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108 feminist persuasive speech topics

- the top current women's rights & feminist issues.

By:  Susan Dugdale   | Last modified: 07-20-2022

There are 108 persuasive speech topics here covering many current feminist issues. For example:

• that copy-cat fast fashion reinforces the relentless consumer cycle and the poverty trap,
• that the advertising industry deliberately manufactures and supports body image insecurities to serve its own ends,
• that gendered language reinforces the patriarchal structure of society...

They're provocative and challenging topics raising issues that I like to think should be of concern to us all! 

Use the quick links to find a topic you want to explore

• 25 feminist persuasive speech topics about beauty and fashion
• 16 the media and feminism topics
• 8 the role of language and feminism speech ideas

8 feminist speech ideas about culture and arts

9 topics on education and gendered expectations, 27 feminist topics about society & social inequality, 8 business & work related feminist speech topics.

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• References for feminism

What is 'feminism'?

Feminism is defined as belief in and advocacy of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes, expressed especially through organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests.

(See: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feminism )

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25 feminist speech topics about beauty & fashion

• that from puberty onward a woman is targeted by cosmetic companies
• that the shape of woman’s body is valued over its health
• that physical beauty in a woman is conferred by popular beliefs
• that striving for what is regarded as the epitome of female physical perfection destroys women
• that physical perfection is a myth
• that compassion and collaboration is needed between women (and men) rather than competition and comparison
• that beauty, fashion and feminism can co-exist
• that clothing reflects social position or class
• that the fashionable clothing of any era reflects its dominate cultural beliefs
• that a modern feminist does not need to ban either the bra or the razor
•  that prescriptive beauty norms (PBNs) reinforce sexism, racism, colorism, classism, ableism, ageism, and gender norms
• that western feminine beauty standards dominate globally
• that there is no legitimate historical or biological justification for the ‘white’ beauty myth
• that modern beauty standards were used as “political weapons" against women’s advancement (see Naomi Wolfe - The Beauty Myth )
• that the beauty industry cynically and callously exploits women through “self-empowerment” campaigns – eg L'Oreal's  “Because you're worth it”
• that beauty shaming of any sort is shameful
• that health and beauty need to work together for the empowerment of women
• that beauty and fashion role models need to be independent of major brands
• that fashion and cosmetic industries have a moral responsibility to use the immense power they have in shaping people’s lives for their betterment
• that the unfair balance of power between the consumers of fashionable clothing and those who make it is a feminist issue
• that copy-cat fast fashion reinforces the relentless consumer cycle and the poverty trap
• that genuinely sustainable fashion is only responsible way forward
• that clothing/fashion can make a feminist statement. For example: the 1850s “freedom” or “bloomer” dress named after women’s rights and temperance advocate Amelia Bloomer , the wearing of trousers, shorts, or mini skirts by women, or skirts and dresses by men
• that boss dressing for women is unnecessary and toxic
• that establishing superiority through wearing elitist fashion is an age old ploy

16 the media and feminism speech topics

• that feminism in mainstream media is often misrepresented through lack of understanding
• that some media deliberately encourages a narrow polarizing definition of feminism to whip up interest and drama for its own sake
• that mainstream media plays a significant role in keeping women marginalized
• that social media has created an independent level playing field for feminists globally
• that the #metoo movement reaffirmed the need for community and solidarity amongst feminists
• that the advertising industry deliberately manufactures and supports ongoing body image insecurities to serve its own ends
• that the advertising industry decides and deifies what physical perfection looks like
• that the ideal cover girl body/face is a myth
• that eating disorders and negative body image problems are increased by the unrealistic beauty standards set by mainstream media
• that women get media coverage for doing newsworthy things and being beautiful. Men get media coverage for doing newsworthy things.
• that social media gives traditionally private issues a platform for discussion and change: abortion, domestic abuse, pay equity
• that print media (broadsheets, magazines, newspapers...) have played and continue to play a vital role in feminist education
• that ‘the women’s hour’ and similar radio programs or podcasts have been and are an important part in highlighting feminist issues
• that ‘feminist wokeness’ has been hijacked by popular media
• that social media reinforces prejudices rather than challenges them because the smart use of analytics means we mainly see posts aligned with our viewpoints
• that social media has enabled and ‘normalized’ the spread of pornography: the use of bodies as a commodity to be traded

8 the role language and feminism speech ideas

• that frequently repeated platitudes (eg. girls will be girls and boys will be boys) are stereotypical straitjackets stifling change
• that the derogatory words for females and female genitalia frequently used to vent anger or frustration demonstrate the worth and value placed on women
• that feminism is neither male nor female
• that gendered language reinforces the patriarchal structure of society
• that sexist language needs to be called out and changed
• that gendered language limits women’s opportunities
• that gendered languages (French, Spanish, Arabic, Hindi...) need to become more inclusive
• that the real enemy of feminism is language
• that limitations in any arena (work, sports, arts) placed on woman because they are women need challenging
• that male bias in the organizations awarding major awards and grants needs to change
• that the ideal woman in art is a figment of a male imagination
• that historically art has objectified women
• that heroic figures should be celebrated and honored for their deeds – not for what they look like or their gender
• that strong feisty female characters in literature can inspire change eg. Elizabeth Bennet from Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre from Charlotte Bronte’s novel of the same name, and Offred from Margaret Atwood’s The Hand Maiden’s Tale.
• that the role of feminist art in any field: literature, film, theatre, dance, sculpture..., is to transform and challenge stereotypes. Examples of feminist artists: Judy Chicago, Miriam Shapiro, Barbara Kruger (More: feminist art ) 
• that feminist musicians have used their influence as agents of change, and to inspire: Beyonce, Queen Latifah, Pussy Riot, Lorde, Aretha Franklin, Carole King, Nina Simone
• that there no subjects more suitable for boys than girls, or subjects more suitable for girls than boys
• that toys, clothing, and colors should be gender neutral
• that student achievement and behavioral expectations should be gender free
• that feminism should be actively modelled in the classroom
• that eligibility for educational institutions should be merit based  
• that boys should not ‘punished’ or blamed for our patriarchal history
• that gendered performance is actively supported and encouraged by some educational philosophies and schools in order to maintain the status quo
• that the belief that ‘male’ and ‘female’ intelligence are different and that male intelligence is superior is false
• that education is vital for the advancement of black feminism
• that rigidly adhered to gendered workplace and domestic roles sustain and support inequalities
• that domestic violence is typically a male gendered crime
• that patriarchal attitudes toward women make sexual harassment and rape inevitable
• that a safe legal abortion is a fundamental right for every person who wants one
• that humiliation and control either by fear and threat of rape, or rape itself, is an act toxic entitlement
• that a person is never ever ‘asking for it’: to be sexually harassed, or to be raped
• that safe methods of birth control should be freely available to whomever wants them
• that full sexual and reproductive health and rights for all people is an essential precondition to achieving gender equality
• that men should not have control over woman's sexual and reproductive decision-making
• that the increase in sperm donation is a feminist victory
• that a person can be a domestic goddess and a feminist
• that there is a positive difference between assertive and aggressive feminism
• that the shock tactics of feminist anarchists is justified
• that powerful feminist role models open the way for others to follow
• that intersectional feminism is essential to fully understand the deep ingrained inequalities of those experiencing overlapping forms of oppression
• that a feminist’s belief and practices are shaped by the country they live in, its dominant religious and cultural practices
• that female circumcision is an example of women’s oppression disguised as a cultural tradition
• that honor crimes are never justifiable
• that period poverty and stigma is a global feminist issue
• that we need to accept that some women want to remain protected by patriarchal practices and beliefs
• that environmental issues are feminist issues
• that everybody benefits from feminism
• that feminism works towards equality, not female superiority
• that anti-feminist myths (that feminists are angry women who blame men for their problems, that feminists are anti marriage, that feminists have no sense of humor, that feminists are not ‘natural’ mothers, that feminists are anti religion, that feminists are actually all lesbians ...) are desperate attempts to maintain the patriarchal status quo
• that toxic femininity is a by-product of fear and insecurity eg. The need to ridicule another woman in order to impress a man, shaming a man for not being ‘manly’, raging against a women for being seen to be powerful, competent and successful in a leadership position ...
• that blaming the patriarchy is far too simple
• that one can hold religious beliefs and be feminist
• that gendered jobs and job titles belong in the past
• that pay scales should be based on merit, not gender
• that adequate maternity and child care plus parental leave provisions should be mandatory
• that flexible working hours benefits both the business and its employees
• that token feminism is not enough
• that corporate feminism is for wealthy white women
• that feminism and capitalism are in conflict
• that women in power owe it to other women to work for their empowerment

Useful resources

The first three resources below provide an excellent starting point to get a broad overview of feminism: its history, development and current issues.

I've included the fourth link because I'm a New Zealander, and proud of what its women's suffrage movement achieved: the vote for women in 1893.  

