CTAC 224 Study Guide - Winter 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Gender Identity, Zhou Dynasty, William O. Douglas
12 Oct 2018
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Fall 2018
How it was received: Encouraged women to take initiative, and claim their education
"The Reply to Sor Philotea"
Author: De la Cruz
Main Points: Vocalizes her choice to live a life of chastity. Defends her own rights as well as women's
rights in general to pursue life of literature and edu. Believes edu is great resource. Used religion/biblical
models to argue for capabilities of women. Women should be educated so they can teach younger girls.
Draws inspiration from female historical figures in the Bible.
the church didn't believe in many positions and rights for woman, but she believed that with education
and the examples of woman from the bible, they could be successful in the church.
How is was received:
"Daughters in Boxes"
Author: Toshiko
Main Points: Daughters in Japan put in "boxes" by family. Box 1 represents restriction from outside
world, 2 represents obedience without complaint, 3 represent edu in ancient knowledge. You should
raise girls with no limitations, let them grow and be educated and developed, study first then marry,
education is resistance (can resist what society want - boxes).
How it was received: Not perceived well, she put herself in danger at the time.Arrested and fined after
speech.
"Equality of Rights"
Author: Dinez Main Points: Women's emancipation through education. Education allows women to see
their own worth and help men to see that women deserve the right to vote.
the industrial revolution and expansion of suffrage from male property owners to all males. She
published a journal that supported emancipation of slaves as well as women's rights to property and
education,
Education will bring about the ability to "throw out old prejudices" and make women "fully aware of
their own worth" and bring men to realise that women deserve to vote, instead of perpetuating a reality
in which women live under the "semi-slavery" of laws decreed by men who treat women "like queens,
only to give us the scepter of the kitchen or the procreation machine."
The basis of this equality is natural law. In natural law, "women as mothers represent the sanctity of
infinite love" and "as daughters they represent angelic tenderness. As wives, immoral fidelity." These
qualities which are gifts from the "Supreme Creator" prove women's superiority.
How it was received:
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"A Vindication of the Rights of Women"
Author: Mary Wollstonecraft
Main Points: Focused on the moral demand of equality, especially in education. Suggested that both
men and women should be treated as rational beings.The key is to give women access to same edu
opportunities. The nation will be better because women have the ability to have a job, be independent,
make money, etc. Critiques notions that women are helpless adornments of a household. They couldn't
be good mothers, wives, household managers without good edu. People work better and make better
decisions with men and women both working together.
How it was received: Was the first feminist manifesto accredited with starting the first wave feminist
movement - sparked people's involvement in the movement.
"Two Speeches"
Author: Truth
Main Points: Demonstrated how identities are constituted through power relations. Deconstructs major
truth-claims about gender. Allows people who discriminate to acknowledge pain and violence. People
cared about colored men getting rights, but there was little with colored women, white women had
some rights but blacks still discriminated against.. She spoke of how she can do many things just as well
as men if given the opportunity. do just as much, eat just was much, but not given qual pay or rights.
whats the point of holding black women back?
How it was received: Gave black women a reason to fight for equal rights
"Men's and Women's Studies: Premises, Peril, and Promise"
Author: Micheal Kimmel
Main Points: Women studies has made men visible, women have gender, but men don't because they
are the standard. Therefore, these issues are invisible to men. When looking in mirror, white women see
a woman, black women see a black woman (see their disadvantage). man sees a human being, not
class/race/gender because he is the norm
How it was received:
"The Liberation of Women"
Author: Qasim Amin
Main Points: Advocated Egyptian women's rights, declaring they were slaves of their husbands with no
identity of their own. The refusal of natural rights kept the nation in the dark. Amin was an advocate for
women's emancipation. Main goals of writing: proper upbringing (edu) of women and independent will
in marriages. Refusal of natural rights for women kept Egypt in dark. Qaran supported women's rights.
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Document Summary
How it was received: encouraged women to take initiative, and claim their education. Main points: vocalizes her choice to live a life of chastity. Defends her own rights as well as women"s rights in general to pursue life of literature and edu. Used religion/biblical models to argue for capabilities of women. Women should be educated so they can teach younger girls. Main points: daughters in japan put in boxes by family. Box 1 represents restriction from outside world, 2 represents obedience without complaint, 3 represent edu in ancient knowledge. You should raise girls with no limitations, let them grow and be educated and developed, study first then marry, education is resistance (can resist what society want - boxes). How it was received: not perceived well, she put herself in danger at the time. arrested and fined after speech. Author: dinez main points: women"s emancipation through education.
