leona Florentino defend or promote women's rights in the earlier centuries? 2. What specific issues of women’s rights did their work address? 3. What struggles of the poet are reflected in their works? Theoretical Lens The use of the second-wave feminism called as “Gynocriticism” as a theoretical lens will help us understand better about Veronica Franco and Leona Florentino as female writers and their place in…

In the short article “The Failure of Feminism” the author, Phyllis Chelser, wants to inform readers how feminism has now changed into something with which feminists of the past may not agree. Feminism can be a touchy topic at times that people may want to just avoid. It has a very unique history as well. Originally, feminism started with the women’s fight for the right to vote. Later on feminism carried to other individual issues such as woman wanting to escape from normal gender roles and…

Feminist Ideology in Roxana The introduction of the novel within the Restoration time period sparked a literary revolution involving the ways in which readers and writers alike were able to experiment with the concept of identity, and begin to examine the possibility of individuals functioning outside of their traditional societal roles. One narrative in particular, Defoe’s The Fortunate Mistress, works to challenge the prevailing roles of women in society by considering the possibility of a…

Independence, or the freedom from control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others, “is the most important quality that a reader can possess.” (Woolf) Having this ability gives the reader the freedom to make their own connections or interpretations of the story. Every person will have their own unique thoughts and ideas on the book, so “nothing can be more fatal then to be guided by the preferences of others in a matter so personal.” (Woolf) This is why independence is so vital to the…

style while still expressing the same ideas. The purpose of writing in college, aside from learning aspect, is discovering ones strengths and weaknesses. This is vital for the development of an accomplished writer. When I was taking high school English classes, I thought I was a great writer. But that…

Because they are unaware, it may be quite difficult for them to inform beginning writers of what is implicit. The question emerges about how one can acquire the knowledge (Beins & Beins, 2012, )” There are limitations when writing, he or she would not write about science fiction, in a journal when the subject is about mental illness.…