• What’s the definition of feminism? 12 TED talks that explain it to you
• An overview of feminist philosophy – Stanford University, USA
• Britannica: an excellent over of the history and development of feminism
• The symbolism of a white camellia and the Suffrage Movement in New Zealand

How to choose a good persuasive speech topic and preparing a great speech

For a more in-depth discussion about choosing a good persuasive topic, and crafting a persuasive speech please see:

• persuasive speech ideas and read all the notes under the heading “What make a speech topic good?"
• writing a persuasive speech . You’ll find notes covering:
• setting a speech goal,
• audience analysis,
• evidence and empathy (the need for proof or evidence to back what you’re saying as well as showing you understand, or empathize with, the positions of those for and against your proposal),
• balance and obstacles (to address points against your proposal, the obstacles, in a fair and balanced way),
• varying structural patterns (ways to organize you material) and more. And click this link for hundreds more persuasive speech topic suggestions . ☺

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10 Famous Speeches To Ignite The Feminist Fire Within You

Be inspired by the words of these powerful women

Throughout history, so many of the people to make us stop and take note with their famous speeches have been women. From the women's suffrage movement in the 1800s and feminism's second wave in the 1970s to the global Women's March in 2017, the words and actions of famous figures such as Emmeline Pankhurst, Virginia Woolf, Maya Angelou and Gloria Steinhem (to name just a few) have transformed society.

It might explain then why the theme of International Women's Day 2021 was #ChooseToChallenge. We can learn so much from the powerful actions and inspiring words of the women who came before us – but, also, there's still so much work we have to do. It's our duty to carry on their work, challenging and changing and speaking up for equality .

And so here, we've rounded up the most famous speeches from a new era of women, who are continuing the task of transforming opinions, breaking boundaries and inspiring us all to keep choosing to challenge. Listen, learn and take note.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Will Not Accept Your Apology

After Florida Representative Ted Yoho reportedly called Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 'a f*cking b*tch' on the steps of the Capitol in July 2020, he tried to excuse his behaviour by saying he has a wife and daughters. In response, AOC (as she's commonly referred to) took to the House floor with what has since been hailed 'the most important feminist speech of a generation' – fluently and passionately detailing why his 'apology' was, simply, not good enough.

Quotes of note:

'I am someone's daughter too. My father, thankfully, is not alive to see how Mr Yoho treated his daughter. My mother got to see Mr. Yoho's disrespect on the floor of this House towards me on television, and I am here because I have to show my parents that I am their daughter and that they did not raise me to accept abuse from men.

'What I believe is that having a daughter does not make a man decent. Having a wife does not make a decent man. Treating people with dignity and respect makes a decent man, and when a decent man messes up, as we all are bound to do, he tries his best and does apologise.'

Natalie Portman On Dismantling The Patriarchy

From her smart quip of 'here are all the male nominees' at the 2018 Golden Globes , calling out the women directors snubbed for the category, to her rousing 'f*ck up and thrive, sisters' speech at the ELLE Women In Hollywood event in 2019, Portman consistently calls out inequality in the film industry. And the actor's address at Variety's Women of Power event in 2019 was no different. In what is now referred to as 'Natalie Portman's Step-by-Step Guide to Toppling the Patriarchy', she made a strong case for all the ways in which we, as individuals, can make a difference.

'Be embarrassed if everyone in your workplace looks like you. Pay attention to physical ability, age, race, sexual orientation, gender identity and make sure you've got all kinds of experiences represented.

'Stop the rhetoric that a woman is crazy or difficult. If a man says a woman is crazy or difficult, ask him: What bad thing did you do to her? It's code that he is trying to discredit her reputation. Make efforts to hire people who've had their reputations smeared in retaliation.'

Michelle Obama On The Inequality Of Failure

Let's be honest: there are so many Michelle Obama speeches to choose from – the former FLOTUS is renowned for her passion for equality and her ability to uplift others with her words. But in a poignant keynote conversation with Tracee Ellis Ross at the United State of Women Summit in 2018, Obama spoke openly about the often-overlooked inequality of failure, and the disparities in repercussions for men and women.

Quote of note:

'I wish that girls could fail as bad as men do and be OK. Because let me tell you, watching men fail up, it is frustrating. It's frustrating to see a lot of men blow it and win. And we hold ourselves to these crazy, crazy standards.

'Start with what you can control. You start there. Because thinking about changing your workplace and changing the way the world thinks – that's big; that's daunting. And then you shrink from that. So start with what you can control. And that's you, first. And those questions start within. First, we must ask ourselves, "Are we using our voices? And when are we not? When are we playing it safe?" And at least be cognisant of that and understand, "These are the times that I shrunk away from doing more than I could, and let me think about why that was."'

Gina Martin On Misogyny, The Power Of Anger And How She Changed The Law

As she tells us in this refreshing TEDx talk from 2020, Gina Martin is not the kind of woman you'd expect to change the law. And yet, she did. The activist discusses the moment in 2017 when a stranger took a picture of her crotch at a festival without her consent – and how, after years of relentless campaigning, she succeeded in making upskirting a criminal offence. Martin makes it clear that anyone can make a change, no matter who they are or where they're from. And that's a lesson we all need to hear.

'Anger is a very normal response to having your human rights compromised. That's important to say. We have to stop using it to delegitimise people, with "angry feminist" or "angry Black woman" – all of these stereotypes. People are allowed to be angry about this stuff. And we have to hold space for them there. We have to realise it's not about us.

'Think about where you hold privilege – it might be in your job, as a parent, as a teacher, or just in the colour of your skin – and start this work now. Stop laughing at the jokes, buy the book, go to the event, diversify your social feeds, ask the questions. Sympathy is soothing, but it doesn't go far enough. Action does. And listen, you'll get things wrong. We all do, I've had some clangers. But it's not about perfection, it's about progress, it's about doing it because it's the right thing to do. We are so done with waiting for society to "change things" for us. We literally are society.'

Lady Gaga On Reclaiming Your Power

When Lady Gaga accepted her ELLE Women In Hollywood award in 2018, her career appeared to be at an all-time high, with Oscar buzz for her role in A Star Is Born , and her song 'Shallow' at number one in the US. But, as she explained, what people perceive a woman, especially in Hollywood, isn't always the reality.

Gaga may have made this moving speech several years ago, but it feels particularly poignant to revisit it during a period in which violence towards women is a more devastating and pressing topic than ever. In it, Gaga recounts how being sexually assaulted caused her to 'shut down' and 'hide'. She explores the debilitating effect of shame on her mental health and also the power of kindness and support in overcoming it.

Importantly, Gaga explains that she eventually found her power within herself – and how, once she took it back, she was able to use it to move beyond the prescribed expectations society puts upon women.

'What does it really mean to be a woman in Hollywood? We are not just objects to entertain the world. We are not simply images to bring smiles or grimaces to people's faces. We are not members of a giant beauty pageant meant to be pit against one another for the pleasure of the public. We women in Hollywood, we are voices. We have deep thoughts and ideas and beliefs and values about the world and we have the power to speak and be heard and fight back when we are silenced.'

'I decided today I wanted to take the power back. Today I wear the pants... I had a revelation that I had to be empowered to be myself today more than ever. To resist the standards of Hollywood, whatever that means. To resist the standards of dressing to impress. To use what really matters: my voice.'

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie On Redefining Feminism

You may not have knowingly heard to author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's speech before, but there's a good chance you will have listened to her words without realising – Beyoncé actually weaved a key part of Adichie's feminist manifesto into her track '***Flawless'. In her speech, Adichie reflects on the gender disparities still evident our society, with a focus on those in her native Africa, and dissects the meaning of 'feminist' – both the connotations and myths it carries – and how she came to define the term for herself.

'We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller, we say to girls, "You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful, otherwise you would threaten the man." ...But what if we question the premise itself? Why should a woman's success be a threat to a man?

'I want to be respected in all of my femaleness because I deserve to be. Gender is not an easy conversation to have. For both men and women, to bring up gender is sometimes to encounter almost immediate resistance... Some of the men here might be thinking, "OK, all of this is interesting, but I don't think like that." And that is part of the problem – that many men do not actively think about gender or notice gender is part of the problem.'

Kamala Harris On Setting A New Standard For The Next Generation

On November 7 2020, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris delivered her first national address after Joe Biden 's position as President was secured. As the first woman to hold the position and the first person of colour to do so, Harris' presence alone was enough to break boundaries. But then came her words. In the speech, she reflected on triumph of democracy and credited the work of the women who came before us, plus that of 'a new generation of women in... who cast their ballots and continued the fight for their fundamental right to vote and be heard'.

'While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last, because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities. And to the children of our country, regardless of your gender, our country has sent you a clear message: Dream with ambition, lead with conviction, and see yourselves in a way that others may not, simply because they've never seen it before, but know that we will applaud you every step of the way.'

Amanda Gorman On Finding Your Voice

If you didn't know Amanda Gorman before this year, you'll definitely know her now, thanks to her reading at US President Joe Biden's swearing-in ceremony. The United States' first-ever youth poet laureate's powerful, rhythmic poem 'The Hill We Climb' made the world stop and listen, highlighting the many inequalities in our society and reminding us that we need to work together to overcome them.

While 2021 was the year that catapulted Gorman into the spotlight, it wasn't the first time she'd spoken out about the world around her. In her 2018 TED Talk, she discusses the power of speech, learning to find her voice and how 'poetry is actually at the centre of our most political questions about what it means to be a democracy'.

'I had a moment of realisation, where I thought, "If I choose not to speak out of fear, then there's no one that my silence is standing for."'

'When someone asks me to write a poem that's not political, what they're really asking me is to not ask charged and challenging questions in my poetic work. And that does not work, because poetry is always at the pulse of the most dangerous and most daring questions that a nation or a world might face.'

'If I choose, not out of fear, but out of courage, to speak, then there's something unique that my words can become... It might feel like every story has been told before, but the truth is, no one's ever told my story in the way I would tell it.'

