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Marriage Equality is a Feminist Issue - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 05 Nov 13
     
    This was a blog entry that I found regarding how closely gay rights and women's rights are related. This offer gives some insight into how many women felt during the 1970s.
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The New York Public Library: Forty and Proud: A Brief History of Christopher Street Lib... - 0 views

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  • The new march was named the Christopher Street Liberation Day March to shift attention from the Mafia-controlled Stonewall and onto the gay and lesbian struggle for liberation happening in the streets. Despite widespread fear of police obstruction and public violence, the march went on, traveling uptown on Sixth Avenue from Greenwich Village to Central Park for the "Gay Be-In." All of the New York City gay and lesbian groups participated--both the new generation and established veterans--as well as visitors, and the march attracted national media attention. A sister march was held in Los Angeles and others soon followed around the world.
  • David McLellan on 05 Nov 13
     
    This article gives a perspective on the progress of the Gay Rights movement from the perspective of a newer member to the marches. They reflect on the early start for liberation in 1965 and the first Gay Rights marches in 1970. This was a chance for many of the sub groups to join together to strengthen their cause and how far that cause has come today.
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The Jersey City Independents: Local Photographer... - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 05 Nov 13
     
    This article has a lot of pictures of the women's rights era. The article gives insight into how many demonstrators participated in Liberty Island protests.
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History of AIDS Up to 1986 - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 05 Nov 13
     
    Along with gay rights is also HIV/AIDS education. Many organization have practiced HIV/AIDS empowerment, education and research. This is especially important leading into the twenty-first century.
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Is Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" The Next Great Feminist Manifesto? - 0 views

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  • From an early age, girls get the message that they will have to choose between succeeding at work and being a good mother
  • We internalize the negative messages we get throughout our lives—the messages that say it’s wrong to be outspoken, aggressive, more powerful than men. We lower our own expectations of what we can achieve. We continue to do the majority of the housework and child care. We compromise our career goals to make room for partners and children who may not even exist yet.
  • Sandberg argues that the reason women hold themselves back in their careers is because of those messages they’ve received their entire lives: that it’s not very feminine to be aggressive or ambitious; that as a woman it’s nearly impossible to have both a career and a family. Her point isn’t that women aren’t ambitious, but rather that women are afraid to fully embrace their ambitions because they’ve been convinced of those two messages their entire lives.
  • Alexa Mason on 05 Nov 13
     
    This Ms. Magazine article takes a look at Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In". A book that suggests that women have internalized negative messages about a woman's role, how a woman should behave in the workplace, where a woman belongs in the work place, etc. For example, women shouldn't be aggressive or ambitious, it's not feminine. She challenges the idea of femininity in the corporate world and encourages women to take more risks. This "Lean In" feminism is challenged by some because not every woman defines her feminism as being "more like men" as desiring to be treated fairly, like men.
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Gender Inequality and Women in the US Labor Force - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 05 Nov 13
     
    This is an article by the International Labour Organization. This is an article describing some of the gender inequalities in the 1970s.
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The Three Waves of Feminism - Fall 2008 - PACIFIC Magazine - Pacific University - 1 views

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  • The first wave of feminism took place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, emerging out of an environment of urban industrialism and liberal, socialist politics. The goal of this wave was to open up opportunities for women, with a focus on suffrage.
  • The second wave began in the 1960s and continued into the 90's. This wave unfolded in the context of the anti-war and civil rights movements and the growing self-consciousness of a variety of minority groups around the world.
  • sexuality and reproductive rights were dominant issues, and much of the movement's energy was focused on passing the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing social equality regardless of sex.
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  • Whereas the first wave of feminism was generally propelled by middle class white women, the second phase drew in women of color and developing nations, seeking sisterhood and solidarity and claiming "Women's struggle is class struggle." Feminists spoke of women as a social class and coined phrases such as "the personal is political" and "identity politics" in an effort to demonstrate that race, class, and gender oppression are all related. They initiated a concentrated effort to rid society top-to-bottom of sexism, from children's cartoons to the highest levels of government.
  • n this phase many constructs have been destabilized, including the notions of "universal womanhood," body, gender, sexuality and hetreronormativity. An aspect of third phase feminism that mystifies the mothers of the earlier feminist movement is the readoption by young feminists of the very lip-stick, high-heals, and cleavage proudly exposed by low cut necklines that the first two phases of the movement identified with male oppression. Pinkfloor expressed this new position when she said; "It's possible to have a push-up bra and a brain at the same time.
  • third wave have stepped onto the stage as strong and empowered, eschewing victimization and defining feminine beauty for themselves as subjects, not as objects of a sexist patriarchy
  • Alexa Mason on 05 Nov 13
     
