Rebellions And The Feminist Movements

Rebellion is the denunciation of both conventional and cultural goals, but aims to replace both foundations with new goals and means of obtaining these.

Rebellion is not only caused by a restless revolutionary riot, but it can also be caused by small simple actions that

As much as Reconstruction had initially tried to help the South, it was the sole goal of this movement to, “undo as much as possible of Reconstruction.” State facilities originally that were supposed to help everyone were closed down, and the gap between black and white expenditures on schooling increased. Due to the depression in the 1890’s this worsened the situation for black families trying to make a living in the South couldn’t keep up their farms or the places that their children would learn. “In 1900, no public high schools for blacks existed in the South. Black elementary schools, one observer reported, occupied buildings “as bad as stables””. New laws about segregation also affected blacks in more ways than just demoralization, it also showed what kind of jobs were considered good work for them. In the instance of segregation on railroads, “many blacks could be found in “whites only” railroad cars. But they entered as servants and nurses, not as paying customers entitled to equal treatment. The rise of lynching also affected the way blacks lived their lives, by controlling the way they vote, how they treated whites, and how they couldn’t rely on the justice system to address their grievances. An example of the reduced number of voters is best seen in Louisiana, where the number of voters dropped from 130, 000 to 1, 342, which is directly linked to the use of violence as a way to intimidate black voters. Blacks also had to be careful how they acted around white, since murder wasn’t a federal crime and was handled by the state, many blacks were lynched without fair trials and accused of crimes like raping white women, murder, and theft. A majority of the accused never when to trial. All in all blacks in the South were largely affected negatively as a result in policy changes, social factors, and widespread violence. This injustice carried on

Around the years 1848 and 1869, the Feminist and Suffrage movement started to take off, and was named "the emergence of an independent women 's movement in America" (Dubois Title). During these times, societal standards taught that a woman belonged either in the kitchen, or serving her family. This presented few opportunities for education and/or careers for women. In turn, many women realized they didn 't want to only serve their families, or even have a family. They decided to stand up for themselves. This was the beginning of a revolution that is unfortunately still going on today.

Early feminism was typically focused only on white women, likely because racism was still extremely prominent at the time feminism began emerging. It was not until Kimberlé Crenshaw introduced the term “intersectionality” in 1989 that feminism started to look at oppressed group’s needs (Nash, 2008, 2). Intersectionality is a way of thinking that acknowledges that when a person has identities that belong to more than one oppressed group, it impacts their quality of life more negatively. In this paper, I will argue that intersectionality is important in the discussion of feminist theories and activism because it ensures that feminism is for all women, not just a select group of them. Intersectionality has changed the way the feminist movement handles the overlapping of different identities, which has helped feminist theorists understand the experiences of women of colour much more clearly. While intersectionality has a very important role in the conversation and practice of feminism, there are certainly critiques of the concept that should be brought up. These critiques, however, can offer a way to improve the study of intersectionality.

The American Revolution was the war that formed America. Many years ago, Brittan controlled America. They were tyrannical people that didn’t give fair rights to the colonizers in America. The common people formed a militia to fight against England. It started out with small riots and things like the Boston Tea Party. The fist battles of the war were in the towns of Lexington and Concord. The English army fought and won many of the battles in America. Eventually England was defeated and America gained their independence. They made General George Washington their president, and he led them to become a strong nation. Eventually they made the Constitution which made laws that protected the people’s rights, so they wouldn’t become tyrannical

Rebellion can be an act of violence or resistance of formal rule. It is recognized through written letters, such as Martin Luther King Junior’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, or books like “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury. Rebellion is a necessary response when there are heinous acts being expound in a tyranny. People don’t conform to society when they refuse to go along with the status quo. Rebelling against their societies status quo means there may be social structural issues as well as political ones. Independence is a desired outcome when a form of rebellion occurs, which is why many people create a rebellious

In order for a revolution to be successful, there are many components and stages that play into it. Matter of fact, George Didi-Huberman, the author of the article Uprisings argues that there are five different parts: elements, gestures, words, conflicts, and desires. Each part is unique and significant in its own way. This can be noted from analyzing different revolutions and rebellions throughout time and the outcome of them. Agreeing with Didi-Huberman, I will provide examples of each division and demonstrate how each one is necessary.