Frances McDormand Demands Inclusion In Hollywood

It's one thing to make a great acceptance speech at the Oscars. But to share that honour with your fellow nominees and use it as a platform to highlight where your industry needs to do better? That's a whole other story, and one told by McDormand in a speech that got everybody on their feet as she accepted the Oscar for Best Actress at the 2018 Academy Awards.

'I want to get some perspective. If I may be so honoured to have all the female nominees in every category stand with me in this room tonight, the actors... the filmmakers, the producers, the directors, the writers, the cinematographers, the composers, the songwriters, the designers... We all have stories to tell and projects we need financed. Don't talk to us about it at the parties tonight. Invite us into your office in a couple days, or you can come to ours, whatever suits you best, and we'll tell you all about them. I have two words to leave with you tonight, ladies and gentlemen: "inclusion rider".'

Meghan Markle On Realising The Magnitude Of Individual Action

Long before she made headlines as the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle had already made the world take notice. At the UN Women Conference back in 2015, she spoke about 'accidentally' becoming a female advocate when at just 11 years old, when she convinced a dish soap company to change their sexist tagline from 'Women all over America are fighting greasy pots and pans' to 'People all over America…' instead. Here, she discusses the power of individual action, and why we need to remind women that 'their involvement matters'.

'It is just imperative: women need a seat at the table, they need an invitation to be seated there, and in some cases, where this is not available, well then, you know what, they need to create their own table. We need a global understanding that we cannot implement change effectively without women's political participation.

'It is said that girls with dreams become women with vision. May we empower each other to carry out such vision – because it isn't enough to simply talk about equality. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to simply believe in it. One must work at it. Let us work at it. Together. Starting now.

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Women on the March: A Lesson Plan on Imagining the Future of Feminism

By Roxie Salamon-Abrams

• March 8, 2017

In 1987, Congress designated March as Women’s History Month to acknowledge that “the role of American women in history has been consistently overlooked and undervalued in the body of American history.”

Three decades later, after a bruising presidential election between a woman who aimed to break the “ultimate glass ceiling” and a man whose rhetoric was reminiscent of a pre-feminist era , Women’s History Month arrives as many are wondering what the movement should look like in 2017.

In this lesson, we ask students to imagine what feminism should look like in the United States today. Then, we encourage them to consider the role that intersectionality should play in the women’s movement, to analyze how women are represented in the media today, and to learn more about the issues central to feminism’s agenda.

Warm-Up 1: Defining Feminism

Direct students to work in pairs and create a word web or semantic map to define the word “feminism.” You can use this edition of the Learning Network Throwback Thursday feature for ideas and resources about definitions through the ages.

Next, invite students to share key words, examples or ideas related to “feminism” from their word webs. Create a collaborative whole-class semantic map on the board.

Then, ask pairs to write their own working definition of “feminism” using these webs. To help, post two or three different definitions of feminism, like this one from the Random House dictionary , Gloria Steinem’s definition , or bell hooks’s definition . Read these varied definitions aloud. As a class, develop a shared working definition. Keep this definition posted throughout the lesson for students to return as a reference point. At the end of the lesson you can return to the original definition to see if students would like to revise.

Second Warm Up: Barometer Activity

Use the human barometer activity to encourage students to think about what their definition of feminism really means in practice. Select several of the controversial statements below to read aloud, ask students to take a stand on the continuum between “strongly agree” and “strongly disagree,” and then discuss as a class. Before beginning, be sure to establish class rules about holding a civil discussion.

All women should be feminists. All women experience sexism in the same way. Women who describe themselves as “pro-life” cannot be feminists. Feminism should continue to focus on traditionally “feminist issues” like reproductive rights and economic equality. Feminism should include the rights and needs of trans women. Feminism should include all issues that impact women, including environmental justice and immigrants’ rights. The feminist movement should be inclusive to all people who want to participate. We don’t need feminism anymore. Feminism failed because it was divisive and exclusive.

Activity: The Future of Feminism

In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, the January 2017 women’s march that followed, and the first months of the Trump administration, many feminists are left asking: What’s next?

In this activity, students are challenged to think about what constitutes a feminist in 2017 and what the next steps should be for the women’s movement.

Ask students to read these four excerpts (PDF) from Susan Chira’s piece “ Feminism Lost. Now What? ” (If they have time, they should read the entire article.)

The article begins:

This was supposed to be the year of triumph for American women. A year that would cap an arc of progress: Seneca Falls, 1848. The 19th Amendment, 1920. The first female American president, 2017. An inauguration that would usher in a triumvirate of women running major Western democracies. Little girls getting to see a woman in the White House. Instead, for those at the forefront of the women’s movement, there is despair, division and defiance. Hillary Clinton’s loss was feminism’s, too. A man whose behavior toward women is a throwback to pre-feminist days is now setting the tone for the country. The cabinet that Donald J. Trump has nominated includes men — and a few women — with public records hostile to a range of issues at the heart of the women’s movement. A majority of white women voted for him, shattering myths of female solidarity and the belief that demeaning women would make a politician unelectable. More broadly, there is a fear that women’s issues as the movement has defined them — reproductive rights, women’s health, workplace advancement and the fight against sexual harassment, among others — could be trampled or ignored.

After students read the article excerpts, they should write about the following questions:

1. Was the election of Donald Trump as president a setback for feminism? Why or why not?

2. Is feminism a proxy for liberalism? Can a person be politically conservative and a feminist?

3. Should the feminist movement work hard to build bridges across racial and ethnic lines, and fight racism along with sexism?

4. What do you think the future of feminism should look like? For what issues should it fight?

5. Do you want to be a part of the feminist movement? Why or why not? What changes do you want to see, and be a part of, in your lifetime?

Then, hold a class discussion about these questions, making sure to address what students think should be the next steps for the women’s movement and what role they want to have in that movement. You can wrap up by returning to the class’s original definitions of feminism. Ask: Is there anything you would like to add, change or omit from your original definition? Encourage each student to justify her or his reasoning with evidence from the day’s work.

Going Further

1. Consider Intersectionality and Feminism

Nico Mayer, age 14, a runner-up from the Learning Network’s Third Annual Student Editorial Contest, is not alone in asking “Is Feminism Really for Everyone?” Here is how the editorial begins:

The public needs a broader representation of feminism than what mainstream media has provided. Women like Patricia Arquette and Emma Watson have been spotlighted for speaking out on women’s issues, however, rarely do women who don’t share their white, upper-class experience receive the attention that is needed to manifest the true goal of feminism.

Some people feel that mainstream feminism has neglected the voices and needs of tens of millions of American women — for example, African-American women, disabled women and immigrant women. The concept of “intersectionality,” first introduced by the law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw in the 1980s, shows how systems of oppression and exclusion intersect to create harm for women of various backgrounds. For example, racism and sexism interact in ways that make black women face unique barriers, distinct from those faced by black men or by women of other backgrounds.

First, have students watch this episode of MTV’s series “Braless” (above), which provides a short introduction to the concept of intersectional feminism. After the film, students should discuss what they think intersectionality means.

Then, follow the video with an activity that gets students to think about the multiple aspects of their own identity. Brainstorm the various categories that make us who we are (e.g., role in family, background, personality traits, physical characteristics.) Show students a model Identity Chart and invite them to create their own. Next, invite students to select one aspect of their identity and reflect upon how that quality affects their life (e.g., daughter of immigrants). Then ask: Would you be the same person if that quality changed? If, for example, instead of being the oldest child, you were the youngest? With this brief personal activity students will begin to think about the ways various parts of their own identities intersect.

Next, ask students to decide:

Is intersectionality a useful concept — even a necessary approach — for building a stronger feminist movement, or does focusing on identity issues beyond gender only intensify divisions within feminism?

Below are articles to help students further develop their opinion on the issue:

• The Washington Post | Why Intersectionality Can’t Wait by Kimberlé Crenshaw • Bustle | 5 Reasons Intersectionality Matters, Because Feminism Cannot Be Inclusive Without It by Suzannah Weiss • Aero Magazine | The Problem With Intersectional Feminism by Helen Pluckrose • The Brown Daily Herald | Identity Politics Is Counter-Productive by Kevin Carty

After students have enough information, hold a fishbowl discussion or town hall meeting to consider different perspectives on the question.

As an enrichment activity, students can watch the film “Hidden Figures,” a 2017 Oscar nominee for Best Picture, and try to apply the concept of intersectionality to better understand how institutions can oppress people differently because of gender and race. The film vividly illustrates the additional challenges of being a black woman, rather than those faced by a black man or a white woman, in 1960s Virginia. As students watch, they can keep track of discriminatory actions or statements.

2. Analyze the Role of Women via One Day’s Edition of The New York Times — Past or Present

In March of 2013, we posted a simple idea for Women’s History Month . A concrete way to further investigate issues raised in the lesson above, the exercise can be done in as little as one class period:

Read today’s New York Times with a pen in hand, or with fingers ready to click, and make a note of every article, essay, review, photograph or video that you think significantly comments on women’s lives and roles in the world. Then — in pairs, in groups or as a whole class — write, discuss or create using any or all of the questions below: • What do the pieces you chose have in common? • What patterns did you notice? • What do they say about the lives and roles of women in our culture? In the world at large? • What’s missing? • What connections (PDF) can you make to one or more of the pieces you chose and your own life? • Why does any of this matter?

To go further, students might do the same activity with an earlier edition of The New York Times and compare the results. They can choose any day’s Times from 1851 through 2002 via Times Machine , and page through the edition as it was originally published.