    This webpage explores the three waves of feminism. The first is the one that we usually think of when we think about early feminism, Rosie the Riveter, yes we can and suffrage. The second wave coincided with many other civil rights activist groups, we saw the introduction of women of color and lower class women. We saw a focus on family, sexuality and reproductive rights. The third, and current, wave is about defining roles and identities for themselves and not based on patriarchy or misogyny. It's okay to embrace sexuality, sexualized appearances, etc, as long as it's a choice and not forced.
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Litigating for Gender Equality - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 05 Nov 13
     
    This article is old, but it still offered insight into some of the gender inequalities in the 1970s. This is independent research Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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A basic definition of patriarchy - 0 views

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  • Alexa Mason on 05 Nov 13
     
    This webpage is dedicated to exploring patriarchy as it relates to "The Gender Knot" by Allan Johnson. Patriarchy, as per Johnson, asserts male domination, organization around males, and the fact that society is not only male-centered but also male-identified. There are always exceptions to the rules, but according to Johnson in this male centered and dominated society, men most often sit in the positions of power while women are relegated to the margins.
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Gay rights: Five Activists Reflect... - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 05 Nov 13
     
    This article gives insight into other gay rights activists. Gay and lesbian rights continue into present-day. In fact, some of the issues of the 1970s are still some of the same issues that gays and lesbians are facing today.
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Fear of Feminism: Why Young Women Get the Willies | Vancouver Rape Relief & Women&#... - 0 views

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  • Gender consciousness is a necessary precondition for feminist consciousness, but they are not the same. The difference lies in the link between gender and politics. Feminism politicizes gender consciousness, inserts it into a systematic analysis of histories and structures of domination and privilege. Feminism asks questions--difficult and complicated questions, often with contradictory and confusing answers--about how gender consciousness can be used both for and against women, how vulnerability and difference help and hinder women's self-determination and freedom. Fear of feminism, then, is not a fear of gender, but rather a fear of politics. Fear of politics can be understood as a fear of living in consequences, a fear of reprisals.
  • Gender consciousness is a necessary precondition for feminist consciousness, but they are not the same. The difference lies in the link between gender and politics. Feminism politicizes gender consciousness, inserts it into a systematic analysis of histories and structures of domination and privilege. Feminism asks questions--difficult and complicated questions, often with contradictory and confusing answers--about how gender consciousness can be used both for and against women, how vulnerability and difference help and hinder women's self-determination and freedom. Fear of feminism, then, is not a fear of gender, but rather a fear of politics. Fear of politics can be understood as a fear of living in consequences, a fear of reprisals.
  • Gender consciousness is a necessary precondition for feminist consciousness, but they are not the same. The difference lies in the link between gender and politics. Feminism politicizes gender consciousness, inserts it into a systematic analysis of histories and structures of domination and privilege. Feminism asks questions--difficult and complicated questions, often with contradictory and confusing answers--about how gender consciousness can be used both for and against women, how vulnerability and difference help and hinder women's self-determination and freedom. Fear of feminism, then, is not a fear of gender, but rather a fear of politics. Fear of politics can be understood as a fear of living in consequences, a fear of reprisals.
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  • Gender consciousness is a necessary precondition for feminist consciousness, but they are not the same. The difference lies in the link between gender and politics. Feminism politicizes gender consciousness, inserts it into a systematic analysis of histories and structures of domination and privilege. Feminism asks questions--difficult and complicated questions, often with contradictory and confusing answers--about how gender consciousness can be used both for and against women, how vulnerability and difference help and hinder women's self-determination and freedom. Fear of feminism, then, is not a fear of gender, but rather a fear of politics. Fear of politics can be understood as a fear of living in consequences, a fear of reprisals.
  • Alexa Mason on 05 Nov 13
     
