Feminism

Note seminar

 The yellow wallpaper, Charlotte Perkins Gillmann

 MLA
Outline
 The Salem Witch trials;
 American women in the 18th century;
 …….in the 19th century
 American women at the crossroads between the 19th and the 20th centuries;
 Restrictions and constraints around the middle of the 20th century;

 Different waves of feminism; 4 waves;

 1st wave- the suffragettes-wanting to gain the right to vote; gaining a legal individuality;
 2nd wave- 60-70s; Monalisa’s smile- Angel of the house; Revolutionary road,
o The abolition of violence, marital rape, equal job opportunities, they were asking for
free daycare;
 rd
3 wave:
o Equal Pay;
o Feminists start to become more inclusive, in this case the women of color. Alice walker
coined womanism. Racial inclusion.

 4th wave:
o Queer;
o Schisms; Rafia Zacharia;
o Radical feminists;
 Gender studies
o ?
 Women studies
o Exclusively about women
 Masculinity studies
o Raewyn Connell
o Hegemonic masculinity
 Constraints
o On body ;
o On sexuality : she’s the one that gets blamed; we have to wear bras; showing skin is
triggering; sexual activity…a sexually immoral woman…arranged marriages/forced
marriage;
o On speech ;
o Corset, Farthingale/Crinoline
o Weight
o Shoes
 o Fgm- female genital mutilation
 Social, political and economical equality
 Metoo movement
 Homework: REading