What has changed? What hasn’t? What do you predict an edition of The New York Times of 2050 will show, and say, about women’s lives? Why?

3. Research Current Issues in Feminism

No single group or individual leads the current women’s movement, and as such, the issues for which feminists are fighting are often broad and sometimes contentious. In this activity students will explore some of the issues and principles at the heart of the women’s movement, and decide what issues should be priorities moving forward.

Ask students to interpret the following quote:

There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives. — Audre Lorde

What is a “single-issue” life or a “single-issue” struggle? Why does Lorde argue that there can be no such thing as a “single-issue” struggle? Do you agree?

Then, explain to students that they will be researching and analyzing issues in the current women’s movement from multiple points of view. Begin by sharing the Unity Principles from this year’s Women’s March on Washington:

Ending Violence, Reproductive Rights, L.G.B.T. Rights, Worker’s Rights, Civil Rights, Disability Rights, Immigrant Rights, Environmental Justice

Students, working in small groups, will be assigned (or they may select) one principle from the list to research, and they should answer the following questions:

• What is the issue? Why is it important to the women’s movement? • How are different women impacted by this issue? • How is this issue in the news right now? How might current or proposed government policies affect this issue? • What actions are people taking to advocate for this issue? Are they effective? • In your opinion, should this issue be a priority for the women’s movement? Why or why not?

Students can use The Times and other reliable sources for their research. Here is a guide to using The New York Times as a digital research tool for inquiry work.

When they have completed their research, they can present their findings to the class. Some possible formats for sharing information include a gallery walk , a short oral presentation or a jigsaw share .

Finally, the class can discuss what it learned by doing this research and then decide which issues should be priorities for the women’s movement, today and into the future.

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A Queer Approach to Progressive Era Feminism: The Life, Work, and Thought of Djuna Barnes

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My research explores the writings of Djuna Barnes, an early-twentieth-century journalist and feminist who would be considered queer by modern standards. It analyzes key moments in Barnes’ writing as it related to Progressive Era feminism. It also considers what her experience with queerness looked like to deduce if (and if so, to what extent) it impacted her work. My research reveals the complexities of Progressive Era feminism and its relationship to queer women in particular. To carry out this research, I am studying primary sources written by Barnes, focusing especially on her articles published in New York newspapers in the 1910s. I consider the opinions held by Barnes as well as her methods of communication, such as where her work was originally published and what rhetorical tools she used. Additionally, where accessible, I analyze personal documents, such as letters, that can provide insight into her personal life and queer experience. I chose to study this figure for three reasons: first, her intimate and romantic relationships with women, which informed her most famous work, Nightwood . Second, she was a feminist writer who produced a great number of works, providing ample material to consider. Finally, Barnes' manifestation of feminism was not typical at the time and included a disdain for the suffrage movement. This research adds to the marginal history-focused literature on Barnes and contributes to the growing efforts to consider queer identity and experience in historical studies.

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Introduction to feminism, topics: what is feminism.

• Introduction
• What is Feminism?  
• Historical Context
• Normative and Descriptive Components
• Feminism and the Diversity of Women
• Feminism as Anti-Sexism
• Topics in Feminism: Overview of the Sub-Entries

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Related entries, i.  introduction, ii.  what is feminism, a.  historical context, b.  normative and descriptive components.

i) (Normative) Men and women are entitled to equal rights and respect. ii) (Descriptive) Women are currently disadvantaged with respect to rights and respect, compared with men.

Feminism is grounded on the belief that women are oppressed or disadvantaged by comparison with men, and that their oppression is in some way illegitimate or unjustified. Under the umbrella of this general characterization there are, however, many interpretations of women and their oppression, so that it is a mistake to think of feminism as a single philosophical doctrine, or as implying an agreed political program. (James 2000, 576)

C.  Feminism and the Diversity of Women

Feminism, as liberation struggle, must exist apart from and as a part of the larger struggle to eradicate domination in all its forms. We must understand that patriarchal domination shares an ideological foundation with racism and other forms of group oppression, and that there is no hope that it can be eradicated while these systems remain intact. This knowledge should consistently inform the direction of feminist theory and practice. (hooks 1989, 22)

Unlike many feminist comrades, I believe women and men must share a common understanding--a basic knowledge of what feminism is--if it is ever to be a powerful mass-based political movement. In Feminist Theory: from margin to center, I suggest that defining feminism broadly as "a movement to end sexism and sexist oppression" would enable us to have a common political goal…Sharing a common goal does not imply that women and men will not have radically divergent perspectives on how that goal might be reached. (hooks 1989, 23)

…no woman is subject to any form of oppression simply because she is a woman; which forms of oppression she is subject to depend on what "kind" of woman she is. In a world in which a woman might be subject to racism, classism, homophobia, anti-Semitism, if she is not so subject it is because of her race, class, religion, sexual orientation. So it can never be the case that the treatment of a woman has only to do with her gender and nothing to do with her class or race. (Spelman 1988, 52-3)

D.  Feminism as Anti-Sexism

 i) (Descriptive claim) Women, and those who appear to be women, are subjected to wrongs and/or injustice at least in part because they are or appear to be women. ii) (Normative claim) The wrongs/injustices in question in (i) ought not to occur and should be stopped when and where they do.

