Suffragists struggling to be allowed to have full voice in the government that represented them. LDS people tout that Utah's women were allowed to vote early. But remember, it was mainly to lobby for the right to continue the practice of polygamy which to the rest of the nation was considered one of the horns of barbarism (the other being slavery).
Gloria Steinem-social activist. Her mother was left to support the family by herself when her husband (good Jewish father) had to leave home to find work. That experience of watching her mother suffer and struggle was a catalyst to a life-long pursuit so that women and men could be equal partners in life. I am not happy she had an abortion but I can respect her for the many great things she said and thought.
Judith Plaskow--Jewish feminist theologian and personal hero.I was alarmed when I heard at my place of Sunday worship that the Lord "knew" women would need educations and good jobs in this day and age so that's why we have them. I believe truth and every good thing comes from God but let's not forget the women that were laughed at, thrown out, ignored, patronized, infantilized, not to mention jailed, beaten and treated as social pariahs to make sure that we had educations and good jobs. Always remember that feminism began as an economic movement before it transformed into an identity movement. This post is dedicated to humans everywhere who wish to be seen as whole individuals:
Consider this article dated 11/20/07
Take a feminist out to dinner.
That's the advice of a social psychologist who concludes in a new study that feminists make better partners and have stronger romantic relationships.
Laurie Rudman of Rutgers University had found in earlier research that negative stereotypes of feminists - that they're unattractive, man-hating lesbians, in a nutshell - cause young adults to distance themselves from the "F-word" and tone down their demands for equality.
A majority of college-age respondents agreed with such statements as "Most men would probably not want to date a feminist" and "Romance depends, in part, on men being allowed to be in charge."
This was alarming to Rudman, who is old enough to remember the heyday of the women's rights movement in the 1970s. Continued efforts to achieve gender equality could be seriously hurt, she reasoned, if women (and men) think it comes at the expense of love.
So, with the help of graduate student Julie Phelan, she set about trying to determine if there was any truth to the notion that feminists are more likely than traditional women to have crummy relationships.
The results, appearing in the online edition of the peer-reviewed journal Sex Roles, show that for both women and men there was a benefit to having a feminist partner. Feminist women were also more likely than others to be in a romantic relationship.
"If you're a woman paired with a male feminist," said Rudman, "you have a healthier relationship across the board" - better in terms of relationship quality, equality, stability and sexual satisfaction.
"And men paired with female feminists have greater sexual satisfaction and greater relationship stability," she said. "So, (there were) higher scores on two of the four dimensions, with no difference on the other two."
There you have it: Feminists are sexy.
Take a feminist out to dinner.
That's the advice of a social psychologist who concludes in a new study that feminists make better partners and have stronger romantic relationships.
Laurie Rudman of Rutgers University had found in earlier research that negative stereotypes of feminists - that they're unattractive, man-hating lesbians, in a nutshell - cause young adults to distance themselves from the "F-word" and tone down their demands for equality.
A majority of college-age respondents agreed with such statements as "Most men would probably not want to date a feminist" and "Romance depends, in part, on men being allowed to be in charge."
This was alarming to Rudman, who is old enough to remember the heyday of the women's rights movement in the 1970s. Continued efforts to achieve gender equality could be seriously hurt, she reasoned, if women (and men) think it comes at the expense of love.
So, with the help of graduate student Julie Phelan, she set about trying to determine if there was any truth to the notion that feminists are more likely than traditional women to have crummy relationships.
The results, appearing in the online edition of the peer-reviewed journal Sex Roles, show that for both women and men there was a benefit to having a feminist partner. Feminist women were also more likely than others to be in a romantic relationship.
"If you're a woman paired with a male feminist," said Rudman, "you have a healthier relationship across the board" - better in terms of relationship quality, equality, stability and sexual satisfaction.
"And men paired with female feminists have greater sexual satisfaction and greater relationship stability," she said. "So, (there were) higher scores on two of the four dimensions, with no difference on the other two."
There you have it: Feminists are sexy.
2 comments:
Women who are sure of themselves, demand their equal rights are more of a whole human being. They may have someone who completes them, but they won't dry up and die if they don't have that. All relationships evolve from something to something else. Being a writer of romance I read a lot and talk a lot to people about relationships. If you will allow me to tell you a little something about my new book, "Beth:Love Along The Way...by B.G.Sanford, and just released by Eloquent Books. It's an amazing and entertaining story of one woman who overcame all odds and obstacles that life threw at her, and a couple of ugly divorces, to find real Love......Along The Way. For those so inclined, my book can be purchased on line or you can have your local bookstore order it for you. Either way, the reader is in for a real treat!
Good reading my friends,
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Oh Wow, this blog reminds me of when I was either in 2nd or 3rd grade! I was a part of a play called the 'Sister Suffragette' (I think). I just remember it being a Women's right movement. Funny that I can remember that and funny it was actually performed in grade school for that age group of kids, haha.
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