Textbook
1. Is it appropriate to speak about a “New Woman” in the 1920s? If so, what was new?
Yes, it was appropriate to speak about a "New Woman" in the 1920s. The things that were new
was that now women, were giving up the Victorian way of life. As in they were dressing in new
clothes. They were wearing make up, the single women were exploring their sexuality. Some even were having premarital sexual relationships. There were dance halls, where the young would go dancing. Now for mothers, they were able to buy new appliances that would help them with their household chores. Now more women were joining into the work force. They would fill out all the jobs that were categorized as female jobs, for example being a secretary, stenographer. They were also wanting to use birth control, even though it was initially for the poor women, to help them not have a big family and that way they would not have a lot of money to spend on supporting a large family. This way a small family means a lot more money left for paying the bills, and buying good food and clothes for the family. But that did not work out instead birth control can only be prescribed by a physician, so that meant only middle and high class women had access to birth control.
2. Why did women active in politics encounter so much difficulty accomplishing their agenda in the 1920s?
Women active in politics encountered so much difficulty accomplishing their agenda in the 1920s, because of many reasons. The women's organizations were nonpartisan, as in they would not declare what party they belonged to. They were not Republicans or Democrats. Because of this none of the parties would support them. Other times when the parties would help them, and their wanted laws would get passed. The congress would under cut the funding for the laws that the women were going for and wanting. Also another problem was that most of these organizations were wanting the same thing but they would not work together, and they would go at getting what they wanted in different ways. But they would also not be wanting the same things. As in one group would be wanting something, and another group does not want that same thing but another thing.
3. How does the image on page 499 represent some of the experiences of women during the Great Depression?
The image on page 499 represents some of the experiences of women during the Great
Depression by showing a mother who looks older than her age. It also shows that she is sad and
worried about her family and how she is going to get food for her children, and a stable shelter.
This woman who is only thirty-two years old, looks like she is already in her fifties. This shows
how much stress she is in. This shows what kind of work she has to do to make a little bit of
money just to feed her three children. This image shows a women who has to support her three
children and herself. She most likely would give all the food she has to her kids and does not
really eat herself. This image shows that even though the economics suck, she is still trying
to survive.
4. To what extent did World War II challenge gender stereotypes for women? To what extent did it reinforce them?
World War II challenged gender stereotypes for women by letting women work in the army. It also let the women go to the countries where the American army was in order to work as nurses in the field. World War II also reinforced the gender stereotypes, by the choice of occupations women were allowed to have. They were basically doing jobs like being a clerk, telephone operators, etc.... They were also allowed to be nurses, but they were not allowed to be doctors. They were not allowed to be doctors even when there was a shortage of doctors available during the war. So these were the extents of how World War II both challenged and reinforced the gender stereotypes for women.
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Blog #10
Textbook
1. How did African American women approach the issues of reform and
suffrage?
African American women approached the issues of reform and suffrage by starting their own
organizations. The reason they started their own organizations was because of the segregation. The segregation made it in a way that African American women were not allowed to be involved with any organization that had white American women members, that were goaled towards educating white women by training them in certain fields. Because of this African American women started their own organizations that would help them with their own suffrage movement. In 1908 the African American women created an organization called the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses. This helped African American women to make other organizations that would help and fight for the rights for African American women to be treated as equals and get better wages.
2. What were the main differences between the emerging feminist movement
and the suffrage movement?
The main differences between the emerging feminist movement and the suffrage movement was that one was fighting for equal rights in the work force and to allow women to vote. While the other one was fighting for women's freedom to choose their own way of living. The suffragists were the ones fighting for the equality between men and women in the work field. That is that they will both be paid the same wage for the same job. That women will also have more options for jobs just like men had. They were also fighting for women having the right to vote. The feminists were the ones fighting for freedom for them to choose their own occupation, to choose their own life styles. As in they can have the choice of being in a lesbian relationship. They were also fighting for the right to use birth control. To be able to be considered more than just a person there to make babies. These were their main differences but in over all both the suffragists and feminist were helping to change the role of women in society.
