It’s also not a good way to motivate one’s followers to follow their example, either. People want a leader who knows how to stay hopeful even when things begin to look gray, and who has definite opinions on the important discussions. For the next century, we feminists as a whole must learn how to work as one unit towards the same goals, to protect women’s rights and establish ourselves as equal in the eyes of the law. We must continue to fight even when defeat is standing two inches away from us. History was not created by people who chose to give up and let their problems solve themselves.
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Muller’s attorney, however, argued that Oregon’s law violated women’s rights. He said, “we may regret that all women may not be sheltered in happy homes, free from the exacting demands upon them in pursuit of a living, but their right to pursue any honorable vocation is just as sacred as the same right enjoyed by men.” If this law was overturned, it would be a strike against the rights women were fighting for and open them up for more
I chose the quote above because it showed that women should not use their stereotypical strengths as an argument for equality. It would be like saying those sigma's put on women by non-feminist are all right. Katha Pollitt states that everyone is responsible for " the environment, a more humane workplace, economic justice, social support for children to make the world a better place regardless of who you are. I believe that her beliefs about "difference feminism and women's superiority to men would be a part of making the world a better place, in her eyes. I believe that
He also put an end to female infanticide and slavery. The Koran does not order women to be covered from head-to-toe or to be imprisoned in their homes”. While all the world is evolving in giving more rights to women, and let them participate in the social and political work, some Islamic countries are fighting to go back in time when any open minded interpretation of the Koran was made. Marianne Lyles says: “In recent years, the International Islamic Extremist Movement
They think that this act threatens the rights of women by attacking choice and preventive care. They think that reproductive freedom is preventive care and can save lives. The members of this organization think that reproductive freedom is about empowering women to take care of their bodies however they want to. They don’t think any woman should be denied contraception or abortion because politicians have taken it upon themselves to make personal decisions for them. They don’t think a woman can be denied care because of her financial status.
Module 4 Answering the Opposition ITT Technical “The Latest from the Feminist Front” What was your initial reaction to Limbaugh’s claim that “feminism was established so that unattractive women could have easier access to mainstream of society?” My initial reaction was that Limbaugh was being disrespectful to women in general. Al women have a right to easier access to society whether they are attractive or unattractive. They are still women and women should be respected as much as men are respected. His statement is also very insensitive. What are two of Limbaugh’s main points?
During the period of the Protestant Reformation man were allowed to have a direct relationship with God and women could not. So, when women as Hutchinson said she too had access to God she was found guilty for creating anarchy and mischief in the community. The author described the intoloeration that men during this period could not allow women to be equal to
To make your own decisions particularly for happiness.6 Denying women birth control is to deny women personal freedom therefore making one not value life to its fullest. In the eyes of Margaret Sanger, freedom is the ability to make choices and control ones own body. The document “Free Motherhood” takes us to a time period that freedom was unclear for most of America. America was deciding what rights certain Americans should have. Unfortunately this problem still continues today.
Liberal feminists are concerned with the human and civil rights and freedoms of the individual; they believe all human beings should have equal rights. Reformism is the idea that progress towards equal rights can be achieve by gradual reforms in society without the need for a revolution. Liberal feminists believe women can achieve gender equality by arguing that laws and policies against sex discrimination in employment and education can secure equal opportunities for women. To add they campaign for cultural change, traditional prejudices and stereotypes about gender differences are a barrier to equality. They reject the idea that biological differences make women less competent than men or men are biologically less emotional or nurturing than women.