FEM 2107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Christine De Pizan, Irene Parlby, Nellie Mcclung
4 Dec 2015
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Patriarchy: the rule of the fathers men are in charge. In sexuality (men not criticized for being sexual, whereas women are) When women are in a male profession, wages drop. Worst thing to call a man is a woman (pussy, fag ) why- because femininity is devalued, females are considered weak. Power of language: says profound things about our society . Intersectional approach: studying racism means studying whiteness . Whiteness is a concept and is associated with beauty, good, default, dominance : important to understand what the other person is saying listen actively. Different kinds of feminisms can believe in only 1 or all 5. 1405: famous work by christine de pisan- the book of the ladies. Tackled the sexual double standard talked about women victimized by rape, boy preference and the need for women to be educated in society. Mary wollstonecraft: vindication of the rights of woman 1792.