Textbook Document
1. What were the various definitions of feminism according "Talks of
Feminism. . ."?
The various definitions of feminism according to the "Talks of Feminism..." article were: " some
fight, some fate, and some fun,...that women shall have the same right as man to be different,...
the entire woman movement,...women were confined to one room in the prison and had to watch the men walk about in the corridors in comparative freedom,...Feminism is simply part of the great world fight for freedom and justice and equality, and might better be called humanism" (pages 460,461). The ones that are my favorite definitions of feminism the were given in the "Talks of Feminism..." were "Feminism means trouble: trouble means agitation: agitation means movement: movement means life: life means adjustment and readjustment - so does feminism. Feminism is not a femaleness with fewer petticoats; it does not seek to crinoline men. It asks [for] a new fashion in the social garments of each. Feminism is a spiritual attitude. It recognizes that men and women are made of the same soul stuff. It places this above biological bosh. In another aspect feminism is an educational ideal. It asks that children be educated according to temperament and not according to maleness and femaleness. It asks that a girl be educated for work and not for sex. Feminism seeks to change social opinion toward the sex relation, not to advocate license, but to recognize liberty. To me feminism means that woman wants to develop her own womanhood. It means that she wants to push on to the finest, fullest, freest expression of herself. She wants to be an individual. When you mention individualism to some people they immediately see a picture of original sin, but the freeing of the individuality of woman does not mean original sin; it means the finding of her own soul.
The first thing we have to overcome is custom and convention, and the common attitude of mind, and then this fear of individuality will pass away. We have to compel conviction that woman is a human being. Feminism is the name for the newly discovered and highly surprising fact that it is just as important for a woman to be happy as a man. And one woman will be happy by going out and seeking adventures of her own and another will be happy staying at home and thinking about babies and baked beans. Both should be allowed to do what they want to do. There'll be a great deal more fun for everybody when women are universally active and free and independent. Feminism is simply part of the great world fight for freedom and justice and equality, and might better be called humanism"(page 461).
2. What role does women’s economic independence play in feminist
thought?
The role that women's economic independence plays in feminist thought is that women will no
longer be dependent to men. They would have their freedom and education to have good jobs
and be able to have their own homes and wages to live on their own. They would be educated
in the same things as men are. That they would not have to become prostitutes. That they
would not have to get married to a man in order to have a home, food on the table and someone
else support them, because now they would be educated enough to get a job doing what ever
they want to do. That would end up helping them be more independent than dependent.
3. What is your own definition of feminism?
My definition for feminism is that even though when it first came out feminism meant for equality, now to me it seems to have changed and means a different thing. Now a days feminists are more extreme in the sense that not only are they striving for equality but now they are surpassing it and going as far as saying that women are better than men. That to me is a little false because the original feminist movement was not made and meant to say that women were far better than men. But that it was made and meant to say that both men and women were equal. That they both can do the same things. Be able to make their own choices. To make their own decisions on how they should live. For women to have the same opportunities as men in the working field. But now since there are still struggles between people who think that women should be at home and not at work, women are working harder not to be equal to their fellow male coworkers but to pass them. As in they try to be alot better than any man. Which in a way is a good thing.
1. How did African American women approach the issues of reform and
suffrage?
African American women approached the issues of reform and suffrage by starting their own
organizations. The reason they started their own organizations was because of the segregation. The segregation made it in a way that African American women were not allowed to be involved with any organization that had white American women members, that were goaled towards educating white women by training them in certain fields. Because of this African American women started their own organizations that would help them with their own suffrage movement. In 1908 the African American women created an organization called the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses. This helped African American women to make other organizations that would help and fight for the rights for African American women to be treated as equals and get better wages.
