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ISSUE // 1 
W h a t i s f e m i n i s m ? 
Why do we need it? 
What does it all mean?
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C o n t e n t & 
d e s i g n b y 
Ellie Smith
Feminism is the demand for 
full equality of the sexes 
and addresses many layers of 
discrimination such as 
class, race, sexuality and 
age. Journalist & suffragist 
Rebecca West famously de-fined 
feminism as the 
‘Radical notion that women 
are people’.
The Suffragettes were a 
group of women, who came 
together in 1897 during the 
first wave of feminism, in 
order to improve the place 
of women in society. One of 
1st their main causes was to 
change the law so that 
women could vote. They 
fought hard and finally 
were rewarded the vote in 
1918, showing women every-where 
2nd 3rd 
that they were able 
to get what they want. 
The Second Wave of Feminism 
came in the 1960s and 
lasted throughout-the 70s & 
80s. The movement encour-aged 
women to realise that 
aspects of their personal 
lives were deeply con-trolled 
by politics and 
reflected the sexist power 
structure. During this time 
‘women’s liberation’ became 
a common phrase and many 
women joined in with ral-lies 
and marches campaign-ing 
for reproductive free-dom 
and against events such 
as the Miss America Pageant 
in September 1967. 
Third wave Feminism ap-peared 
in the early 1990s 
in response to the failings 
of the second wave which 
they believed were their 
over-emphasis on white, 
middle/upper class women 
and a concentration of the 
definitions of ‘feminini-ty’. 
The idea of the under-standing 
of gender and sex-uality 
outside of the 
binary was key to the ide-ology 
of the third wave. 
The groups encouraged 
sexual freedom and libera-tion 
for women as well as 
rallying for reproductive 
self-control through con-traception, 
allowing women 
to become independent from 
men. 
Feminist movements over 
time have split into 3 main 
‘waves’...
The common diagnosis of 
the place of women in 
our ‘modern’ world is 
that we are equal to 
men. Most people see 
the fact we have ca-reers, 
access to educa-tion 
and the vote means 
that we are being 
treated equally, but 
this is not the case. 
In order to get 
some idea of the 
general opinion of 
feminism, I sent 
out a survey to my 
friends, family and 
peers. 
W H Y D O W E 
NEED IT? 
RESULTS 
Do you consider your-self 
a feminist? 
60% 
YES 
40% 
NO 
FEMALE 
Gender? 
MALE 
OTHER 
67% 32% 1% 
Is femi-nism 
a 
positive 
or nega-t 
i v e 
c a u s e ? 
Positive 
Negative 
Don't 
K n o w 
80% 
9% 
11%
If the meaning of feminism is the 
belief that women are equal, then 
the fact 40% of the people in the 
survey don’t class themselves as 
a feminist can be seen as reason 
of why we need feminism. 
Do this 40% of people believe 
that women don’t deserve equal 
rights? Do they think a woman’s 
place is under the rule of a man? 
Or are they just ignorant to the 
inequalities that occur around 
them everyday? 
Knowing the facts that I do, it 
seems like common courtesy that 
someone would consider themselves 
as a feminist. However there are 
people out there who don’t know 
that 
2 Women are killed every week 
as a result of domestic violence 
or that 
1 in 5 women will experience 
some form of sexual violence 
during their lifetime 
Have I persuaded you -- GGlloorriiaa SStteeiinneemm 
yet?
One of the very important 
issues that modern femi-nists 
are trying their best 
to tackle is the idea that 
one kind of body is the 
right one and that other 
types should be ridiculed 
and shamed. Every single 
young girl (and boy) grow-ing 
up is socialised into a 
world that sees a slim, 
blond, white-skinned body 
as the idea to strive for. 
This myth that the perfect 
body looks like this is 
mostly perpetuated by the 
mainstream media which 
shames ‘fat’ celebrities, 
dismisses men and women of 
colour and praises un-healthy 
and extreme dieting 
techniques. The real health 
problem when it comes to 
body issues is the thou-sands 
of young girls every 
year who become withdrawn, 
depressed and even suicidal 
through of stigma and bul-lying 
because of their 
size, hair colour, skin 
colour, nose length etc. 
