WOMS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Betty Friedan, Global Feminism, Atlantic Revolutions

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: WOMS202
• Professor: Shalon Hallager

Document Summary

Postwar settlements and the coming of human rights. (cid:862)moder(cid:374)(cid:863) idea of hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) rights: come from the atlantic revolutions. The horrors of modern war and genocide if genocide is a crime, then every human life is valuable, and every person has human rights. 1960s: global decolonization (parallel to the second wave feminism in the west) Impact to feminism in the global south liberation, men are oppressing us, they think of us as breeders, etc. Inspires the women: negative impact in feminism in the global south feminism in the west makes no sense; they are privileged; in the south, we are literally oppressed. How to build bridge for the women in the west and global south; can the radical feminism of the west impact the global south. In modern day, we have social media, internet, etc. Issues in the global south? education, reproductive rights, gender violence, employment opportunities, marriage rights, basic rights, sanitation/environmental issues, medicine, literacy, etc.