HD 2314 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: American Psychological Association, Comstock Laws, Gay Liberation
26 Aug 2016
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Margaret sanger it is none of society"s business what a woman shall do with her body . Published birth control literature, violating the comstock act. Opened birth control clinic that became the planned parenthood organization. There is no monolithic feminism- many types range in focus and belief in alliances. All focus on gender and power dynamics in interpersonal relationships and relationships with institutions. Racial/ethnic feminisms particularly favor alliances with men- both groups know discrimination. All believe that women should be empowered to be themselves, to have the power to make their own choices, and have equal access to resources and power. Certain political groups have succeeded in perpetuating a negative mythology about feminisms. Sexual minorities viewed as perverts prettying on youth; many medical. 1969- -police raided stonewall, a gay bar, and the gay community resisted for the first time. 1973- apa (american psychological association) removed homosexuality from the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm)
