Blog #13

Textbook

1. What were the main sources of feminism’s revival in the late 1960s and early 1970s? How did this differ from the “Third Wave” of feminism in the 1990s?


The main sources of feminism's revival in the late 1960s and early 1970s were the establishment of National Organization for Women, the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Power Movement, the Equal Pay Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Programs, the Equal Rights Amendment, the Immigration and Naturalization Act. This differed from the "Third Wave" of feminism in the 1990s by letting women file complaints against sexual harassment's at the work place. This was something that no one really payed attention too in the past as much. Now women were able to sue their bosses or fellow employees for sexual harassment.


2. According to Phyllis Schlafly, “What’s Wrong with Equal Rights for Women.” Do you agree or disagree with her?


According to Phyllis Schlafly's " What's Wrong with Equal Rights for Women" was that women
should stay at home and be housewives. That they should not be too equal to men, because that
meant that women can be drafted. It also meant to her that when a woman got divorced in a time of Equal Rights meant that she would not get alimony or child support. She thought that by a woman doing men's jobs then they would be less feminine. She thought that it was their right to stay at home and get their husbands money without doing any form of job. I do not agree with her. The reason I do not agree with her is that just because of Equal Rights it does not mean a woman who is getting divorced would not be able to get alimony or child support. I do not think that a woman is only meant to stay at home and spend her husbands money. I for one think especially in our times that if both men and women in a household do not work, they will have a difficulty time supporting their family.


3. In your opinion, is the war of the sexes over (in the 21st century) or do women still have a long fight ahead of them? Why or why not?


In my opinion the war of the sexes would not be over in the 21st century. The reason for my opinion is that because even now we still have this war going on. No matter what in this world for some reason women are always considered to be lower and weaker than men. This we all know is not true, but a lot of the cultures in the world do not think that women are equal to men. So as long as there are cultures and religions that portray women as a lower and weak person compared to the men than the war of the sexes will continue to be happening no matter what century we are in.


Textbook Document


1. What do the documents suggest are the most important characteristics of the feminist revival of the 1990s? How is it different from the movement of the 1960s and 1970s?


The documents suggest that the most important characteristics of the feminist revival of the 1990s were the freedom to choose to take birth control, the being able to file sexual harassment suits, the declassification of the different races, the ability to be in control of oneself. This is different from the movement of the 1960s and 1970s by the views having changed. Now that women have a lot more freedom and somewhat of an equality amongst men. They were more vulnerable to sexual harassment's. Also by the different roles women had back then in the 1960s and 1970s to the different roles women had in the 1990s.


2. Do the documents offer compelling reasons for young women to identify with the term “feminism”?


Yes the documents do offer compelling reasons for young women to identify with the term "feminism". The document gives the root definition of the term "feminism". Which in my opinion helps young women to understand what "feminism" meant, and how each young woman can identify with the term "feminism". The document gives the different roles of women. That they should all be respected and cherished for who they are. No matter what color, what nationality, and what class the women are. That even though they might be different on the outside appearance but they are all the same internally. This is what the documents offer compelling reasons for young women to identify with the term "feminism".