Blog#13

1. What were the main sources of feminism’s revival in the late 1960s and early 1970s? How did this differ from the “Third Wave” of feminism in the 1990s?
One of the main sources of the feminism revival in the late 1060s was the liberation in sexuality women had the birth control pill which allow them to have more freedom. The power of being of controlling their own sexuality gave them the feminism feeling the auto-authority of not having to restrict their lives to a family structure but to experiment in different relationships. Women in the 1960s were well educated and they did not wanted the unwanted jobs that men left so they were focus in getting the jobs that they wanted or they were capable of doing according to their level of studies. They were forming organization to continue with the feminist but instead women called it “Women’s Liberation” (635). This organization helped women to get a high level of self esteem. They work in small groups having meeting and talking about anything helping each other with their own experiences.

2. According to Phyllis Schlafly, “What’s Wrong with Equal Rights for Women.” Do you agree or disagree with her?
Phyllis thought that taking care of the children and staying home was a privilege not an unfair situation that women feminists did not wanted anymore. So she campaign against feminism because she had strong ideas about womanhood. She did not wanted to get the same rights as men because she did not wanted to be drafted at war since she thought that was a men’s duty. Also she claimed that the ERA was wrong because it “abolish a woman’s right to child support and alimony.” She also said that men were the ones who suppose to support the family why women had to out and support their children and husband? And the last argument was that in case of divorce usually women got the custody of their children and why let it go when everything for Phyllis was perfect the way it was. I am not agreeing with her because as a woman I do not think I need the financial support of a husband to live my life. I know I could support my own family. And I also would like to have a realization as professional. Phyllis did not have dreams and expectations as woman and it was lazy because she wanted to stay at home and not work.

3. In your opinion, is the war of the sexes over (in the 21st century) or do women still have a long fight ahead of them? Why or why not?
Discrimination still exists especially in the work field. Women still earning less than men and also in some call “men jobs” women usually do not get hired because of their physical condition. Women are not as strong as men in some cases and that is the excuse but hey… some women are very strong that they can do anything. But I think now women have the doors open to do pretty much anything they want. If we get ambitious and have dreams and goals there will be no obstacle that could stop us.
Textbook document
1. What do the documents suggest are the most important characteristics of the feminist revival of the 1990s? How is it different from the movement of the 1960s and 1970s?
Women were more liberal and open mind. There was no major difference between the revival of the 1990s feminism but indeed women were somehow with different personalities and experiences than the women in 1960s. They already had been living the in a new world totally different than the 1960s. they had experience and they were self dependant. So their idea was to continue with the third wave of feminism but it was to satisfy their own needs since they already were having freedom in all aspects of their lives.

2. Do the documents offer compelling reasons for young women to identify with the term “feminism”? The reasons were that women can chose their own sexual taste no matter if they wanted to be with a man or with another woman. In the 1990s the word…lesbian or bisexual was not a big scandal. It was becoming to be normal so the feminist were telling women that there was no shame to be hiding their sexuality since society were adapting to the new changes in women desires.