Women's Studies 1020E Study Guide - Final Guide: Second-Wave Feminism, Liberal Feminism, After Stonewall
20 Apr 2016
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Female bodies in science and medicine: gender and sport. Colonization brought gender and class division in sports: women were not to play sports because it damaged their reproductive abilities and competition was unladylike . Title xi: a us legislation addressing sex based discrimination (supporting gender equality) in education systems that receive federal funding (not athletic specific- but translates into athletics) Getting rid of male opportunities isn"t the goal- women feel guilty they are making the men loose their opportunities. Prior to 20th century history was written by, for, and about men and women"s contributions were downplayed or absent. Ideologies at the time suggested women were less intelligent, capable, and not mentally prepared to handle the stress of public life. Women were prevented from attending formal schooling and if they did write a piece of literature they would adopt male identities (as ghost writers) to have their work read.
