PHI 1103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Mary Wollstonecraft, John Stuart Mill
18 Apr 2016
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Phi1103 lecture: feminism in the new millennium. What is feminism: it seeks jusice for women and the end of sexism in all forms. Diversity in feminist movement: not a monolithic movement, diferent kinds of feminism, feminists disagree about what sexism consists in and what should be done about it, moivated by the quest for social jusice, important topics in feminism: Disability, the body, class and work, the family, human rights, racism, the self, sex work, human traicking, sexuality, pop culture, etc. 1850s 1920s emoional, irraional, intuiive suited to the role of mother and wives could not vote (no poliical rights) No educaion at schools or universiies salary belonged to men rape and physical abuse was legal within marriage aborion was illegal. Struggle to achieve poliical rights, educaion, employment and marriage law, property law and child custody laws. John stuart mill and harriet taylor (britain: the subjecion of women. Mary wollstonecrat (american: men and women have equal raional and moral capaciies.
