What is the culture fixated on female thinness?
“A culture fixated on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty, but an obsession about female obedience. Dieting is the most potent political sedative in women’s history; a quietly mad population is a tractable one.” (The Beauty Myth, 1991)
Why did I have a special burden to bear to speak for all women?
“I had a special burden to bear to speak for [all women], because they didn’t have people who could express their concerns for them adequately. So, I always felt that we were serving a dual role in Congress, representing our own districts and, at the same time, having to voice the concerns of the total population of women in the country.”
What is the new female consciousness?
“The new female consciousness that has developed over the last decade extends to our right to physical as well as economic, political, and racial equality. We refuse to be afraid we will no longer be considered attractive and acceptable when we are strong.” (1982)
What is the feminist view of pornography?
“Pornography, in the feminist view, is a form of forced sex, a practice of sexual politics, and institution of gender inequality.” ( Toward a Feminist Theory of the State, 1989)
What did the East warn about?
“We of the East must warn you that any arrogant assumption of superiority or of patronage on the part of Europe or America and any undue pressure or enforcement of religion or of government or of trade or of economic ‘spheres of influence,’ will alienate Asia and Africa, and with it the womanhood of Asia and Africa.” (1935)
Is empowerment a feminist choice?
“Empowertising not only builds on the idea that any choice is a feminist choice if a self-labeled feminist deems it so, but takes it a little bit further to suggest that being female is in itself something that deserves celebration.” ( We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to Cover Girl, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement, 2016)
Why were French philosophers considered feminists?
Several prominent French philosophes could also be considered feminists because their ideas of equality and universal suffrage overlapped with the same ideas feminists had. Below is a list of convincing academic articles that explain further why major philosophes of the eighteenth century and beyond were also sometimes feminists, and how their ideas influenced the feminists after them. It is important to note that between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the ideas of equality and fairness for all did not change, just the philosophes themselves. Accordingly, several of the articles may be on eighteenth century philosophes, but do touch on how they impacted nineteenth century feminism.
Who was Mary Wollstonecraft?
Mary Wollstonecraft. Wollstonecraft was one of the most prominent feminists in the late eighteenth century into the early nineteenth century. She fought for change on all feminist fronts: political, social and cultural. Below is a list of some of her works as well as background sources that include more information about what she did as a feminist to improve women’s lives.
What did the Iranian women march call out?
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Who won the second Oscar for A Girl in the River?
Occasionally, lip service is paid to the plight of such women, such as when filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy won her second Oscar in 2016 for her documentary, "A Girl in the River - The Price of Forgiveness," about honor killings in Pakistan.