POL 2101 Lecture Notes - Emily Murphy, Marxist Feminism, Liberal Feminism
22 Apr 2014
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Feminism: a diverse set of ideas, grounded in the belief that patriarchal societies have oppressed women and united by the goal of claiming full citizenship for all women. Liberal fem- insist full citizenship = full democratic rights. Sex vs gender: socially politically and economically constructed sex code that prescribes what it means to be male of female in daily life. Public vs private: the personal is political, relation between husband and wives are not purely private. The gradual expansion of women"s political rights across canada: except in quebec. Catholic church was very conservative in quebec: occurred around wwi. Encouraged women to sharpen their political argument and become more involved. We often took the man"s place in the job market. The persons case (1929: emily murphy, british north america act. Persons= he: when murphy was appointed to be a magistrate many people argued because the bna was he".
