SOC216H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: The Offence, Catharine Mackinnon, Essentialism
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After shoveling their vehicles out from under more than 60 centimeters of snow, some people are setting up lawn chairs, pylons and sawhorses to guard their spots from poachers. In philadelphia, an unnamed shoveller made the same claim more succinctly: if you park in my space, i"ll break your (expletive) windows. Today"s lecture: focus on historical periods in feminist thought, first wave, second wave, third wave, focus on different theoretical approaches to feminism, liberal; results equality; cultural; radical. Women in the united kingdom, europe, the united states, and canada fought for the extension of the promise of liberal democratic rights to them. E. g. recognition as persons (1929), voting (1918), becoming property owners, etc. Second wave feminism the formal equality of opportunity models did not yield immediate results in terms of women"s access to law. 1970 - royal commission on the status of women: to ensure equal opportunities for women.
