slides about feminism

1. Why feminism matters
to us?
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2. Why did feminism happen?
• ‘are women people?’
• Vagina= noun. sheath for the erect
penis (Human’s anatomy, 2nd vol., Dr.
Victor Papilian)
• =>woman=object for pleasure and
reproduction
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3. Women wanted:
• to be seen as human beings
• equal treatment of women and men
under the law
• voting rights
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4. What women had to fight
• Patriarchy
• Discrimination
• Gender stereotypes
• Economic dependency
• Emotional work
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5. The XXI century
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L
XXQLa-5n5w
• “Blonder hair, flat chest. TV says,
"Bigger is better.” South beach, sugar
free; Vogue says, "Thinner is better”
• Mama said, "You're a pretty girl. What's
in your head, it doesn't matter. Brush
your hair, fix your teeth .What you wear
is all that matters."
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6. Nowadays…
• A new way of questioning ‘are women
people?’
• <=women = pure, beautiful, flawless
creatures.
• Shaving
• Make up
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9. Sources
• Women Confined: Towards a sociology
of childbirth.’(1980) and ‘Who’s afraid
of Feminism?’ (1997) Ann Oakley
• Human’s anatomy, 2nd vol., Dr. Victor
Papilian
• http://isitnormal.com/story/i-dont-want-
my-boyfriend-to-know-im-pooping-
what-can-i-do-65858/
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