EN 4113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Adrienne Rich, Redstockings, Heterosexuality
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Stands out for writing through politics of emancipation (like harper, loy, hd, livesay and levertov) and also self-identified as a feminist in all of its complicated identities (and explored these identities in her work) Her life and letters reflect what happened from the 2nd to 3rd wave feminism. Recognized that emancipation was not limited to just women. Within the movement, there were clarifications and things that needed to be exposed. Was a lesbian; recognized the phobias, especially with the rise of aids. Rich as a poet and feminist paved the way for the unstable theory that we find in. Second wave feminists engaged in national and cultural politics, including responding to. Nyc group redstockings went against this by holding a mock pageant in which a sheep was crowned. Demonstrations about the objectifications in respect to miss america, and how a woman"s body is depicted. Womens involvement in these demonstrations showed that the feminist wave was marginalized and not taken seriously.