SOC244H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Punic Wars, Mary Wollstonecraft, Socialist Feminism
Document Summary
The overthrow of mother right was the world historical defeat of the female sex. The more the family evolved, production of sons became important. Increasingly dependent on the husband and the father. First form of family based of economic means. Biological son to inherit all the property. Women responsible for all the labor required within the household. Power goes to the individual who brings home the necessities. Primary focus on encouraging women"s education to make them better mothers still within family focus. Second wave of feminism that challenged their position in the home and their devotion to serving husbands and children. Mainstream feminism linked labor with inequality of women and their subordinate positions within their homes in relation to family. Focus on not only increasing women"s equality (voting, education) within the context of the family being access to reproductive liberty. Overfocus of women on dominant positions, tend to ignore structural.