The major and consistent feminist goals throughout time have always been centered around reproductive rights. From the introduction of birth control to the acceptance of surrogacy, feminists have fought for every milestone. In today’s society, reproductive and medical technologies are growing at an incredible rate, allowing individuals to be liberated from gender conventions and oppression. Though having these technological advances are comforting, some feminists argue whether having these newfound reproductive and medical options are what is best for womankind, or if it simply adheres to the patriarchy.

In our modern, selfie-centric, and Facebook-likes-driven culture, it is widely understood that the formation and discovery of the "self" are crucial to one’s potential happiness. It is often advised that one must first focus on the well-being, contentment, and happiness of one’s self before working to provide such things for another. However, this mentality is relatively new in human history. It was once considered selfish to think of the "self" before the welfare of one’s community since they were once much more deeply and rigidly bound together. As one can imagine, the transition from a community-centric society to that of a self-centric society was neither easy nor quick. It caused strife for many generations as those of the community-based society saw their values being displaced and those who fought for the self-centric changes they felt were necessary and right clashed over differing values. A prime example of this would be the feminist movement of the 18th Century Enlightenment movement; women were fighting to be perceived as equals, and they often conveyed ideas on their society and their positions in it though literature. In Mary Robinson’s satirically ironic The Natural Daughter, she does just that by narrating the life of Martha, a young woman who rebuffs societal notions of ideal ladyhood and instead commits to being her "self."

Throughout history, Canada’s identity has changed in many ways and there have been many historical events that have greatly shaped and impacted Canada’s history and identity. The Women’s Movement and women’s contribution in the past and throughout history has had the greatest impact on shaping Canada into what it is today. Among many identifying qualities like being multicultural, bilingual, and world leaders, Canada is also country that has changed immensely in the way of becoming a country that has learned to accept women, move towards providing them with equal opportunities and treating them equally. Through economic, social and political movements and actions, the contribution from women and the women’s movement have increased, changed and improved women’s rights and equality greatly. Women worked to create independence and equality economically through their contributions to war on the homefront in WWI resulting in greater workplace equality, socially through the actions of the Flappers in the 1920’s giving women currently, the confidence and strength that they need to speak up, and politically, through the work of the Suffragists including the Famous 5 to allow women to have the same political rights as men.

Rebellion is the action or process of resisting authority, control or convection it can be violent or it can be for a positive reason. The stories tell you how Muslim women in Iran rebelled because they were being treated poorly and had no rights, the result of them rebelling they were sent to prison, tortured or killed.

The sex revolution, the radicalization of the gay movement, the spark of the feminism movement, along with the various other civil rights movement occurring during the 60s marks a truly revolutionary change in America. It was one of the first times in which the homosexual and heterosexual communities were fighting a similar battle: whether or not the government constitutionally had the right to dictate what a person does in the privacy of their own home.

The women’s movement paved the rode to many, if not all, the rights we as women have today. Up to this point a women’s role was to look after her husband, children and home. Taking care of her family and home were the only priority of a woman. She couldn’t even think about a professional career, because that was not part of a women’s role according to society. Taking care of her husband and home was a women’s happiness and she wasn’t expected to go out and look for more.

1960s America was characterized by the rejection of established hegemonic norms. The affluent baby boomers of World War II were now grown up and were able to focus on issues that transcended the economic obstacles the previous generation had to struggle with. The excess leisure time they possessed and the growth of media lead young adults to become more informed and aware of social issues that had previously not garnered mass attention. Widespread graphic news coverage, advertisements, film, and radio exposed the brutality of various oppressions that was easy to ignore in past decades. Alternative counterculture lifestyles arose, such as the hippie lifestyle, and youth began to celebrate creativity and experimentation. Social issues that were previously irrelevant to the mainstream, such as environmentalism, human sexuality, and women’s rights, gained national attention and sparked counter-hegemonic social movements. One of these movements was the women’s liberation movement, which sought to overturn the dominant ideology of patriarchy. Influenced by the counterculture movement, Robin Morgan rejects the norm of male dominance in her 1968 article “No More Miss America.” Seeking to achieve equality for women, Morgan argues that social institutions such as Miss America perpetuate toxic ideals that maintain the patriarchal social system and that they must be terminated to achieve equality for the sexes.