Feminism: Then vs. Now and the MediaBy Abby, Angela, and Kim

Feminism from the PastTying in last week’s presentation…

Mary Wollstonecraft “[If] woman be

allowed to have an immortal soul, she must have, as the employment of life, an understanding to improve.”(118)

Feminism from the past Vindication of the Rights of

Woman (Wollstonecraft) (p. 1798) Vying for education for women Admits the only advantage

that men have is their strength Irrelevant when it comes to

equality Suffragettes

United States Birth control (1900s)

Margaret Sanger (1916) 1938- Federal ban on Birth

Control is lifted

http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/a-brief-history-of-birth-control/

Media Representations

“Sister Suffragette”Mary Poppins, 1964

A lot of these are from the United States, but you get the general idea…

Public Perception

http://historyoffeminism.com/anti-suffragette-postcards-posters-cartoons/

“John Bull thinks it scarcely necessary that ladies who are already all mouth should have any more voice in public matters.”

Similar to Barbauld’s point of view, aggressive man-hating women who want nothing more than to dominate society.

Discussion Questions How do feminist issues of the 1800s

compare to that of now? Has the media’s perceptions of

feminism changed, then vs. now? Why do you think some people opposed

women’s education and the right to vote?

Feminism TodayHow many of you would consider yourselves Feminists? Can anyone give me a definition of Feminism?

Feminism Today

#Freethenipplecampaign“This is why #FreeTheNipple is absolutely stupid in its current form: it gives no voice to the issues that plague women daily.” http://www.xojane.com/issues/freethenipple-is-stupid

How are women doing today? - “By some measures, extremely well:

women now make up the majority of the American workforce, graduate from college at higher rates than men, and are taking unprecedented leadership roles in business, media, politics and law.” (American women)

http://www.bc.edu/centers/boisi/publicevents/s11/women_and_feminisminamerica.html

- (Women around the globe) http://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/multimedia/2015/9/infographic-gender-equality-where-are-we-today

Modern Feminism in the Media

EMMA WATSON Taking 1 year off from

acting Harry Potter: “Giving me

permission to be who I was”

HeforShe.org Focus on men helping to

reduce the gender gap Violence, peace,

leadership, and economic stability

KESHA Dr. Luke Taylor Swift’s

donation Demi Lovato’s tweet

“I'm also ready for self-proclaimed feminists to start speaking out or taking action for women's rights.”

Queen Bey Who Run the World Formation

Side by side Confidence “I slay” “Black Feminism”

(TIME Mag)

Gamma Phi Beta Sorority • Building Strong Girls • Girls on the Run