III.  Topics in Feminism: Overview of the Sub-Entries

• Alexander, M. Jacqui and Lisa Albrecht, eds.  1998. The Third Wave: Feminist Perspectives on Racism.  New York: Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press.
• Anderson, Elizabeth.  1999a.  “What is the Point of Equality?”  Ethics 109(2): 287-337.
• ______.  1999b.  "Reply” Brown Electronic Article Review Service, Jamie Dreier and David Estlund, editors, World Wide Web, (http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Philosophy/bears/homepage.html), Posted 12/22/99.
• Anzaldúa, Gloria, ed. 1990. Making Face, Making Soul: Haciendo Caras.  San Francisco: Aunt Lute Books.
• Baier, Annette C.  1994.  Moral Prejudices: Essays on Ethics.  Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
• Barrett, Michèle.  1991. The Politics of Truth: From Marx to Foucault. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
• Bartky, Sandra. 1990.  “Foucault, Femininity, and the Modernization of Patriarchal Power.” In her Femininity and Domination. New York: Routledge, 63-82.
• Basu, Amrita. 1995. The Challenge of Local Feminisms: Women's Movements in Global Perspective.  Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
• Baumgardner, Jennifer and Amy Richards. 2000.  Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
• Beauvoir, Simone de. 1974 (1952).  The Second Sex. Trans. and Ed. H. M. Parshley.  New York: Vintage Books.
• Benhabib, Seyla.  1992.  Situating the Self: Gender, Community, and Postmodernism in Contemporary Ethics.   New York: Routledge.
• Calhoun, Cheshire. 2000.  Feminism, the Family, and the Politics of the Closet: Lesbian and Gay Displacement.  Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• ______.  1989.  “Responsibility and Reproach.”  Ethics 99(2): 389-406.
• Collins, Patricia Hill.  1990.  Black Feminist Thought. Boston, MA: Unwin Hyman.
• Cott, Nancy.  1987.  The Grounding of Modern Feminism.  New Haven: Yale University Press.
• Crenshaw, Kimberlé. 1991. “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence Against Women of Color.“ Stanford Law Review , 43(6): 1241-1299.
• Crenshaw, Kimberlé, Neil Gotanda, Gary Peller and Kendall Thomas. 1995.  “Introduction.” In Critical Race Theory, ed., Kimberle Crenshaw, et al. New York: The New Press, xiii-xxxii.Davis, Angela. 1983. Women, Race and Class.  New York: Random House.
• Crow, Barbara.  2000.  Radical Feminism: A Documentary Reader.  New York: New York University Press.
• Delmar, Rosalind.  2001. "What is Feminism?” In Theorizing Feminism, ed., Anne C. Hermann and Abigail J. Stewart.  Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 5-28.
• Duplessis, Rachel Blau, and Ann Snitow, eds. 1998. The Feminist Memoir Project: Voices from Women's Liberation.  New York: Random House (Crown Publishing).
• Dutt, M.  1998.  "Reclaiming a Human Rights Culture: Feminism of Difference and Alliance." In Talking Visions: Multicultural Feminism in a Transnational Age , ed., Ella Shohat. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 225-246.
• Echols, Alice. 1990.  Daring to Be Bad: Radical Feminism in America, 1967-75.   Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
• Engels, Friedrich.  1972 (1845).  The Origin of The Family, Private Property, and the State.   New York: International Publishers.
• Findlen, Barbara. 2001. Listen Up: Voices from the Next Feminist Generation, 2nd edition.  Seattle, WA: Seal Press.
• Fine, Michelle and Adrienne Asch, eds. 1988. Women with Disabilities: Essays in Psychology, Culture, and Politics. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
• Fraser, Nancy and Linda Nicholson.  1990.  "Social Criticism Without Philosophy: An Encounter Between Feminism and Postmodernism." In Feminism/Postmodernism, ed., Linda Nicholson. New York: Routledge.
• Friedan, Betty.  1963. The Feminine Mystique.   New York: Norton.
• Frye, Marilyn.  1983. The Politics of Reality.  Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press.
• Garland-Thomson, Rosemarie. 1997.  Extraordinary Bodies: Figuring Physical Disability in American Culture and Literature. New York: Columbia University Press.
• Grewal, I. 1998.  "On the New Global Feminism and the Family of Nations: Dilemmas of Transnational Feminist Practice."  In Talking Visions: Multicultural Feminism in a Transnational Age, ed., Ella Shohat.  Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 501-530.
• Hampton, Jean.  1993. “Feminist Contractarianism,” in Louise M. Antony and Charlotte Witt, eds. A Mind of One’s Own: Feminist Essays on Reason and Objectivity,  Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
• Haslanger, Sally. Forthcoming. “Oppressions: Racial and Other.”  In Racism, Philosophy and Mind: Philosophical Explanations of Racism and Its Implications, ed., Michael Levine and Tamas Pataki.  Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
• Held, Virginia. 1993. Feminist Morality: Transforming Culture, Society, and Politics. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
• Herrman, Anne C. and Abigail J. Stewart, eds. 1994.  Theorizing Feminism: Parallel Trends in the Humanities and Social Sciences.  Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
• Heywood, Leslie and Jennifer Drake, eds. 1997.  Third Wave Agenda: Being Feminist, Doing Feminism. 
• Hillyer, Barbara. 1993.  Feminism and Disability. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press.
• Hoagland, Sarah L.  1989. Lesbian Ethics: Toward New Values.   Palo Alto, CA: Institute for Lesbian Studies.
• Hooks, bell. 1989. Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black.  Boston: South End Press.
• ______.  1984. Feminist Theory from Margin to Center.  Boston: South End Press.
• ______. 1981.  Ain't I A Woman: Black Women and Feminism.   Boston: South End Press.
• Hurtado, Aída.  1996.  The Color of Privilege: Three Blasphemies on Race and Feminism. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
• Jagger, Alison M.  1983.  Feminist Politics and Human Nature.  Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.
• James, Susan. 2000.  “Feminism in Philosophy of Mind: The Question of Personal Identity.” In The Cambridge Companion to Feminism in Philosophy, ed., Miranda Fricker and Jennifer Hornsby.  Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Kiss, Elizabeth. 1995.  "Feminism and Rights." Dissent 42(3): 342-347
• Kittay, Eva Feder.  1999.  Love’s Labor: Essays on Women, Equality and Dependency. New York: Routledge.
• Kymlicka, Will.  1989. Liberalism, Community and Culture. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
• Mackenzie, Catriona and Natalie Stoljar, eds.  2000.  Relational Autonomy: Feminist perspectives on Autonomy, Agency and the Social Self.  Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• MacKinnon, Catharine.  1989.  Towards a Feminist Theory of the State.  Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
• ______.  1987. Feminism Unmodified.  Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
• Mohanty, Chandra, Ann Russo, and Lourdes Torres, eds.  1991.  Third  World Women and the Politics of Feminism.    Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
• Molyneux, Maxine and Nikki Craske, eds. 2001. Gender and the Politics of Rights and Democracy in Latin America. Basingstoke: Palgrave McMillan.
• Moody-Adams, Michele. 1997.  Fieldwork in Familiar Places: Morality, Culture and Philosophy.  Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
• Moraga, Cherrie.  2000. "From a Long Line of Vendidas: Chicanas and Feminism." In her Loving in the War Years, 2nd edition.  Boston: South End Press.
• Moraga, Cherrie and Gloria Anzaldúa, eds. 1981.  This Bridge Called My Back: Writings of Radical Women of Color. Watertown, MA: Persephone Press.
• Narayan, Uma.  1997.  Dislocating Cultures: Identities, Traditions, and Third World Feminism.   New York: Routledge.
• Nussbaum, Martha. 1995.  "Human Capabilities, Female Human Beings." In Women, Culture and Development : A Study of Human Capabilities, ed., Martha Nussbaum and Jonathan Glover.  Oxford: Oxford University Press, 61-104.
• _______.  1999.  Sex and Social Justice. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• O’Brien, Mary.  1979.  “Reproducing Marxist Man.”  In The Sexism of Social and Political Theory: Women and Reproduction from Plato to Nietzsche, ed., Lorenne M. G. Clark and Lynda Lange.  Toronto: Toronto University Press, 99-116.  Reprinted in (Tuana and Tong 1995: 91-103).
• Ong, Aihwa.  1988. "Colonialism and Modernity: Feminist Re-presentation of Women in Non-Western Societies.” Inscriptions 3(4): 90. Also in (Herrman and Stewart 1994).
• Okin, Susan Moller. 1989.  Justice, Gender, and the Family.  New York: Basic Books.
• ______.  1979.  Women in Western Political Thought.   Princeton: Princeton University Press.
• Pateman, Carole.  1988.  The Sexual Contract.    Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press.
• Reagon, Bernice Johnson. 1983. "Coalition Politics: Turning the Century." In: Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology, ed. Barbara Smith. New York: Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press, 356-368.
• Robinson, Fiona.  1999.  Globalizing Care: Ethics, Feminist Theory, and International Affairs. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
• Rubin, Gayle.  1975.  “The Traffic in Women: Notes on the “Political Economy” of Sex.”  In Towards an Anthropology of Women , ed., Rayna Rapp Reiter.  New York: Monthly Review Press, 157-210.
• Ruddick, Sara. 1989.  Maternal Thinking: Towards a Politics of Peace.  Boston: Beacon Press.
• Schneir, Miriam, ed. 1994. Feminism in Our Time: The Essential Writings, World War II to the Present.  New York: Vintage Books.
• ______.  1972.  Feminism: The Essential Historical Writings. New York: Vintage Books.
• Scott, Joan W. 1988.  “Deconstructing Equality-Versus-Difference: or The Uses of Poststructuralist Theory for Feminism.” Feminist Studies 14 (1):  33-50.
• Silvers, Anita, David Wasserman, Mary Mahowald. 1999.   Disability, Difference, Discrimination: Perspectives on Justice in Bioethics and Public Policy . Lanham, Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield.
• Simpson, J. A. and E. S. C. Weiner, ed., 1989. Oxford English Dictionary.   2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press. OED Online. Oxford University Press.  “feminism, n1” (1851).
• Snitow, Ann.  1990.  “A Gender Diary.”  In Conflicts in Feminism, ed. M. Hirsch and E. Fox Keller.  New York: Routledge, 9-43.
• Spelman, Elizabeth.  1988. The Inessential Woman.   Boston: Beacon Press.
• Tanner, Leslie B.  1970  Voices From Women's Liberation.   New York:  New American Library (A Mentor Book).
• Taylor, Vesta and Leila J. Rupp.  1996. "Lesbian Existence and the Women's Movement: Researching the 'Lavender Herring'."  In Feminism and Social Change , ed. Heidi Gottfried.  Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press.
• Tong, Rosemarie.  1993.  Feminine and Feminist Ethics.   Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
• Tuana, Nancy and Rosemarie Tong, eds. 1995.  Feminism and Philosophy. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
• Walker, Alice. 1990. “Definition of Womanist,” In Making Face, Making Soul: Haciendo Caras , ed., Gloria Anzaldúa.  San Francisco: Aunt Lute Books, 370.
• Walker, Margaret Urban.  1998. Moral Understandings: A Feminist Study in Ethics. New York: Routledge.
• ______, ed. 1999.  Mother Time: Women, Aging, and Ethics. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.
• Walker, Rebecca, ed. 1995. To Be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism.   New York: Random House (Anchor Books).
• Ware, Cellestine.  1970.  Woman Power: The Movement for Women’s Liberation .  New York: Tower Publications.
• Weisberg, D. Kelly, ed.  1993.  Feminist Legal Theory: Foundations.  Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
• Wendell, Susan. 1996. The Rejected Body: Feminist Philosophical Reflections on Disability. New York and London: Routledge.
• Young, Iris. 1990a. "Humanism, Gynocentrism and Feminist Politics."  In Throwing Like A Girl. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 73-91.
• Young, Iris. 1990b.  “Socialist Feminism and the Limits of Dual Systems Theory.”  In her Throwing Like a Girl and Other Essays in Feminist Philosophy and Social Theory . Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
• ______.  1990c.  Justice and the Politics of Difference.   Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
• Zophy, Angela Howard. 1990.  "Feminism."  In The Handbook of American Women's History , ed., Angela Howard Zophy and Frances M. Kavenik.  New York: Routledge (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities).

General Bibliography

Topical bibliographies.

