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1. Shulamith Firestone
RADICAL FEMINIST- FUTURIST

2. Who was She?
Canadian
born
Raised in America
Washington University
Art Institute of Chicago
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shulamith_Firestone.jpg

3. Who was She?
 Conference
for New Politics, 1967
 Radical Feminist groups
Redstockings
New York Radical Women
New York Radical Feminists
Source:http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/scriptorium/wlm/fem/fem-cover-72.jpeg

4. Why a Futurist?

5. Science Culture
• Male
Dominated

6. Firestones proposal
 Change
reproductive biology
 Eliminate biological differences
between male and female
 Make the suffering of childbirth a
mutual aspect

7. Dialectics of Sex
 Oppression
 Childbirth
 Revolution

8. Female oppression:
Men vs. Women
Source: http://www.spiderpic.com/stock-photos/123rf/
7205752-a-happy-cartoon-strongman-waving-and-smiling
Source:http://www.parents.com/blogs/fearless-feisty-mama
/2011/12/13/must-read/home-birth-i-dont-get-it/

9. Men Vs. Women
 Eliminate
 Human
Female Roles
Biology

10. Reproduction and Science
Source:http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=artificial+reproduction&FORM=HDRSC2#view=
detail&id=A18393F40D1A2466BC1EF25FADC80AF17EDD6DF0&selectedIndex=6

11. Ending Childbirth
Source: http://comps.fotosearch.com/comp/AGE/AGE020/cradles-newborn-babies_~B20-313905.jpg

12. Male Dominated
Culture
Source: http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-image-portrait-male-scientistsposing-image2114715

13. Source: http://theloverevolution.tumblr.com/

14. Reproduction Revolution

15. Reproduction
Source: http://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology/ten_things_you_should_know_5.php

16. Solutions
Source: http://iamisatthedoors.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/birth-control-pills.jpg
Source: http://todayinamericatv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/baby-boomers.jpg

17. Shulamith Firestone
Source:http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/5/
1/1367437140371/Shulamith-Firestone-femin-008.jpg

18. Modern Thoughts
The Matrix
Source: http://neo-thematrix.livejournal.com/profile
Surrogates
Source: http://www.cybermage.se/surrogates-movie
/

19. Shulamith Firestone
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shulamith_Firestone.jpg

20. Conclusion