    This webpage, an essay previously published in Ms. Magazine, a feminist magazine explores why some young women fear feminism. It explores why this fear might be present. Interestingly, it explores gender consciousness and how this changes once placed within the feminist lens. Feminism takes the consciousness of womanhood and asks questions and analyzes how this consciousness of womanhood can help and harm woman publicly and privately.
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Unveiling the 'Madonna-Whore' Complex | Alternet - 0 views

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  • Alexa Mason on 05 Nov 13
     
    This webpage discusses the "madonna-whore" complex. This complex essentially suggests that men categorize women in two ways: the woman he admires, either maternally or romantically, and the other who is more of a sexualized fantasy. I think this complex also touches on the good girl versus bad girl, whereas one is meant to be valued and one is meant to be devalued.
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The Political Context: The Rise of the U.S. Feminist Movement - 1 views

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  • Anamaria Liriano on 04 Nov 13
     
    This entry is specifically for the first section of a long report. This section gives useful background information of what America was encountering during this time period with respect to women's rights, civil rights, and lgbt rights in the 1970's. I appreciated the basic information provided revolving around famous protests that are now often discussed when discussing civil rights and feminism in the 1970's. This source helps provide context to the photograph in that it informs you about the cultural climate of society around the time this photograph was taken.
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glbtq >> social sciences >> Radicalesbians - 0 views

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  • Kathryn Walker on 04 Nov 13
     
    Since this is a picture of a "radicalesbian", attached is an article regarding the group. The Radicalesbians formed in New York in 1970 and disbanded in 1971. They believed in absolute female separatism and refused to associate with men or with women who did not cut their ties to mainstream heterosexual society.
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Study says traditional gender roles may be thing of the past | The Daily Caller - 0 views

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  • Kathryn Walker on 04 Nov 13
     
    In a study released by Pew Research Center in May 2013, women are the primary breadwinner of 40 percent of households with children under the age of 18. Although 51 percent of those polled thought that children are better off with a mother staying home, 79 percent thought that women should not return to the "traditional" role. Eight percent thought that children were better off if the father stayed home. I agree with the ending comment that this is insulting to men…the work-life conflict is not just a woman's issue.
  • Kathryn Walker on 04 Nov 13
     
    In a study released by Pew Research Center in May 2013, women are the primary breadwinner of 40 percent of households with children under the age of 18. Although 51 percent of those polled thought that children are better off with a mother staying home, 79 percent thought that women should not return to the "traditional" role. Eight percent thought that children were better off if the father stayed home. I agree with the ending comment that this is insulting to men…the work-life conflict is not just a woman's issue.
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Sexism's Puzzling Stamina - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • raptly awaited decisions about affirmative action and gay marriage
  • gender — and all the recent reminders of how often women are still victimized, how potently they’re still resented and how tenaciously a musty male chauvinism endures.
  • We’re congratulating ourselves on the historic high of 20 women in the Senate, even though there are still four men to every one of them and, among governors, nine men to every woman.
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  • The idea that professional and domestic concerns can’t be balanced isn’t confined to the tube. A recent Pew Research Center report showing that women had become the primary providers in 40 percent of American households with at least one child under 18 prompted the conservative commentators Lou Dobbs and Erick Erickson to fret, respectively, over the dissolution of society and the endangerment of children.
  • The country is now on its third attempt at a commercially viable women’s soccer league. The Women’s National Basketball Association lags far behind the men’s N.B.A. in visibility and revenue.
  • Our racial bigotry has often been tied to the ignorance abetted by unfamiliarity, our homophobia to a failure to realize how many gay people we know and respect.
  • women are in the next cubicle, across the dinner table, on the other side of the bed. Almost every man has a mother he has known and probably cared about; most also have a wife, daughter, sister, aunt or niece as well. Our stubborn sexism harms and holds back them, not strangers. Still it survives.
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Gender Roles Changing - Research Shows Changing Gender Roles - 0 views