In order to counter this 
body shaming propaganda, 
modern feminists are 
trying to spread the mes-sage 
of body love and ac-ceptance 
by campaigning 
for more representation 
for women of colour, 
larger ladies and disabled 
women in the media. We 
need to focus our atten-tion 
on the forces that 
drive wedges between us as 
women: racism, sexism, 
able-ism, ageism, and our 
national obsession with 
size and shape. If we come 
together as women and show 
men and the media that we 
love and are proud of our 
bodies, they can no longer 
shame us. None of this is 
to say that being blonde, 
thin and white is wrong, 
but it is not the only 
right way to be.
"We teach girls to shrink themselves 
To make themselves smaller 
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 
We say to girls:
The media is probably the 
most important agent when it 
comes to how women feel 
about and see themselves. 
From a young age, girls are 
exposed to information and 
opinions that tell them they 
should act in a certain way 
and like certain things in 
order to fit in with society 
and ultimately, find a hus-band. 
Films, television and 
magazines are full of male 
protagonists and stereotypi-cal 
women, which leads many 
feeling put-out and alienat-ed 
because of a lack of rep-resentation. 
Studies show 
that 80% of the women on TV 
are underweight, and those 
who aren’t, are ridiculed 
and put down because of 
their weight. 
...because of the influence 
of feminism and the growth of 
liberated women asking for 
representation, some films 
and TV have begun to present 
strong, independent women of 
many different colours, 
shapes and sizes. Characters 
such as Lieutenant Uhura 
(Star Trek), Buffy Summers, 
Katniss Everdeen and Princess 
Leia are giving women and 
girls everywhere confidence 
that they too can do and be 
whatever they want. Go girls!
When it comes to fashion, the feminist way is 
to wear whatever you want, however you want and 
not to listen to anyone who tells you what you 
should or shouldn’t look like. Wear what makes 
you feel good, whether that is fishnets and 
heels or joggers and a sweatshirt.
Feminism Aint Dead - Ellie Smith
w a n t t o l e a r n m o r e 
o r g e t i n v o l v e d ? 
FEMINISMAINTDEAD.TUMBLR.COM 
http://whoneedsfeminism.tumblr.com 
http://feminspire.com 
http://thechapess.tumblr.com 
http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/

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Feminism Aint Dead - Ellie Smith

  • 1. Take a look in this snazzy lil zine & you m i g h t j u s t l e a r n s o m e t h i n g ! ISSUE // 1 W h a t i s f e m i n i s m ? Why do we need it? What does it all mean?
  • 2. elliesmithdesign.tumblr.com C o n t e n t & d e s i g n b y Ellie Smith
  • 3. Feminism is the demand for full equality of the sexes and addresses many layers of discrimination such as class, race, sexuality and age. Journalist & suffragist Rebecca West famously de-fined feminism as the ‘Radical notion that women are people’.
  • 4. The Suffragettes were a group of women, who came together in 1897 during the first wave of feminism, in order to improve the place of women in society. One of 1st their main causes was to change the law so that women could vote. They fought hard and finally were rewarded the vote in 1918, showing women every-where 2nd 3rd that they were able to get what they want. The Second Wave of Feminism came in the 1960s and lasted throughout-the 70s & 80s. The movement encour-aged women to realise that aspects of their personal lives were deeply con-trolled by politics and reflected the sexist power structure. During this time ‘women’s liberation’ became a common phrase and many women joined in with ral-lies and marches campaign-ing for reproductive free-dom and against events such as the Miss America Pageant in September 1967. Third wave Feminism ap-peared in the early 1990s in response to the failings of the second wave which they believed were their over-emphasis on white, middle/upper class women and a concentration of the definitions of ‘feminini-ty’. The idea of the under-standing of gender and sex-uality outside of the binary was key to the ide-ology of the third wave. The groups encouraged sexual freedom and libera-tion for women as well as rallying for reproductive self-control through con-traception, allowing women to become independent from men. Feminist movements over time have split into 3 main ‘waves’...
