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    repurposed materials in order to convey bold personal points. Among these creators were the young female founders of the feminist punk rock movement‚ Riot Grrrl. Radical‚ edgy‚ and angry‚ they were driven by the feeling that feminism had become antiquated and secluded. Their women’s studies professors used language that felt arbitrary to them‚ and they wanted to open the feminist conversation to include their own young life experiences‚ all while taking over what they saw as a male-dominated rock scene

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    the character Lysistrata can be viewed as a modern day feminist. She takes charge in the self-titled play and claims that war shall be the concern of Women! It is too important a matter to be left to men‚ for women are it s real victims. Lysistrata wants to end the long war for it is taking a toll against the wives of the soldiers and the whole of Greece. The means by which Lysistrata wants to end the war may not be done in a traditional feminist manner‚ but it is effective and it does what the definition

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    The Uniqueness of Bad Feminist Roxane Gay states: “No matter what issues I have with feminism‚ I am a feminist. I cannot and will not deny the absolute importance and necessity of feminism.” Throughout her memoir‚ Roxane dives deep into many distinct subtopics of feminism and equality itself through an assortment of essays with wide-ranging examples to support her evolving‚ strong beliefs. Bad Feminist uses smaller details‚ such as the utilization of footnotes‚ and differentiates itself from

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    is the feminists approach‚ they claim that domestic violence is a gendered issue and men are always the perpetrators and women are always the victims. According to feminist theory‚ violence against women results from gender inequality on the societal level (Bograd‚1988). Feminists movement’s began in the 1960’s and 1970’s‚ they started to develop theories to find out the root of domestic violence. Men and women have both been socialized to view and experience violence differently. Feminists claim

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    at the Feminist point of view on Education and also‚ the Functionalist point of view on Education. Feminism There are many different types of feminists‚ there are Radical Feminists who are the most extreme in voicing their opinion about gender and the rights of women. There are Conservative Feminists‚ who adopt and appreciate the male need for a career and public achievement as female goals‚ thereby denying women ’s need for intimacy‚ family‚ and children. There are Liberal Feminists‚ they see

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    already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength” (Anderson‚ n.d.). According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary‚ Feminism is defined as “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities.” Many feminist today‚ such as actress‚ Emma Watson‚ fight for equality between men and women‚ such as equal pay. Why should a woman be seen as lesser than a man? Alice Walker’s The Color Purple displays the idea of feminism through strong and inspirational female

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    The Third Feminist Wave: Transversal Politics Lipstick feminism‚ girlie feminism‚ riot grrl feminism‚ cybergrrl feminism‚ transfeminism or just grrl feminism—feminism is alive and kicking. Born with the privileges that first- and second-wave feminists fought for‚ third wave Feminists generally see themselves as capable‚ strong‚ and assertive social agents: “The Third Wave is buoyed by the confidence of having more opportunities and less sexism” as noted by Baumgardner & Richards ( cited by Three

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    “KILL BILL” AS A FEMINIST STATEMENT Feminism ‚ in general terms‚ is a movement for women’s empowerment. It comprises a wide range of social‚ cultural and political movements and is concerned with gender inequalities and equal rights for women. Feminist movement has generated feminist theory which puts feminist ideas into theoretical background. It aims at understanding the nature of inequality and focuses on gender politics ‚ power relations and sexuality. It explores a broad scope

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    Public Perception of Feminist Performance Activism In examinations of women’s art and activism‚ researchers claim that the results of these activist groups’ performances are almost always challenging the cultural assumptions about genders. In “Code Pink‚ Raging Grannies‚ and the Missile Dick Chicks: Feminist Performance Activism in the Contemporary Anti-War Movement‚” Rachel V. Kutz-Flamebaum argues that feminist performance activist groups integrate a combination of gender norm-embracing and norm-challenging

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    The Feminist Movement in the 1960s was caused by the demand for women’s rights. When the ERA was passed by the Senate in the 22nd of March‚ 1972‚ women pushed on to convince states to ratify the amendment and accept equal rights. According to Linda Napikoski’s “1970s Feminism Timeline”‚ feminists pushed through acknowledging many ideas in the government‚ including legalizing abortion in New York in November of 1792‚ then on more parts of the U.S. on 1793. The next year‚ The Fair Housing Act of 1968

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