POL 501 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Liberal Feminism, Feminist Theory, Bourgeoisie

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POL 501
• Professor: Karen Ruddy

Document Summary

Accurately consituate the readings and place them in the responding feminist theories. What problems/issues do different feminist theories highlight and what do they ignore: varieties of feminist theorizing. Liberal feminism (evidence from both 1st and 2nd feminist wave) People should have autonomy to do what they want, free choice, as long as you don"t harm others. Split between public (government) and private (home, economy) Liberalism promised freedom but was only given to men. Mary wollstronecraft (1759-1798) a vindication of the rights of woman (1792) Challenged the false universalism of liberal thought (freedom and unfreedom at the same time) Challenged to biological determinism (view that biological beings determine our destiny. Women and men are fundamentally different due to our bodies, and those bodies determine social roles) according to rousseau, this was one of the main reasons women were not allowed in the public state.