SOCI 1101 Lecture 11: Black Feminist Thought
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Black feminist thought: mainstream feminism, wave 1 a. i. Suffrage, abolition of slavery, equal access to job and education a. ii. Reproductive rights, sexuality, critique of patriarchy, social equality b. ii. Source of tension: white women being treated as ladies while black women were being treated more as mules b. iv. What being a woman means to the individual c. ii. Shaming based on sexuality: black feminist thought (bft, bft aims to resist oppression in all forms, as well as the ideas that perpetuate it, combahee river collective, 1981 b. i. Group of gay black women discussing oppression and fighting against it b. ii. Race, class, gender, sexuality: central themes c. i. Addresses the issue of gender inequality within the black community c. iii. Recognizes that a sense of belonging and consciousness arises from black women"s daily experiences c. iii. 1. Recognizes the importance of black women"s self-definition and self- valuation c. v.
