Great Divides Chapter Summary

Janet Lee’s and Susan M. Shaw’s, Women’s Voices Feminist Visions Classic and Contemporary Readings did provide the proper data to support their analyses. Lee and Shaw used sufficient evidence to address their main topic- the analysis of women’s gender studies by examining historical and contemporary writings. In chapter one Lee and Shaw discussed the purpose of women’s studies and examined gender. The ideas of feminism we evaluated, Lee and Shaw explained the negative attributes associated with feminism as well as the history of the gender movement. Women’s studies is a field of study that has been slowly expanding in the academic world sense the 1970’s. Lee and Shaw did provide the results to the data they analyzed. To prove their statements regarding the study of the

Definitions have been created and every individual creates their own definition either from experience, culture, or being taught. There may be some definitions that are necessary to be defined and collaborated its meaning, along with history and content. Just as Judith Lorber quoted, “Talking about gender got most people is the equivalent of fish talking about water.” This quote demonstrates the importance of the gender topic. Seems to be basic or understandable which is misunderstood. As are several other topics not discussed from kindergarten up to senior year of high school. Women’s study is present in undergraduate settings and creates this open discussion of personal experiences, authors’ definitions, and movements that have affected several rights that are not given respectful representation. Enrolling in Women’s study has created an environment of understand more of the abstract and thinking more not allowing the norm be accepted.

Feminism is both an intellectual commitment and a political movement that seeks justice for women and the end of sexism in all forms. However, there are many different kinds of feminism. So some have found it useful to think of the women's movement in the US as occurring in "waves" . On the wave model, the struggle to achieve basic political rights during the period from the mid-19th century until the 1920's counts as "first wave" feminism waned between the two world wars, to be "revived" in the late 1960's and early 1970's as "second wave" feminism. The concept of 'waves' is not meant to imply that organised feminism disappeared in the

How women’s rights has changed over time and what phases it has gone through to get to where it is now. Feminism has gone through three phases since the 1830s when women first started to protest for women's rights. First it started out with political power, getting the right to vote was a huge first step in their process. Women wouldn't be able to do anything

Waves ebb and flow. After a wave crashes, it recedes back to the ocean and gains momentum before crashing onto shore again. The feminist movement have been described as waves because it experiences similar motions. After the solidary force of the first wave, there was a recession in feminist activities that accumulated until it formed the second wave. The first wave feminist movement narrowed their principles and left a legacy of single-mindedness to the second wave feminist movement. The first wave’s focus caused the lull that is the unnamed problem and started the second wave.

Feminism is the fight for equality between the sexes. It can be dated back to the mid-19th century with women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. The first wave feminist procured the right to vote for American women. The following second and third waves built upon what the founding feminists created. The second wave of feminism was set off by the disenchantment women across America were experiencing. This disenchantment was caused by the nuclear family and the roles that the women in the 1950s were thrust into. The second wave is said to have lasted from the 1960s-1980s. Sometime after the 1980s, most likely the early to mid-1990s, third wave feminists began to rear their heads. The third wave built upon the advancements made

Although much has changed, feminists, regardless of which wave or gender they claim to belong to, still fight for the equality of women everywhere. From the 19th century to the 21st, feminism has helped shape western society. From the first wave, granting women the right to vote to the second wave were oral contraceptives were made available to women, to the third wave which help give women different colors, cultures, nationalities, and ethnicities a voice to be

Her excerpt begins by introducing the “first wave” which according to her was, ‘the designation that was applied to the suffragists retroactively after a second swell of activism by American women which occurred in the 1960s and 1970s’. From there on, she glides in to how Martha Lear coined the term “second feminist wave” in 1968 and women began to prefer the association to the term ‘feminism’. Subsequently, she associates herself to the generation that Rebecca Walker introduces as “the Third wave” in her article that appeared on the New York Times Sunday Magazine in 1990.

Feminism; a range of political movements, ideologies, and social movements that share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve political, economic, personal, and social rights for women. The history of feminist movements has been divided into three "waves" by feminist scholars. The first wave refers to the feminist movement of the nineteenth through early twentieth centuries, which focused mainly on women 's suffrage . The second wave, generally taking place from the early 1960s to the late 1980s, was concerned with cultural and political inequalities, which

To further my understanding of feminism, I am currently taking the class Introduction to Women’s Gender and Ethnic Studies. During the first unit, I studied more in-depth about different types of feminism, and the feminism waves throughout

Prior to taking this class, my feminist knowledge was not lacking, but I do feel like I know more about the different perspectives after completing this course. I also feel like I have more knowledge about the issues and oppression women face in today’s society. My expectations of this course were a little different from the reality of it. After the introduction post, I thought that the focus would be very much on stereotypes, but in fact there was a broad range of study. In the rest of this paper, I will be talking about how my awareness of the history and experiences of women has grown, feminist concepts and feminist explanations (theory), how family, culture, and society shape us, and finally understanding the gendered dynamic

Feminists and the idea of feminism have both been around since the 18th century and the Age of Enlightenment, a movement that emphasized reason, analysis, and individualism, rather than tradition. Since then, the world has seen three unique waves of feminism. The first wave occurred in the 19th and early 20th centuries; these were the females who fought for women’s suffrage, educational rights, better working conditions, and eliminating gender double standards. This first wave took care of basic rights that women were not granted until they stood up and fought for them. The second wave of feminism occurred between the 1960s and 1980s.

The idea of women being equal to men has been debated for a very long time. Even when civilizations were just starting, most women were treated very differently from men. When women started fighting against this oppression they were called feminists. Feminism can be separated into three waves. The first wave of feminism was from the mid 1800s to the early 1900s. The second wave was from the 1960s to the 1980s. The third wave of feminism started in the 1990s, but its end is unclear. Some people believe it has ended and the fourth wave of feminism has started, but others believe it continues today. The different waves have been very different in some aspects, but very similar in others. The main differences between the first and third wave of feminism are what they fought for, how they protested, and society’s reaction to their cause.

Women have displaced men as the greater share of college enrollment and graduates within last few decades rewarding success to feminism; yet gender pay gap, and lack of care of women’s issues prove that although opportunities for success have been made available to women, it’s benefits have not been fully realized. Feminism is fundamentally an ideology based on gender equality with an intent to promote women forward in education and success in professional fields without barriers faced by previous generations such as limited human rights and opportunities to express themselves fully. In the new millenia, feminism is here to rescue woman from domestication and represents a hope for happiness as afforded by men over generations in form of a career. By proclaiming the moral grounding of feminist ideology in gender equality and recognition of female-specific issues, the way is forward to achieve a harmonious effect of revealing the true nature of human affairs without gender bias, injustice, and ignorance. I, as a feminist, declare that by dedicating myself to values of perseverance and confidence targeted towards my education, I will make the greatest contributions possible to society and stand for gender equality and recognition of women 's issues in the 21st century.

From the suffragettes who advocated for women’s right to vote in the early 20th century, to the “social justice warriors” on the internet today, feminism has always been an important idea in American culture. Despite being so prominent in daily life, many people have no idea what feminism actually is. This is because the definition of feminism has changed many times. These changes are usually separated into four different “waves”. According to Pacific University, Fourth wave feminism, the most current definition, is defined as a push for equality for women, with a focus on more marginalized women, such as women of color and women of the LGBT+ community. It also focuses on women being in control of their own lives, and advocates for reproductive rights and control over one’s own sexuality. Fourth wave feminism also questions the idea of gender, and challenges gender roles. Because of this definition of feminism, while The Scarlet Letter does showcase some feminist ideas, many modern feminists would not say that it fits their idea of feminism.