• Feminist Theory Website
• Race, Gender, and Affirmative Action Resource Page
• Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement (Duke Univ. Archives)
• Core Reading Lists in Women's Studies (Assn of College and Research Libraries, WS Section)
• Feminist and Women's Journals
• Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy
• Feminist Internet Search Utilities
• National Council for Research on Women (including links to centers for research on women and affiliate organizations, organized by research specialties)
• Feminism and Class
• Marxist, Socialist, and Materialist Feminisms
• M-Fem (information page, discussion group, links, etc.)
• WMST-L discussion of how to define “marxist feminism” Aug 1994)
• Marxist/Materialist Feminism (Feminist Theory Website)
• MatFem   (Information page, discussion group)
• Feminist Economics
• Feminist Economics (Feminist Theory Website)
• International Association for Feminist Economics
• Feminist Political Economy and the Law (2001 Conference Proceedings, York Univ.)
• Journal for the International Association for Feminist Economics
• Feminism and Disability
• World Wide Web Review: Women and Disabilities Websites
• Disability and Feminism Resource Page
• Center for Research on Women with Disabilities (CROWD)
• Interdisciplinary Bibliography on Disability in the Humanities (Part of the American Studies Crossroads Project)
• Feminism and Human Rights, Global Feminism
• World Wide Web Review: Websites on Women and Human Rights
• International Gender Studies Resources (U.C. Berkeley)
• Global Feminisms Research Resources (Vassar Library)
• Global Feminism (Feminist Majority Foundation)
• NOW and Global Feminism
• United Nations Development Fund for Women
• Global Issues Resources
• Sisterhood is Global Institute (SIGI)
• Feminism and Race/Ethnicity
• General Resources
• WMST-L discussion on “Women of Color and the Women’s Movement” (5 Parts) Sept/Oct 2000)
• Women of Color Resources (Princeton U. Library)
• Core Readings in Women's Studies: Women of Color (Assn. of College and Research Libraries, WS Section)
• Women of Color Resource Sites
• African-American/Black Feminisms and Womanism
• African-American/Black/Womanist Feminism on the Web
• Black Feminist and Womanist Identity Bibliography (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library)
• The Womanist Studies Consortium (Univ. of Georgia)
• Black Feminist/Womanist Works: A Beginning List (WMST-L)
• African-American Women Online Archival Collection (Duke U.)
• Asian-American and Asian Feminisms
• Asian American Feminism (Feminist Theory Website)
• Asian-American Women Bibliography (Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe)
• American Women's History: A Research Guide (Asian-American Women)
• South Asian Women's Studies Bibliography (U.C. Berkeley)
• Journal of South Asia Women's Studies
• Chicana/Latina Feminisms
• Bibliography on Chicana Feminism (Cal State, Long Beach Library)
• Making Face, Making Soul: A Chicana Feminist Website
• Defining Chicana Feminisms, In Their Own Words
• CLNet's Chicana Studies Homepage (UCLA)
• Chicana Related Bibliographies (CLNet)
• American Indian, Native, Indigenous Feminisms
• Native American Feminism (Feminist Theory Website)
• Bibliography on American Indian Gender Roles and Relations
• Bibliography on American Indian Feminism
• Bibliography on American Indian Gay/Lesbian Topics
• Links on Aboriginal Women and Feminism
• Feminism, Sex, and Sexuality
• 1970's Lesbian Feminism (Ohio State Univ., Women's Studies)
• The Lesbian History Project
• History of Sexuality Resources (Duke Special Collections)
• Lesbian Studies Bibliography (Assn. of College and Research Libraries)
• Lesbian Feminism/Lesbian Philosophy
• Society for Lesbian and Gay Philosophy Internet Resources
• QueerTheory.com
• World Wide Web Review: Webs of Transgender

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The Impact of Feminism on Varying Groups in Society

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Elizabeth Brown , Winthrop University Follow

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The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the feminist movement has helped and/or hurt various groups of individuals within a global context. Women in many countries throughout the world face oppression in one way or another. Feminist groups have formed in order to combat these forms of oppression. Feminism has developed in many countries and globally to achieve this goal. My research will be examining how the feminist movement should look at international, national, or transnational feminisms. It is important for women within each nation to develop their own sense of what feminism should hope to accomplish within that society. However, it is also important for women in a global context to develop a comradery under the term feminism. In particular, my research aims to explore the extent to which feminism should look at these multiple levels of the term. I conclude by asserting that feminism should not be an either-or study, but rather it should encompass both national, international, and transnational components.

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Fourth Wave Feminism is an evolving theoretical construct deeply based in activism outside the traditional avenues used by prior generations. This session will examine how this new generation of feminism is influenced by, and reflected in, contemporary Young Adult Fantasy novels by authors like Tamer Pierce and Melinda Lo.

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Professor Echols is a specialist in the culture and politics of the U.S. during the 20th century. Her research interests include the popular music and social movements of the long Sixties; the transnational circulation of musical ideas and idioms; gender and sexuality; race and ethnicity; memory, subjectivity, and class in modern American history; finance; conservatism and liberalism.

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Alice Echols is Professor of History, and the Barbra Streisand Chair of Contemporary Gender Studies at USC. She is the author of four books that have shifted our understanding of the “long Sixties.” Her first, “Daring to Be Bad: Radical Feminism in America, 1967-75,” was a pioneering social and intellectual history of second-wave feminism, one that emphasized its vital but vexed relationship to Black Power and the New Left. In 1990, “Daring” was named a Gustavus Meyers Outstanding Book Winner. Her second book, “Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin,” is a biography of the rock singer and a cultural history of the counterculture and the music scene of which Joplin was a part. It was named one of the “Best Books of 1999” by the “Los Angeles Times.” Her 2010 book, “Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture,” probes disco’s “hotness,” by which she means disco’s upending of America’s racial rules and gender and sexual conventions. Music is often understood as merely reflecting societal change, but “Hot Stuff” demonstrates that music can itself enact change.

Echols’s articles have appeared in scholarly journals such as “Social Text,” “Criticism,” and “Socialist Review” as well as in popular publications such as “The Nation,” “The Village Voice,” “LA Weekly,” “Women’s Review of Books,” “BookForum and “ArtForum.” Many of these essays and articles appear in her collected essays, “Shaky Ground: The Sixties and Its Aftershocks.”

Echols’ most recent book, 2017’s “Shortfall: Family Secrets, Financial Collapse and a Hidden History of American Banking” is a departure from her usual scholarly bailiwick of the Sixties.  Here, Echols moves into the early decades of the 20th century with a financial history that reveals much about the history of the American West and the strands of conservatism that have thrived there. Interweaving financial history, the history of the West and the story of her family, “Shortfall” is a micro-history that asks big questions about the relationship between class, property and politics in America.  It was reviewed in the “New Yorker.”

Echols has been featured on ABC’s “20/20,” The History Channel’s “1969,” and the BBC’s (and Biography Channel’s) documentary “Southern Discomfort: Janis Joplin.” She has been interviewed at length by the “New York Times,” “The Nation,” “The Guardian,” and “Salon,” and has appeared on many radio programs, including Britain’s premiere morning talk show, “Today Programme,” and many NPR programs, including “On Point,” “Morning Edition,” and “Studio 360.”   

• Ph.D. History, University of Michigan, 1/1986
• M.A. History, University of Michigan, 1/1980
• B.A. History, Macalester College, 1/1973

Tenure Track Appointments

• The Barbra Streisand Professor in Contemporary Gender Studies and Professor of English and History, University of Southern California, 08/15/2011 –
• Professor, American Studies & History, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, 2009-2010
• Associate Professor of English & Gender Studies, University of Southern California, 08/15/2004 – 08/15/2011

Summary Statement of Research Interests

Much of my work–be it on second-wave American feminism and related social movements or my biography of the rock singer Janis Joplin–has aimed to deepen and complicate our understanding of that most contentious period in U.S. history, “The Sixties.” My 2010 book, “Hot Stuff: Disco and the Re-making of American Culture,” extends my research into the 1970s, a consequential, but understudied period of American history. I have always worked in an interdisciplinary fashion, in large part because of my longstanding interest in gender and sexuality studies. Reaching across disciplinary borders allows me to put into productive conversation such fields as, say, African-American popular music and queer studies, business history and gender history.

My 2017 book, “Shortfall,” about a Depression-era banking scandal in Colorado, blends financial history, cultural history, and family history as it probes the workings of the American Dream.

Research Keywords

Popular Music; Gender and Sexuality; Race and Ethnicity; Liberalism; 20th-Century U.S. History; History of Feminism; The Great Depression;

