SOSC 1502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Black Feminism, Barnard College, Combahee River

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1502
• Professor: Alison Crosby

Document Summary

Feminisms in the 20th century: the politics of difference . Methodology how we are approaching the course. How we think about gender is formed and structured by power. Educated women being subjected as housewives lack of individuality. Dissatisfaction felt amongst american housewives; they want more than their husbands, If they do complain about it they will seem ungrateful. Placing women in a box and should be happy. Linking roles to the feminine: based on the body, they connect it to the social roles. Understanding of the gender- they were simply different. Women naturally belonged to the indoor sphere and men naturally belong to the outdoor sphere. Lorde the master"s tools will never dismantle the masters house : - understanding of the differences. The state has always interfered in the lives of poor and coloured people. Benefit for women that hide their differences.