WGST 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Maria W. Stewart
25 Aug 2016
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Waves Of US Feminism
Feminism has came in three waves each having different issues to address and women who
support the movement.
1st Wave
Issues: Right to Vote, Abolition of slavery, Marriage rights(Women were property of husband),
Access to education and employment, reproductive rights.
Important people: Mary Wellstone, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Lucy Stone, Susan B.
Anthony, Sojourner Truth.
Feminist of color: Maria Stewart, Ida B Wells.
2nd Wave
Dates: 1960-1970’s
Issues: Access to employment, reproductive and health right, pay gap, sexual harassment. At
this time it was ok to hire a female based on her looks. Women could not get credit without her
husbands permission.
Important People: Gloria Steinam.
3rd Wave
Dates: 1990’s to current
Issues: Women health, women employment/pay gap,
Important people: bell hooks, Rebecca Walkers.
Types Of Feminism
Liberal Feminism
Assumptions: Women are rational, women are capable of economic and political self
determination, women should have access to education and employment opportunities.
How does change happen?
-Create access and opportunities through the systems that are already there.
-Through education
-Through US courts
Radical Feminism
Assumptions:Western thought and western culture are male dominated. Women are aligned
with all “Devalued” pairs in western thoughts.
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Document Summary
Feminism has came in three waves each having different issues to address and women who. Issues: right to vote, abolition of slavery, marriage rights(women were property of husband), Important people: mary wellstone, elizabeth cady stanton, lucretia mott, lucy stone, susan b. Feminist of color: maria stewart, ida b wells. Issues: access to employment, reproductive and health right, pay gap, sexual harassment. At this time it was ok to hire a female based on her looks. Women could not get credit without her husbands permission. Assumptions: women are rational, women are capable of economic and political self determination, women should have access to education and employment opportunities. Create access and opportunities through the systems that are already there. Assumptions:western thought and western culture are male dominated. Women are aligned with all devalued pairs in western thoughts. Culture v nature women are oppressed by patriarchy. Issues they tend to focus on: violence against women, women in workplace, marriage.