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  • Kathryn Walker on 04 Nov 13
     
    According to a survey of 3,500 Americans performed by Families and Work Institute released in March 2009, traditional gender roles are changing: there is has been an increase in the expectation of men and women to share in paid work as well as taking care of the home and children. This article discusses some interesting changes in percentages (compared to prior years) in the increased role of men in the home and women's increased ambition for jobs with more responsibility.
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Rosie the Riveter - History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts - 0 views

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  • American women entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers during World War II
  • as widespread male enlistment left gaping holes in the industrial labor force. Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent, and by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home. "Rosie the Riveter," star of a government campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for the munitions industry, became perhaps the most iconic image of working women during the war
  • the strong, bandanna-clad Rosie became one of the most successful recruitment tools in American history, and the most iconic image of working women in the World War II era.
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  • In May 1942, Congress instituted the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, later upgraded to the Women's Army Corps, which had full military status.
  • In addition to factory work and other home front jobs, some 350,000 women joined the Armed Services, serving at home and abroad.
  • In movies, newspapers, posters, photographs and articles, the Rosie the Riveter campaign stressed the patriotic need for women to enter the work force.
  • One of the lesser-known roles women played in the war effort was provided by the Women's Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs. These women, each of whom had already obtained their pilot's license prior to service, became the first women to fly American military aircraft.
  • melissa basso on 04 Nov 13
     
    History.com displays a very informative set of videos, images and articles discussing the meaning behind "Rosie the Riveter", the iconic image associated with gender equality. World War II marked the beginning of changes in gender ideologies as women found themselves carrying out duties that were typically filled by men. Women were also called to the war and the empowerment of a revolution began. 
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Sex Difference vs. Gender Difference? Oh, I'm So Confused! | Psychology Today - 0 views

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  • Kathryn Walker on 04 Nov 13
     
    According to the World Health Organization, "Sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women. Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women." Behavior is never either nature or nurture. It is always a very complex interweaving of both. Because behavior is always an interaction of nature and nurture, socialization can modify even significant sex differences.
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National Women's History Project - 0 views

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  • Although women now outnumber men in American colleges nationwide, the reversal of the gender gap is a very recent phenomenon.
  • After the American Revolution, the notion of education as a safeguard for democracy created opportunities for girls to gain a basic education
  • based largely on the premise that, as mothers, they would nurture not only the bodies but also the minds of (male) citizens
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  • experts” who claimed either that females were incapable of intellectual development equal to men, or that they would be harmed by striving for it.
  • Emma Willard, in her 1819 Plan for Improving Female Education,
  • Harvard, the first college chartered in America, was founded in 1636, it would be almost two centuries before the founding of the first college to admit women—Oberlin, which was chartered in 1833.
  • ingle-sex education remained the elite norm in the U.S. until the early 1970s.
  • The equal opportunity to learn, taken for granted by most young women today, owes much to Title IX of the Education Codes of the Higher Education Act Amendments. This legislation, passed in 1972 and enacted in 1977, prohibited gender discrimination by federally funded institutions.
  • melissa basso on 04 Nov 13
     
    This particular link is to an article on the history of women's education and rights to equal rights in terms of receiving the same education as do their male counterparts.  The website, as a whole, provides great insight into the history of women's rights in many aspects. It also traces the triumphs and successes of women throughout history. 
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