In a postmodern society we deal with a lot of crazy stuff that surrounds us in our everyday lives. But one thing that will never go away no matter how hard we fight for it. Its feminism it started in the 1960’s-1970’s. There are three waves of feminism you have the first wave, second wave, and the third wave. But the second wave is the hardest wave that women had to endure during the 1960’s. In the second slide, it’s shows a group of women walking down the street standing up for what is rights and it created a huge meaning for me. The young ladies just heard great news that they are going get treated equal just like the mans. In the third slide, show a woman showing her muscle. A lot of celebrity did a similar picture to the same format. Women can do whatever a man can do but do it ten times better then him. In the fourth …show more content…
In the political cartoon you can see the female worker looking at the newspaper and the man looking over at her while she reads the newspaper. It states ‘’ Gender Gap in Wages’’ that basically means that there was a huge gap with equal pay between women and men. It states that its ¼ of the men’s thoughts. You can tell this going to become a huge argument between them. In the seventh slide, you have three of the well-known feminist activist Gloria Steinem, Kate Millett, and Audre Lorde. The shine a huge impact for women who was afraid to stick up to the man. They created things in a nonviolent way. Talking about their feelings and changing the mind of little girls that they cant be the president of the United States. In the eight slide, It create a feeling of lonesome of women who gave their very best to try to be enlist into the army. They never thought that women should risk their lives and fight for a country. It was say that it was a man job. But, now and days you have both man and women fighting side by side to protect this great
The patriarchy also proves damaging and oppressive for individuals such as Roy. While Roy is far from a sympathetic character as he is abusive and controlling of Jack, it should be acknowledged that war veterans, especially in the 1950’s, were not given the social or medical support needed. Jack perceives Roy as “what a man should be” and sees him as stoic and strong, “He’d been to war and kept a kind of silence about it that was full of heroic implication.” The ideal that a man should be detached, unemotional, and violent lest he be seen as effeminate or weak comes from the idea that men need to be the providers and the powerful, something which is incredibly damaging to men, especially those who have been affected by the trauma of war. It
I did not know that Lucille Ball ever did this show, but after reading about it, I think you made a great choice. It showed women that they can still survive after a divorce and after the death of a spouse. Her career achievements helped her blaze a impressive trail for women's rights. She was one of the first woman comedians, and also one of the first to own her own company. She brought out her former husband and took over Desilu Productions.
The women of the early 20th century showed that they have the ability to be productive in the work place and fight for the greater good of the United States of America. In modern times women have started joining combat roles in the military and increasing in demographical size in the military. This has shown that women are striving to be more equal to men in all aspects of modern life. By showing they can fight in wars and hold their own against our nations enemies they can and will be seen as equals. The public celebration of women’s history in the United States began in 1978.
This opened so many possibilities for women because now their voice can be heard. While women have always worked either as a housewife or in the field, it was not until World War II that many women started to begin careers. After the war though there was a big emphasis on religion and family in the 1950’s and 1960’s. This push for Americans to be religious and have a more traditional family
They flipped the stereotype of only men holding high positions in the workplace. “Over the last few decades, our airwaves have been filled with movies and television shows that attempts the Rosie-like feat of placing women within positions of workplace authority traditionally occupied by men.” (435). Although the film is a comedy it could just be making fun of women running a company. “…this sort of role reversal has often been undertaken for comedic effect: a way of poking fun at conventional gender norms…” (435).
as they did not gain or keep the access to the professionals nor did they come close to earning equal pay for the same type of work if they continued to hold their jobs after the men returned. Because of the frustrations held by these women, it the led to the start of feminist movements. The late 1950s and 60s became years of change for women with people becoming more vocal about equal rights for women. This led to President Kennedy, in 1961, establishing the Commission on the Status of Women which examined issues relating to women because of the growing interest in women’s rights (Sink).
Known as the “Second Wave Feminism Movement”, many individuals targeted the areas of equality and discrimination. These included rights within reproductive health, the wage gap, and harassment within the workplace. Unlike the Women’s Suffrage Movement of the 1920s, women in the 60s and 70s felt the need for a more liberating movement. They had many of the same ideals as the CIvil Rights Movement, using sit-ins, marches and picketing protests. This movement also ultimately led to the expansion of many rights for women.
("Baby Boom").Women have fought endlessly over time to be equal and to have a say, the boomers began to make that more possible than ever thought of. The boomers started a feminist movement that ushered a new era for women. The post war feminist movement is known as the second wave feminist movement. The first wave focused on basic women's rights like gender equality and women's suffrage. The second wave is more about sexuality, family, domesticity, the workplace, reproductive rights, inequalities, and official legal inequalities, it was focused on critiquing the patriarchal, or male-dominated, institutions and cultural practices throughout society.
As I mentioned previously, the sixties were a time of change. For instance, young people, watching their friends and family drafted into the Vietnam War, began to question traditional society and the government. Additionally, women changed their views on their place and role in the family. Also, new ideas emerged, changing the look of families both then and now. In 1960, more than 70 percent of families still looked much like the family of the 1950s, with a man who brought in the family 's sole income, children and a stay-at-home wife and mother.
Before many lived amongst this earth, the way of living was completely different than how it is today. Some feel as if the United States has become a better place to live over the past 45 years, and others feel as if things have fallen apart. In the 1970’s few laws have been passed to better both, society and association. In early 1970’s, Title IX, the Education Amendments Act has been signed. Back in the days, living for women was much more difficult than it was for men.
Women in the Progressive Era began with little to no rights at all. They didn't have any other role in society especially for poor white women except to stay at home and do what their husbands tell them to do. Over time women began to give themselves an identity, and rights through feminism, icons, and taking action. They began to make a change and make a bang culturally. Jane Adams on of the first most prominent female activists created this idea of "the new woman," during the Progressive Era.
Two Eras of Different Women Women have struggled throughout the era of the 1970’s to gain equal rights to men. Marilyn being a woman in the era has brought her to make limited choices than she would in today’s date. However, women were just gaining the right to do what men can do but still were limited. But for most men and women, men were still superior.
The United States of America is a relatively new country that evolved exceptionally fast. Yet the common ideas of gender haven't evolved much. Namely, many historical events were accomplished by women or involved women; however, they aren't taught in high school. Most, if not all, educated individuals know these great male historical figures that influenced the US: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King, and etc. Most of 'American history' is white men history, or better summarized as (his)story.
Canada in the 1960s and early 1970s was a country that was experiencing a crisis of identity based upon its desire to leave behind traditions and institutions that linked its identity to another country either Great Britain or the United States, and to create a new identity based on its own distinct characteristics. A Canadian literary modernism emerged from this climate of change. In the early 1970s, second wave feminists began to focus more extensively than previously on the differences between women and men. Many critics describe this move as an intensity of focus rather than a complete change of direction, because a focus on the differences between women and men was a crucial element of the radical feminism of the late 1960s.
Erin Brockovich is a movie by Steven Soderbergh, which is based on a true story. The female protagonist in the movie is struggling through her life. She is a single mother of three children. She was divorced twice, she was unemployed, and she was broke. She had an accident with her car, which was not her fault, and the accident lead to breaking her neck.