Radical feminism

Feminism helped a woman named Rebecca Hurdis understand herself and it aided her in being paralyzed from speaking her mind to having self made, limitless potential (364). Feminism can be an extraordinary thing and help millions of women all round the world not only achieve equality but find themselves. There is a problem though, “Many women believe that there is a certain required persona to be a feminist (364).” This persona, assumed to be the radical strong feminist, has most…

Block F 9/30/15 Second Wave of Feminism in France Revolutions have been taking place for centuries now, and are acts of rebellion used to initiate change in society. A revolution is usually when a group of people disagree on the ideas and thoughts of the government and want change to better their lives. A revolution, or to be more exact, one (or some) political revolt or protest that has occurred post 1950, is the group of feminist revolts in the Second Wave of Feminism in France. People who…

The women suffrage movement emerged in Britain during the early 20th century; this period belongs to what is known as the First wave of feminism. During this period occurred what can be considered as a social conflict between the dominant view, ideals about women, and the role of women within society and the new type of women (rebel women) as opposition to the new vision about women that suffragettes showed and represented. This new type of women who rebelled against the ideals of women to…

Unnatural Causes Unnatural Causes is a documentary about the effects of one’s socioeconomic status in health, diseases, life expectancy, and excess death. The film compares the lives of 4 individuals who live in different counsel districts of Louisville, Kentucky. Systems theorists believe individuals, their systems, communities, and environment are all interrelated to achieve better interactions between each other (Robbins, Chatterjee, & Canda, 2011). Micro, mezzo, and macro systems levels, as…

Feminism: Ideology, Goals, and Action Feminism is both a movement and an ideology. Its definition may differ in scope depending on those defining it. However, feminism has influenced generations of women, has changed the role of women both culturally and politically, and has sparked several movements aimed at bettering the conditions of women and gaining them equal rights and equal access to government. Far from forgotten, feminism remains relevant even today. Defining feminism can be…

When discussing the different feminist theories, it is highly important to define feminism. Whenever we discuss feminism often or not, patriarchy is brought to the table. Looking through the lenses of women today; we notice different situations because of the diversity among ourselves (women in this case). Skin color, gender, sexual orientation, religion and nationality all play a huge role in the discussion of what connects women to each other. We will be taking a look at how patriarchy…

a master’s degree in Materials and Nanotechnology (Frohlich). Prior to that, he graduated from the University of North Dakota with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering (Frohlich). In the beginning of the text, the author recommends the book “Who Stole Feminism?” (1996) by Christina Hoff Sommers (Frohlich). He goes on to explain who she is, and why she is qualified to talk about this subject and what the thesis of the book is: “Sommers is a former philosophy professor who herself has taught WGS…

Feminism is a conflict theory and a combination of social, political and cultural movements that is concerned with the discrimination against women and gender inequalities. The ‘waves’ of feminism refer to the feminist activity in a certain time period. The first wave emerged in the mid-19th century to early 20th century. Basic women rights such as the right to vote were the main focus. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) was the supporter of the women’s suffrage movement when it emerged in Great…

A number of sources claim that the roots of feminism can be found in early Christian, Medieval, and Renaissance writings (). Indeed, while women had mostly been oppressed up until the mid-nineteenth century, some had managed to become distinguished historical figures. Famed 14th century Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi, for instance, was a teenage prodigy who was the first female member admitted to the Academia del Disengo; she managed to set up her own atelier, learned to read, and was…

Feminism is a range of political movements, social movements and ideologies that have a general goal. This goal is to achieve equality amongst men and women in all aspects of life such as political, social, economic and personal. One of the many themes that is explored in feminism is patriarchy. Walby (1990, p.20) argued that “Patriarchy was a system of interrelated social structures which allowed men to exploit women”. The concept of patriarchy is in the centre of many feminist theories. It…