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The term feminism came into English usage around the 1890s, but womens conscious struggle to resist discrimination and sexist oppression goes back much further. Introducing Feminism surveys the major developments that have affected womens lives from the seventeenth century to the present day.

Readers who have forgotten the struggles of women who came generationsand centuriesbefore will appreciate this handsome little guide introducing the basics of feminist theory. Although far from an academic study, the cartoon-drawing format and merry black-and-white illustrations will render the book popular among younger groups in need of a rapid overview of the movement. From Mary Wollstonecraft to Betty Friedan, the diminutive volume offers a chronological history of feminism in its nascent roots in colonial times, to the 1960s Womens Movement and its modern form today. Most notable, the book places a large emphasis on the struggles of African-American women, highlighting the lives and careers of such activists as Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, bell hooks and Audre Lorde. Another standout section covers Germaine Greer, a proponent of the idea that heterosexuality is a form of oppression, conditioning women to conform to their societys expectations of femininity and encouraging them to believe that their value depends on their appeal to men.Kirkus Reviews

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Published by Icon Books Ltd, Omnibus Business Centre, 39-41 North Road, London N7 9DP
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ISBN: 978-184831-782-6

Text copyright 2007 Cathia Jenainati
Illustrations copyright 2013 Icon Books Ltd

The author and artist have asserted their moral rights.

Originating editor: Richard Appignanesi

No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, or by any means, without prior permission in writing from the publisher.

Contents

What is Feminism?

Any attempt to introduce feminism invariably faces numerous challenges. Where to start, who to include, what to leave out and when to stop are all important considerations. This book provides an overview of the development of feminist activism in the Anglo-speaking world. It specifically outlines feminist thought in Britain and the US, although it refers to international contexts where relevant.

The book acknowledges and intends to celebrate the variety of feminist perspectives which have developed throughout womens history, taking as its premise bell hooks famous definition.

FEMINISM IS THE STRUGGLE TO END SEXIST OPPRESSION Introducing Feminism traces - photo 2

FEMINISM IS THE STRUGGLE TO END SEXIST OPPRESSION.

Introducing Feminism traces the historical and social development of this struggle.

What is Patriarchy?

One starting point for thinking about feminist activity is coming to a consensus about what the term patriarchy means. A useful definition is provided by Chris Weedon.

PATRIARCHAL REFERS TO POWER RELATIONS IN WHICH WOMENS INTERESTS ARE - photo 3

PATRIARCHAL REFERS TO POWER RELATIONS IN WHICH WOMENS INTERESTS ARE SUBORDINATED TO THE INTERESTS OF MEN.
THESE POWER RELATIONS TAKE ON MANY FORMS, FROM THE SEXUAL DIVISION OF LABOUR AND THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF PROCREATION TO THE INTERNALIZED NORMS OF FEMINITY BY WHICH WE LIVE.
PATRIARCHAL POWER RESTS ON SOCIAL GIVEN TO BIOLOGICAL SEXUAL DIFFERENCE.

The term feminism came into English usage around the 1890s, but womens conscious struggle to resist discrimination and sexist oppression goes much further back.

Biology is Destiny

As early as the 4th century BC, Aristotle (384322 BC) declared that women were women by virtue of a certain lack of qualities. His predecessor the Greek historian and army general Thucydides (c. 460400 BC) had some advice for women.

IT IS A GREAT GLORY IN A WOMAN TO SHOW NO MORE WEAKNESS THAN IS NATURAL TO HER - photo 4

IT IS A GREAT GLORY IN A WOMAN TO SHOW NO MORE WEAKNESS THAN IS NATURAL TO HER SEX, AND NOT BE TALKED OF, EITHER FOR GOOD OR EVIL BY MEN.

Early thinking about the difference between women and men was based on essentialist ideas about gender which maintained that womens and mens differences are a result of biology. The belief that biology is destiny suggests that, in comparable situations, men exhibit masculine psychological traits such as aggressiveness, rationality and assertiveness, whereas women will exhibit feminine traits such as gentleness, intuitiveness and sensitivity. These differences, it was believed, translated into particular patterns of thought, feeling and behaviour specific to each gender.

Logic or Emotion?

Essentialism sees men as able to think logically, abstractly and analytically, while women are mainly emotional, compassionate and nurturing creatures.

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IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN THE SEXES IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL ORDER.

Essentialist thinking had repercussions on womens private and public lives. In private, essentialist ideas were translated into rule sof conduct for the woman as wife, mother and daughter. In public, it was believed that womens participation should be limited and strictly controlled by a masculine representative of authority such as husband, father, the clergy, the law.

Essentialist ideas about women permeated Western thought for centuries and - photo 6

Essentialist ideas about women permeated Western thought for centuries and proposed that there is a natural, biologically determined essence of the feminine that is universal and unchangeable.

Feminists have long fought to dispel such myths about gender.

Early Modern Feminist Activity

Early Modern (15501700) English society was founded on the rule of the father.

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MAN IS THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD ...
... JUST AS THE MONARCH IS THE HEAD OF STATE AND JESUS HEAD OF THE CHURCH.

Women had no formal rights and were not represented in the law. Even if some women were able to receive a higher education, they were not allowed to receive the degree for which they studied. In marriage, the womans body belonged to her husband, who was also the only legal guardian of the children.

Early Modern feminist activity aimed at challenging the prevalent social view that women are weak and irrational creatures who should be controlled by men. There were a number of political events which supported such efforts, in particular Queen Elizabeth Is accession to the throne in 1558 and her long and successful reign as a single female.

THEN THERE WAS THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR AND THE INTERREGNUM PERIOD OF 164260 AND - photo 8

THEN THERE WAS THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR AND THE INTERREGNUM PERIOD OF 164260 AND THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION OF 1688...
THESE EVENTS QUESTIONED THE SUPREME POWER OF THE KING AND DEMONSTRATED THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE TO CHALLENGE PATRIARCHAL RULE.

Reinterpreting the Bible

Writing on womens issues in the late 16th century began to proliferate, with a number of essays challenging the ideal of the female as chaste, silent and obedient. In 1589, Jane AngersHer Protection for Women reinterpreted Genesis.

IF GOD CREATED MAN FROM DUST THEN HE MADE WOMAN FROM THE MANS BODY - photo 9

IF GOD CREATED MAN FROM DUST, THEN HE MADE WOMAN FROM THE MANS BODY ...
CONSEQUENTLY WOMEN ARE PURER AND MORE EXCELLENT BEINGS THAN MEN.

Rachel SpeghtsA Muzzle for Melastomus (1617) questioned the story of Adams fall from the Garden of Eden, taking issue with the underlying assumption that Adam had been seduced by Eve to eat the apple: If Adam has not approved of that deed which Eve has done, and been willing to tread the steps which she had gone, he being her head would have reproved her.

The gender of authors such as Jane Anger, Rachel Speght, Esther Sowernam and Sarah Egerton remains debatable. Some critics believe them to be pseudonyms used to engage in literary debates rather than political reform. However, there was clearly concern with, and an active desire to challenge, traditional perceptions of women.

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