  • 5. The common diagnosis of the place of women in our ‘modern’ world is that we are equal to men. Most people see the fact we have ca-reers, access to educa-tion and the vote means that we are being treated equally, but this is not the case. In order to get some idea of the general opinion of feminism, I sent out a survey to my friends, family and peers. W H Y D O W E NEED IT? RESULTS Do you consider your-self a feminist? 60% YES 40% NO FEMALE Gender? MALE OTHER 67% 32% 1% Is femi-nism a positive or nega-t i v e c a u s e ? Positive Negative Don't K n o w 80% 9% 11%
  • 6. If the meaning of feminism is the belief that women are equal, then the fact 40% of the people in the survey don’t class themselves as a feminist can be seen as reason of why we need feminism. Do this 40% of people believe that women don’t deserve equal rights? Do they think a woman’s place is under the rule of a man? Or are they just ignorant to the inequalities that occur around them everyday? Knowing the facts that I do, it seems like common courtesy that someone would consider themselves as a feminist. However there are people out there who don’t know that 2 Women are killed every week as a result of domestic violence or that 1 in 5 women will experience some form of sexual violence during their lifetime Have I persuaded you -- GGlloorriiaa SStteeiinneemm yet?
  • 7. One of the very important issues that modern femi-nists are trying their best to tackle is the idea that one kind of body is the right one and that other types should be ridiculed and shamed. Every single young girl (and boy) grow-ing up is socialised into a world that sees a slim, blond, white-skinned body as the idea to strive for. This myth that the perfect body looks like this is mostly perpetuated by the mainstream media which shames ‘fat’ celebrities, dismisses men and women of colour and praises un-healthy and extreme dieting techniques. The real health problem when it comes to body issues is the thou-sands of young girls every year who become withdrawn, depressed and even suicidal through of stigma and bul-lying because of their size, hair colour, skin colour, nose length etc. In order to counter this body shaming propaganda, modern feminists are trying to spread the mes-sage of body love and ac-ceptance by campaigning for more representation for women of colour, larger ladies and disabled women in the media. We need to focus our atten-tion on the forces that drive wedges between us as women: racism, sexism, able-ism, ageism, and our national obsession with size and shape. If we come together as women and show men and the media that we love and are proud of our bodies, they can no longer shame us. None of this is to say that being blonde, thin and white is wrong, but it is not the only right way to be.
  • 8. "We teach girls to shrink themselves To make themselves smaller - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie We say to girls:
  • 9. The media is probably the most important agent when it comes to how women feel about and see themselves. From a young age, girls are exposed to information and opinions that tell them they should act in a certain way and like certain things in order to fit in with society and ultimately, find a hus-band. Films, television and magazines are full of male protagonists and stereotypi-cal women, which leads many feeling put-out and alienat-ed because of a lack of rep-resentation. Studies show that 80% of the women on TV are underweight, and those who aren’t, are ridiculed and put down because of their weight. ...because of the influence of feminism and the growth of liberated women asking for representation, some films and TV have begun to present strong, independent women of many different colours, shapes and sizes. Characters such as Lieutenant Uhura (Star Trek), Buffy Summers, Katniss Everdeen and Princess Leia are giving women and girls everywhere confidence that they too can do and be whatever they want. Go girls!
  • 10. When it comes to fashion, the feminist way is to wear whatever you want, however you want and not to listen to anyone who tells you what you should or shouldn’t look like. Wear what makes you feel good, whether that is fishnets and heels or joggers and a sweatshirt.
  • 12. w a n t t o l e a r n m o r e o r g e t i n v o l v e d ? FEMINISMAINTDEAD.TUMBLR.COM http://whoneedsfeminism.tumblr.com http://feminspire.com http://thechapess.tumblr.com http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/