WOMS 287 Lecture 1: Class Notes (First Test) Dr. Doris Chang
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Knowledge and representation of women: gender neutral terms, postal worker not mailman, flight attendant not steward/ stewardess, 1970s and 80s a college campus movement to use gender-neutral terms. Therefore, you limit the reach of your opinion: to unite better we must point out there is a problem, gender stereotypes, ex. Color coding baby clothes from the minuet you are born behave your gender : experiment in the 70s and 80s: adults were told look at how cute this baby boy is they say he will be strong. They left the room; the next baby was dressed as a girl. The girl is described as cute, princess, etc. The color made them think a certain thing: ex. Tv shows men as the beadmakers and women as housewives. New history sometimes referred to as the people"s history: you hardly hear about the commons people history. So how did they contribute to society: women propelled industrial revolution.
