女性主义英文介绍要点.ppt

___Rita Questions for you! How would you define it as an ideology意识形态? What comes to mind when you think of the word “feminism”? What is Feminism? Feminism Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights for women. In addition, feminism seeks to establish equal opportunities for women in education and employment. An ideology 意思形态that “opposes the political, economic, and cultural relegation贬低 of women to positions of inferiority自卑.” Simply put, feminism affirms women’s equality with men, and rejects patriarchy父权制 . Feminists Feminists are persons of either sex, or females only (in which case males may be pro-feminists), who believe in feminism. A feminist is an advocate or supporter of the rights and equality of women. Men feminist History The terms feminism or feminist first appeared in France and The Netherlands in 1872 (as les féministes), Great Britain in the 1890s, and the United States in 1910. The Oxford English Dictionary lists 1894 for the first appearance of feminist and 1895 for feminism.The UK Daily News first introduced feminist to the English language, importing it from France and branding it as dangerous. What our Paris Correspondent describes as a Feminist group... in the French Chamber of Deputies.Prior to that time, Womans Rights was probably the term used most commonly, hence Queen Victorias description of this mad, wicked folly of Womans Rights. Feminist theory Feminist theory emerged from these feminist movements and includes general theories and theories about the origins of inequality, and, in some cases, about the social construction of sex and gender, in a variety of disciplines. Feminist activists have campaigned for womens rights—such as in contract, property, and voting—while also promoting womens rights to bodily integrity and