Feminist 女权主义［PPT课件］.ppt

FEMINIST THEORY
BY:
MELANIE LORD, ANTHONY GREITER & ZUFLO TURSUNOVIC
FEMINISM
Belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.
The anized around this belief.
FEMINISM
Feminist Theory is an outgrowth of the general movement to empower women worldwide.
Feminism can be defined as a recognition and critique of male bined with efforts to change it.
FEMINISM
The goals of feminism are:
To demonstrate the importance of women
To reveal that historically women have been subordinate to men
To bring about gender equity.
FEMINISM
Simply put:
Feminists fight for the equality of women and argue that women should share equally in society’s opportunities and scare resources.
HISTORY
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott spearheaded the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, NY in 1848.
The convention brought in more than 300 people.
The discussion was focused on the social, civil, and religious condition of women.
HISTORY
The convention lead to the Declaration of Sentiments.
Modeled after the Declaration of Independence.
All men and women created equal.
Spoke of the supremacy of man in regards to divorce and education
HISTORY
The convention marked a 22 year battle to gain women the right to vote in the United States.
In 1920 women won the right to vote.