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Mary Wollstonecraft

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1759, British author and philosopher, Vindication of Women Rights 1975- Women were forced into restricted social norms

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Sojourner Truth

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1797, Born into slavery, Aint I a Women? 1851- Inadequacies of 19th century ideals

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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1815, leading figure in women’s rights movement, Declaration of Sentiments 1848- Vindication of Women Rights 1975

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Seneca Falls Convention

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1848, first women’s rights convention, two days, called attention to unfair treatment

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First Women’s Rights Movement

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Fight for women’s political rights, 19th- early 20th century, took off after Seneca Falls

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19th Amendment

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Prohibits denial to vote based on sex, ratified in 1920’s, Anthony and Santon drafted amendment in 1978

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Susan B. Anthony

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1820, fought for women’s right to vote, American Equal Rights Association

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Margaret Sanger

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1879, founded first birth control clinic, Motherhood in Bondage 1928

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Betty Friedan

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1921, cofounder of Nation Organization of Women, Feminine Mystique, second wave feminism (Mother of movement)

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The Feminine Mystique

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1963, addressed the problem that many housewives were not happy with their lives

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National Organization for Women

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Betty Friedan, 1966, support equality for woman and a true partnership with men

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Second Women Rights Movement

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1960, strong in Europe, focused on equality

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Equal Rights Amendment

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Alice Paul, passed in 1972, expired in 1982, guaranteed equal rights for women

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Stonewall Riots

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1969, three days, gay community against police raid, sparked gay rights movement

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Adrienne Rich

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1929, lesbian influence, challenged social norms, ‘Lesbian Continuum’

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Feminism

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Political, social, economic equality

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Social Construction

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The way men and women are constructed socially; Toys, jobs

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Sex vs. Gender

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Sex- biology, gender- mental

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The Beauty Myth

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1991, Naomi Wolf, women gained power through standards of physical beauty

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Gender and the media

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Women are portrayed in a sexual maner

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Gender Performance

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Gender is not inherent, we learn to ‘preform’ our genders

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Heterosexual Privilege

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1997, Judith Katz, things that heterosexual people take for granted

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Heterosexualism

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Favor of opposite-sex sexuality and relationships. It can include the presumption that everyone is heterosexual or that opposite-sex attractions and relationships are the only norm

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Compulsory Heterosexuality

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Heterosexuality, as a default sexual orientation, can be adopted by people regardless of their personal sexual preferences. Rich, negative.

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Lesbian Continuum

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Rich claims that once women see lesbian existence as more than mere sexuality, it is more likely that more forms of “primary intensity” between and among women will be embraced.

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Gender and the Body

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Gender is taught at an early age, Becoming a Gendered Body

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Eating Disorders

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A Way Otta No Way; Misdiagnosed or under diagnosed in women of color

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Psychologization of Illness

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Psychological factors in illness where there is little or no evidence to justify it

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Women in the Economy

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Women get paid less. What Wal Mart Women Want

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Glass Ceiling

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Barrier that keeps minorities and women from rising