WMST 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Simone De Beauvoir, Riot Grrrl

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: WMST 1000
• Professor: Amy Butchart

Document Summary

The term feminism refers to the belief that women have been historically subordinate to men as well as to the commitment to working for freedom for women in all aspects of social life (kelly, et al. , pg 11) Anyone can fit in ! anyone can join the movement for equality. Women"s studies has helped a lot of men realize this. Kimmel: for one thing, it clears an intellectual space for talking about gender (pg. Women"s studies has made gender visible (pg 24) The very processes that confer privilege to one group and not another group are often invisible to those upon whom that privilege is conferred (pg 25) When we are privileged b/c of our gender, we have the luxury of ignoring the centrality of gender in our lives. Women"s studies has helped make men aware of their privilege. Women"s studies is primarily a discipline designed by women, for the liberation of women and other marginalized people.