WMST 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mary Wollstonecraft, Nuclear Family
6 Mar 2020
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Reminds us that we need to get rid of toxic masculinity and benefits men as well because it address gender. People who think women and men should receive the same rights. Suggests that feminism is more than a belief but requires action. Political movements and events that bring attention to feminism. On the con side: trying to bring men down, man-hating. Some people think that feminists can"t have a nuclear family or be a stay at home mom. Someone who believes in social, political, and economic equality. The term feminism refers to the belief that women have been historically subordinate to men as well as to the commitment to working for freedom for women in all aspects of social life. (kelly, et al. , p. 11) Is it a singular movement or is there multiple movements that tie into it? there are many different kinds of feminists radical feminists, liberal feminist, lgbt feminists, etc
