what ways can Dorothy be described as a feminist hero? In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz‚ L. Frank Baum has made sure there is a feminist hero in his book. This is because everyone should see an example of a good feminist hero‚ especially around the time when this book was written; in 1900‚ it was very rare to read a book with any sort of feminism in it. Dorothy throughout the book‚ shows many heroic acts supporting the idea that she is a feminist hero. When L. Frank Baum is talking
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and yet being denied the ability to vote‚ the ability to have a voice in politics and play a part in the democracy. That was how some women in the early twentieth century felt: cheated‚ vexed‚ and marginalized. From these women came the First Wave Feminists‚ a group of suffragettes who utilized protests‚ pamphlets‚ and petitions to obtain the rights they deserved. One suffragette‚ Alice Paul‚ was often at the head of these movements. Paul paraded‚ picketed‚ and protested to secure equal rights for American
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John Chaffee discusses the feminist view of ethics‚ referencing Virginia Held’s view. Feminism criticizes ethics of the past‚ making the point on how ethics of the past is more of an idea. Past philosophers discussed the idea of how it should be‚ but feminist look at it in the perspective of how people feel. Chaffee states‚ "Traditional moral theories overlook this realm and in so doing overlook the concern and sympathy which people actually feel for particular others. From the perspective of
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In what senses can we take this major Victorian novel as a feminist text? Writing in 1966‚ R. B. Martin‚ who makes many fine points about about the novel ’s techniques and meaning‚ argues that it is essentially pre-feminist: The novel is frequently cited as the earliest major feminist novel‚ although there is not a hint in the book of any desire for political‚ legal‚ educational‚ or even intellectual equality between the sexes. Miss Bronte asks only for the simple — or is it the most complex?
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Kelli Hickey Cheryl Hitosis English161 December 7‚ 2007 Hip-Hop’s Effect on African-American Feminists Annotated Bibliography Davis‚ Eisa. “Sexism and the Art of Feminists Hip-Hop Maintenance.” To be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism. New York: Anchor Books‚ 1995. 131-139. Davis points out that not all feminists are taking the concept of sexism so casually and also _ believes that rap lyrics are not the only cause for the degradation of black women
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radical feminists different? Liberal feminist and radical feminist contrast sharply in certain of their fundamental views‚ Liberal feminists thinking are a more reasoned intellectual perspective than the radical feminists’ position‚ which has both emotion and political centering in its logical expressions. Their focus is on widespread cultural awakening rather than a scholarly debate. Liberal feminists believe that there has been an improvement in the position of women and radical feminists believe
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Outline and asses the feminist explanations of gender inequalities (40) Feminists believe that women are unequal to men‚ and the different groups think it is down to different reasons. Liberal feminists think it is because it is down to gender role socialisation. Marxist feminists believe it is down to capitalism. Radical feminists think women are not equal to men because of relationships within the home‚ and black feminist think they are unequal not just because they are women‚ but also because
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How has feminist thought influenced the discipline of criminology? In attempting to answer the question how has feminist thought influenced the discipline of criminology? This essay will briefly discuss the development of feminist thought within the discipline. This essay will then discuss the female emancipation leads to crime debate which was the focus of liberal feminists‚ like Adler and Simon‚ before focusing on the radical feminist notion of patriarchy. This essay will then discuss how
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Using Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof‚ produce a reading using the feminist approach. Feminist theory looks particularly at mainstream Hollywood cinema. To most feminist theorists‚ they are structured accordingly to the patriarchal point of view‚ making narrative‚ meaning and pleasure appealing to male audiences‚ and in turn disavowing women’s voice‚ representation and cinematic enjoyment. Feminists initially wanted to reassert women’s right to be political and social subjects. Since
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Women have lived under suppression since the beginning of America. They have been denied basic rights‚ forced into to predetermined roles in society‚ and faced severe sexism. Although some men worked with the feminist movement‚ Cady Stanton said‚ “that women herself must do this work; for woman alone can understand the height‚ the depth‚ the length and the breadth of her degradation (Kelly‚ Parameswaran‚ & Schiedewind‚ 2012‚ p. 556).” Feminism does not focus on those who opposed them‚ but the women
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