Conference Presentations

• The Case for Regulation: Colorado Depression-Era Banking Talk/Oral Presentation, Invited, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Spring 2018
• Using Family History to Explore Class in Late 19th C America , C19 -Fifth Biennial ConferenceTalk/Oral Presentation, Invited, Albuquerque, NM, Spring 2018
• Capitalism, Failure & Forgetting: A Case Study from Colorado , Western History AssociationTalk/Oral Presentation, Invited, San Diego, Fall 2017
• In Conversation with Echols & Ross Talk/Oral Presentation, Huntington-USC Institute on California & the West, Invited, Pasadena, California, Fall 2017
• That Unlocked Louis Vuitton Trunk , Symposium: Hidden in Plain Sight: Family Secrets & American HistoryTalk/Oral Presentation, Harvard University – Radcliffe Institute for Advan, Invited, Boston, MA, Fall 2017
• Disco as Hot Stuff , BibliodiscothequeTalk/Oral Presentation, Library of Congress, Invited, Spring 2017
• Orphans in the Storm: The Building & Loan Crisis of the 1930s , Colloquium on Political EconomyTalk/Oral Presentation, Center for the Study of Work, Labor and Democracy, Invited, UC Santa Barbara, Fall 2016
• Un-Wonderful Lives: The Building and Loan Crisis of the Inter-War Years , Histories of Capitalism 2.0 ConferenceTalk/Oral Presentation, Cornell University, Invited, Cornell, NY, Fall 2016
• Janis Joplin , Modern Language AssociationRoundtable/Panel, Invited, Austin, TX, Spring 2016
• When Pleasure and Danger Turned Contagious: Rethinking the U.S. Feminist Sex Wars of the Late 20th Century , Transforming ContagionKeynote Lecture, Arizona State University, Invited, Phoenix, AZ, Fall 2015
• “Power Ballads and Blurred Lines: Songs from the Boundaries of Fun , American Studies AssociationTalk/Oral Presentation, Invited, Los Angeles, CA, Fall 2014
• Putting Popular Music Studies in Dialogue with LGBTQ Studies , Series on Public Dissonances: Challenging Conventions of Sexuality and Gender in Popular MusicTalk/Oral Presentation, Davidson College, Invited, Davidson, NC, Fall 2013
• The Great Depression: Family History & National History , Western History WorkshopLecture/Seminar, The Autry National Center, Invited, Los Angeles, CA, Spring 2013
• What Does It Mean to Study Popular Music? , International Association for the Study of Popular MusicRoundtable/Panel, Invited, Austin, TX, Spring 2013
• Personal Politics and the Women’s Liberation Movement: The Case of Shulamith Firestone , A New Insurgency: The Port Huron Statement in Its Time and OursTalk/Oral Presentation, University of Michigan, Invited, Ann Arbor, MI, Fall 2012
• ’Sensational Glue’: Community, Commodities, Identities Forty Years Later” , After Homosexual: The Legacies of Gay LiberationKeynote Lecture, La Trobe University in conjunction with Victoria U, Invited, Melbourne, Australia, Spring 2012
• Re-thinking the Countercultures of the Long Sixties , Culture and Counterculture: Origins, Practices, and ConceptualizationsKeynote Lecture, Paris West University Nanterre, Invited, Paris, Spring 2012
• Making Bodies Matter: Moves and Movements , Moving Music/ Sounding DanceKeynote Lecture, The Society for Ethnomusicology, Invited, Philadelphia, PA, Fall 2011
• Tearing the Roof Off…: Funk and the Commercial , Experience Music Project Pop ConferenceTalk/Oral Presentation, The Experience Music Project , Invited, UCLA, Spring 2011
• Bringing It All Back Home: A Story of the Great Depression , Oral History Association Annual Conference Talk/Oral Presentation, Invited, Atlanta, GA, Fall 2010
• Disco and African-American Popular Music , Revealing Race, History and Identity in MusicRoundtable/Panel, Rutgers University — The Center for Race & Ethnic, Invited, New Brunswick, NJ, Spring 2010
• Soul Music in the Land of Somewhere Else: Writing Disco into the History of African-American Music , Emerging Directions in African and African-American Diaspora StudiesTalk/Oral Presentation, Center for Race and Ethnicity, Rutgers University, Invited, New Brunswick, NJ, Fall 2009
• Dancing Machine: Disco and the Remaking of Gay Identity , Don’t Fence Me In: Borders, Frontiers, Diasporas — 2009 ConferenceTalk/Oral Presentation, Int’l Association For the Study of Popular Music, Invited, University of California, San Diego, Spring 2009
• My Country is the Whole World? Women’s Liberation , New World Coming: The Sixties and the Shaping of Global ConsciousnessKeynote Lecture, Queens University, Invited, Kingston, Ontario Canada, 2007-2008
• The Legacy of Ellen WIllis’ Radicalism , Forging a Radical Political FutureTalk/Oral Presentation, Cooper Union & The Left Forum, Invited, New York City, 2007-2008
• Bad Girl: Donna Summer and the Sexual Politics of Disco , The Berkshire Conference on the History of WomenTalk/Oral Presentation, Berkshire Conference of Women’s Historians, Invited, Minneapolis, MN, Spring 2008
• Moving and Knowing: Embodied Knowledge on the Disco Dance Floor , Symposium: “How Do We Keep Knowing?”Keynote Lecture, The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Res, Invited, College Station, Texas , Spring 2008
• Superhypermost: Janis Joplin and the Closing of the ‘Girl Gap’ in Rock ‘n’ Roll , 1968 RevisitedTalk/Oral Presentation, 1998 Baker Conference — Ohio University, Invited, Athens, OH, Spring 1998
• Women and Music , Huntington Library Women’s Studies SeriesRoundtable/Panel, Pasadena. CA, Invited, The Huntington Library, Spring 1996
• A Few Thousand Cats and a Few Hundred Chicks — Panel on Biography: The Writing of Lives , Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies ConferenceTalk/Oral Presentation, CLAGS/CUNY Graduate School & History Department , Invited, New York City, Fall 1995
• Engendering the Sixties , Organization of American HistoriansRoundtable/Panel, OAH, Invited, Atlanta, GA, Spring 1994
• Relationship of the Women’s Movement to the New Left , “Toward a History of the 1960’s”Roundtable/Panel, The State Historical Society of Wisconsin and the , Invited, Madison, WI, Spring 1993
• “History and Politics: Writing the History of the Women’s Liberation Movement” , What Ever Happened to Women’s Liberation?: Rethinking the Origins of Contemporary FeminismTalk/Oral Presentation, UCLA History and Women’s Studies Departments, Invited, Los Angeles, CA, Spring 1991
• Come and Get These Memories: Making Sense of the Historiography of the 60s , Contemporary Social Movements & Cultural PoliticsTalk/Oral Presentation, University of California, Santa Cruz, Invited, Santa Cruz, CA, Spring 1991
• Women’s Liberation and The Sixties , American Studies Association Talk/Oral Presentation, ASA, Invited, New Orleans, La., Fall 1990
• Constructing the Woman-Identified Woman , Organization of American HistoriansTalk/Oral Presentation, OAH, Invited, Washington D.C., Spring 1990
• Respondent on Roundtable: Writing the History of Women’s Liberation–Echols’s Daring to Be Bad , The Berkshire Conference of Women HistoriansRoundtable/Panel, Berkshire Conference, Invited, New Brunswick, NJ, Spring 1990
• Women Power and Women’s Liberation: Exploring the Relationship Between the Women’s Liberation Movement and the Antiwar Movement , Charles DeBenedetti Memorial Conference on the Vietnam Antiwar MovementTalk/Oral Presentation, History Department, University of Toledo, Invited, Toledo, Ohio, Spring 1990
• Feminism and Femininism , American Political Science AssociationTalk/Oral Presentation, APSA, Invited, Washington D.C., Fall 1986
• The Taming of the Id: Feminist Sexual Politics, 1965-81 , Barnard College’s “The Scholar and the Feminist IX Conference: Towards a Politics of Sexuality”Keynote Lecture, Barnard College, Invited, New York City, Spring 1982

Other Presentations

• Rethinking the 1970s Through Disco, Public Lecture, Boston, MA, 2010-2011
• The Politics of Disco, Panel Discussion: “Popular Music and Social Movements” , Boston, MA, 2010-2011
• Takin’ It to…the Dance Floor: Rethinking America in the Disco Years, Invited Lecture, Ann Arbor, MI, 2010-2011
• The Incredible Lightness of Being: 1970’s Disco, Invited Lecture in the Music School’s Popular Music Colloquium, Princeton, NJ, 2010-2011
• The Men We’ve Been Waiting For, Public Reading of “Hot Stuff”, Northfield, MN, 2010-2011
• Shall We Dance? Gay Male Sociability in the Disco Years, Invited Lecture, Los Angeles, CA, 2009-2010
• Whitened-Up Blown-Dry Hetero Pop? Re-thinking Saturday Night Fever, Invited Lecture, New Brunswick, NJ, 2009-2010
• The Disco Years , Invited Lecture, New Brunswick, NJ, 2008-2009
• Hot Stuff: Feminism and Sexual Liberation in the Age of the Disco Diva, invited lecture, Boston, MA, 2007-2008
• James Brown and the Genealogy of Disco, invited talk, New York, New York, 2007-2008
• More, More, More: Disco and the Re-making of Gay Masculinity, invited lecture, New Brunswick, NJ, 2007-2008
• Upside Down: Disco and the Re-making of American Culture, Invited Lecture, Los Angeles, CA, 2003-2004
• Facing the Music: Rock Culture and the Question of Sixties Exceptionalism, Invited Lecture: American Culture & Politics Speaker Series, Eugene, OR, 2001-2002
• Janis Joplin, Bisexuality and Bohemia, Invited Lecture, Claremont, CA, 2000-2001
• Janis Joplin: Panel on Biography: Life in Music, The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Los Angeles, CA, 1999-2000
• Closing the “Girl Gap’: Janis Joplin and ’60s Rock and Roll, Invited Lecture, New York City, 1998-1999
• Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll: Reflections on Janis Joplin and the 1960’s, Invited Lecture, Minneapolis, MN, 1997-1998
• Janis Joplin and the Politics of Liminality, Invited Lecture, Cincinnati, OH, 1997-1998
• Janis Joplin and the Politics of Liminality, Invited Lecture, Irvine, CA, 1995-1996
• Biography as Cultural History: Janis Joplin, Race-Bending, Sexual Ambiguity and the 1960’s, Invited Lecture, Los Angeles, CA, 1995-1996
• Echols, A. (2019). Daring to Be Bad: Radical Feminism in America 30th Anniversary Edition. University of Minnesota Press.
• Echols, A. (2017). Shortfall: Family Secrets, Financial Collapse, and a Hidden History of American Banking. New York City: The New Press.
• Echols, A. (2011). Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture paperback edition. (Vol. paperback edition) New York City: W.W. Norton.
• Echols, A. (2010). Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture. New York, New York: WW Norton.
• Echols, A. (2002). Shaky Ground: The Sixties and Its Aftershocks, published by Columbia University Press. New York: Columbia University Press.
• Echols, A. (1999). Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin published by Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Henry Holt. New York City: Henry Holt.
• Echols, A. (1989). Daring to be Bad: Radical Feminism in America, 1967-75. Mpls. MN: University of Minnesota Press.

