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By Chloe Smith
What is feminism?
• ‘The advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the
sexes’
• ’The theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes’
• ‘The belief that men and women should have equal rights and
opportunities’
• ‘The doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women
equal to those of men’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathycaprino/
2017/03/08/what-is-feminism-and-why-do-
so-many-women-and-men-hate-
it/#4200306f7e8e
When did it start?
• Most historians agree that the modern
feminist movement began on July 19th
and 20th, 1848, in Seneca Falls, New
York. It became known as the Seneca
Falls Convention.
https://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=cCCDUuz1QBY
What are the core beliefs of a feminist?
• Two beliefs all feminists have: 1.Women have been held down by
men, 2.The can and should be over turned.
• Patriarchy exists: Women are dominated in a society which benefits
men.
• Both genders should have equal rights, it is all about equality.
https://quizlet.com/5879706/fem
inism-core-beliefs-flash-cards/
Who are the key thinkers/ activists?
• The Suffragettes
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/g4201/famous-
feminists-throughout-history/?slide=23
https://guilsboroughschoolmedia.wordpress.com/2017/08/25/van-zoonen-
feminism-and-patriarchy/
• The media does this because they believe it reflects dominant social values
(what people believe in) and male producers are influenced by this.
• This is a patriarchy (a society ran by men for men) which dominates and
oppresses women, politically and through society.
• Government or society where men hold the majority of power, passed down
through generation (lineage.)
• Systems are put in place to ensure that women do not achieve equality.
• Patriarchy is just one of many forms of domination, others include race, class
and nationality.
Some of these characteristics may be stereotypically male or female…
• Aggressive-Passive
• Rational-Emotional
• Domestic-Political