2. What were the main differences between the emerging feminist movement
and the suffrage movement?
The main differences between the emerging feminist movement and the suffrage movement was that one was fighting for equal rights in the work force and to allow women to vote. While the other one was fighting for women's freedom to choose their own way of living. The suffragists were the ones fighting for the equality between men and women in the work field. That is that they will both be paid the same wage for the same job. That women will also have more options for jobs just like men had. They were also fighting for women having the right to vote. The feminists were the ones fighting for freedom for them to choose their own occupation, to choose their own life styles. As in they can have the choice of being in a lesbian relationship. They were also fighting for the right to use birth control. To be able to be considered more than just a person there to make babies. These were their main differences but in over all both the suffragists and feminist were helping to change the role of women in society.
Textbook Document
1. What were the various definitions of feminism according "Talks of
Feminism. . ."?
The various definitions of feminism according to the "Talks of Feminism..." article were: " some
fight, some fate, and some fun,...that women shall have the same right as man to be different,...
the entire woman movement,...women were confined to one room in the prison and had to watch the men walk about in the corridors in comparative freedom,...Feminism is simply part of the great world fight for freedom and justice and equality, and might better be called humanism" (pages 460,461). The ones that are my favorite definitions of feminism the were given in the "Talks of Feminism..." were "Feminism means trouble: trouble means agitation: agitation means movement: movement means life: life means adjustment and readjustment - so does feminism. Feminism is not a femaleness with fewer petticoats; it does not seek to crinoline men. It asks [for] a new fashion in the social garments of each. Feminism is a spiritual attitude. It recognizes that men and women are made of the same soul stuff. It places this above biological bosh. In another aspect feminism is an educational ideal. It asks that children be educated according to temperament and not according to maleness and femaleness. It asks that a girl be educated for work and not for sex. Feminism seeks to change social opinion toward the sex relation, not to advocate license, but to recognize liberty. To me feminism means that woman wants to develop her own womanhood. It means that she wants to push on to the finest, fullest, freest expression of herself. She wants to be an individual. When you mention individualism to some people they immediately see a picture of original sin, but the freeing of the individuality of woman does not mean original sin; it means the finding of her own soul.
The first thing we have to overcome is custom and convention, and the common attitude of mind, and then this fear of individuality will pass away. We have to compel conviction that woman is a human being. Feminism is the name for the newly discovered and highly surprising fact that it is just as important for a woman to be happy as a man. And one woman will be happy by going out and seeking adventures of her own and another will be happy staying at home and thinking about babies and baked beans. Both should be allowed to do what they want to do. There'll be a great deal more fun for everybody when women are universally active and free and independent. Feminism is simply part of the great world fight for freedom and justice and equality, and might better be called humanism"(page 461).
2. What role does women’s economic independence play in feminist
thought?
The role that women's economic independence plays in feminist thought is that women will no
longer be dependent to men. They would have their freedom and education to have good jobs
and be able to have their own homes and wages to live on their own. They would be educated
in the same things as men are. That they would not have to become prostitutes. That they
would not have to get married to a man in order to have a home, food on the table and someone
else support them, because now they would be educated enough to get a job doing what ever
they want to do. That would end up helping them be more independent than dependent.
3. What is your own definition of feminism?
My definition for feminism is that even though when it first came out feminism meant for equality, now to me it seems to have changed and means a different thing. Now a days feminists are more extreme in the sense that not only are they striving for equality but now they are surpassing it and going as far as saying that women are better than men. That to me is a little false because the original feminist movement was not made and meant to say that women were far better than men. But that it was made and meant to say that both men and women were equal. That they both can do the same things. Be able to make their own choices. To make their own decisions on how they should live. For women to have the same opportunities as men in the working field. But now since there are still struggles between people who think that women should be at home and not at work, women are working harder not to be equal to their fellow male coworkers but to pass them. As in they try to be alot better than any man. Which in a way is a good thing.
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