Book Chapters

• Echols, A. (2015). “Shulamith Firestone, Social Defeat, and Sixties Radicalism”. A New Insurgency: The Port Huron Statement…. University of Michigan Press.
• Echols, A. (2009). “Across the Universe: Re-thinking Narratives of Second-Wave Feminism”. Toronto/Between the Lines Press: New World Coming: The Sixties & the Shaping of Global Consciousness.
• Echols, A. (2009). “Across the Universe: Rethinking Narratives of the Long Sixties”. New World Coming: The Sixties & the Shaping …. Ontario: Between the Lines Press.
• Echols, A. (1994). “‘Nothing Distant About It:’ Women’s Liberation and Sixties Radicalism,” in David Farber, ed., The Sixties: From Memory to History, pp. 149-74, University of North Carolina Press, 1994; reprinted in Joan Tronto, Kathy Jones, and Cathy Cohen, eds., Women Transforming Politics: An Alternative Reader, pp. 456-476, New York University Press. pp. pp. 149-174. Chapel Hill, NC: *The Sixties: From Memory to History* University of North Carolina Press.
• Echols, A. (1984). “The Taming of the Id: Feminist Sexual Politics, 1968-83,” published in *Pleasure and Danger: Exploring Female Sexuality*. pp. 50-72. New York City: *Pleasure and Danger: Exploring Female Sexuality* — published by Routledge.
• Echols, A. (1983). “The New Feminism of Yin and Yang,” in *Powers of Desire: The Politics of Sexuality*. pp. 440-59. New York City: Powers of Desire: The Politics of Sexuality published by Monthly Review Press.

Book Review

• Echols, A. (2018). Dance Music Sex Romance: Review of Ann Powers’ “Good Booty”. Journal of Popular Music Studies.
• Echols, A. (2017). When the Anti-Feminists Roared Back: Review of Margaret Spruill’s Divided We Stand. Democracy.
• Echols, A. (2010). “Feminist Mothers and Daughters: A Review of Christine Stansell’s The Feminist Promise”. Women’s Review of Books, Wellesley Centers for Women. pp. 2. “Feminist Mothers and Daughters”
• Echols, A. (2008). “Blasts from the Past,” A Review of Cathy Wilkerson’s Flying Close to the Sun and Carol McEldowney’s Hanoi Journal 1967 in The Women’s Review of Books. Women’s Review of Books–Wellesley College. Women’s Review of Books
• Echols, A. (2008). “Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes,” Forum on Stephen Whitfield’s “How the Fifties Became the Sixties” in *Historically Speaking*. Boston, MA. Historically Speaking: The Bulletin of the Historical Society: Boston University. The Historical Society, Boston University

Journal Article

• Echols, A. (2016). “Tangled Up in Pleasure and Danger”. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. Vol. 42 (1)
• Echols, A. (2009). “The Land of Somewhere Else: Refiguring James Brown in Seventies Disco”. Criticism: A Quarterly of Literature & the Arts. Vol. 50 (#1), pp. 19-41.
• Echols, A. (1995). ‘We Gotta Get Out of This Place:’ Notes Toward a Re-Mapping of the Sixties,” in Socialist Review; Reprinted in Marcy Darnovsky, Barbara Epstein, and Richard Flacks, eds., *Cultural Politics and Social Movements,* pp. 110-130, Temple University Press, 1995. Socialist Review–. pp. 9-33.
• Echols, A. (1983). “Cultural Feminism: Feminist Capitalism and the Anti-Pornography Movement”. Social Text, published by Duke University Press. Vol. 7, pp. 34-53. Social Text
• Echols, A. (1979). “The Demise of Female Intimacy in the 20th Century”. University of Michigan Occasional Papers in Women’s Studies.

Magazine/Trade Publication

• Echols, A.A Whole New Thing: The Transatlantic, Cross-Racial Roots of Early Disco in The Journal of Music. The Journal of Music. Vol. v. 1, pp. 5 pages. “A Whole New Thing”
• Literature & Related Arts: The 1970s, English Department, Fall 2008
• Visual and Popular Culture, English, Fall 2005
• Radio Interview, Morning Edition,” NPR, Extended Interview about my book, Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin, 1999-2000
• Television: Featured Author–Judith Regan Show, “Janis Joplin” , 1999-2000
• Documentary Interview Subject: BBC & Biography Cha, “Janis Joplin”, 1999-2000
• Documentary Interviewee & consultant: ABC News, “Janis Joplin”, 2000-2001
• Documentary Interview Subject, The BBC’s Janis Joplin Documentary, “Southern Discomfort”, 2002-2003
• Documentary Interview, FIlmed Interview for the History Channel’s program, “1969”,
• Interview, “Back Talk: Alice Echols” — Author Interview with C. Smallwood, The Nation ,
• Interview, “Disco Fever Returns: An Interview with author Alice Echols,” Salon,
• Radio Interview, Interview about “Hot Stuff” on “Today Programme,” BBC,
• Radio Interview, Interview about “Hot Stuff” on Boston NPR Affiliate, WBUR “On Point”,
• Radio Interview, Interview about “Hot Stuff” on Kurt Andersen’s NPR Program “Studio 360”,
• Radio Interview, Interview about “Hot Stuff” on New York City NPR affiliate WNYC’s “Soundcheck”,
• Radio Interview, Interview about “Hot Stuff” on “The Michelangelo Signorile Show,” Sirius Radio,
• Documentary Interview, Interview with the Austin, Texas NPR affiliate, KUT, for the documentary “Texas Music Matters: Janis Joplin” ,
• USC Endowed Professorship, Barbra Streisand Professor of Contemporary Gender Studies, 2016/05/15-2021/08/15
• USC Endowed Professorship, Barbra Streisand Professor of Contemporary Gender Studies and Professor of English, Gender Studies and History, 2011/08/16-2016/05/15
• General Education Course Innovation Award, 2006-2007
• Gustavus Meyers Outstanding Book Award-Daring to Be Bad, 1990-1991
• ACLS Grant-in-Aid Fellowship, 1990
• The Horace H. Rackham Distinguished Dissertation Award, The University of Michigan, 1987
• University Fellowship, The University of Michigan, 1986
• Center for Gender Research Fellowship, 1985
• Rackham Dissertation Grant, The University of Michigan, 1984

Administrative Appointments

• Chair, Gender Studies Program, 08/15/2011 – 08/15/2014
• Director, The Center for Feminist Research, 08/15/2011 – 08/15/2014
• Member, Provost Libraries Committee of the Academic Senate, 2011-2012
• Member, English Department Graduate Admissions, 2008-2009
• Member, Executive Committee, English Department, 2008-2009
• Member, Steering Committee, Gender Studies, 2008-2009
• Co-Chair, Graduate Admissions, American Studies, 2007-2008
• Member, Executive Committee, English Department, 2005-2006

Media, Alumni, and Community Relations

• Organizer- 2011-12 Streisand Professor Lecture Series, Gender Studies & Center for Feminist Research, Spring 2011

Editorships and Editorial Boards

• Associate Editor, Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 09/2009 –

Professional Memberships

• American Studies Association, 2004 –
• American Historical Association, 2010-2011
• Modern Language Association, 2010-2011
• International Association for the Study of Popular Music, 2009-2010
• Oral History Association, 2009-2010

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Mozart's a Feminist?! How Mozart Perceived Women Through Opera

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Alyssa Camejo , University of Lynchburg Follow

Sydnor Performance Hall, Schewel Hall

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4-5-2023 11:15 AM

4-5-2023 11:30 AM

Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the world’s most treasured composers, utilized ideas of women and gender roles in his operatic compositions that have defined society throughout history. With the intent of improving music pedagogy, the purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of Mozart’s operatic works for the purpose of understanding feminism and gender in his compositions. The particular problems of this study were to (1) to draw correlations between the operatic compositions of Mozart and gender; (2) to investigate the acceptance and historical ramifications Mozart’s gender ideas in his operas; and (3) to examine how Mozart broke or asserted the barriers for women through opera.

Mozart created female characters in his operas with characteristics that are stereotypically or defiantly feminine or girlish. The societal response to the sometimes defiant women in his operas was to perceive their actions as inappropriate and unladylike. Another facet of womanhood back then was the purity and sanctity of the woman. Mozart wrote about how a woman being “adulterous” was seen as dirty but a man doing the same was perceived as true masculinity. The barriers of anti-feminism that existed during Mozart’s time permeated society. Mozart, as a composer and writer, created female characters of feminine and masculine natures, although it was taboo and shunned.

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Dr. Cynthia Ramsey

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The Female Shadow of a Gunman: Feminism, Combatants, and the Challenge to Irish Nationalism

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Hope Noonan-Stoner , Union College - Schenectady, NY Follow

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Claire Bracken; Judith Lewin

22-5-2020 12:00 PM

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The Irish Free State's narrative of independence proclaimed "Bold, Fenian, Men." This study challenges this male-centered history by focusing on women involved in the early twentieth century anti-colonial struggle. I explore the lives of the Gifford sisters, Grace, an artistically-gifted political icon, and Sidney, a trans-Atlantic journalist and paramilitary organizer, relying on historical and literary analysis of unconventional texts including pension records, witness statements and political cartoons. The sisters' self-portrayals destabilize the traditional categories that characterize modern Irish nationalism: combatant versus noncombatant, revolutionary versus mother, and feminist versus nationalist. In turn, this challenge forces a rewriting of the Irish State's foundation, twentieth-century Irish feminism and a falsely monolithic Irish identity. My Steinmetz presentation will focus on the connections between Sidney's and Grace's feminist and nationalist activism and how their confrontations with the mid-century Irish state expose the inherent complexities between individual feminine identities and collective national identity.

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