A feminist who advocates for greater gender equality leaning towards women. A wave of liberated women opposed sexism in culture and politics in the 1960s, attempting to modify perceptions of what women should be inside and outside the house. Now the true definition of liberation is the act of setting someone free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression; release. When you say someone is liberated, you’re referring to their refusal to follow their society’s traditional norms or behavioral constraints. A little bit of background on the reading “The Politics of Housework” is Pat Mainardi discusses her personal experience of attempting to equalize the work of daily living with her husband in one of the most well-known early feminist works, published in 1969, and offers guidance to women who desire to share duties with their male spouses.Liberationists effectively changed how women were regarded in their cultures, defined the cultural and political roles of women in society, and reshaped mainstream society throughout the decades when the rise of feminism flourished. There has been a huge impact on women’s liberation movement that has happened throughout the years.Women have achieved huge societal advancements since 1960. Job growth has been especially impressive. During the 1970s, the number of working women increased, with much of this growth occurring in traditionally “manly” and professional occupations.The fundamental goal of the movement was women’s liberation so the name “women’s liberation movement”. It shattered long-held societal norms and ushered in significant changes to the American political and legal systems.Personal is also referred to as political. The private is political is a political statement that was popularized in the late 1960s as a rallying cry for the student movement and second-wave feminism. It was a challenge to the nuclear family and traditional family ideals during the feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s and both of these pieces show that. Now to explain a little bit of what the meaning of the slogan “the personal is political” means is the feminist notion that women’s personal experiences are founded in their political circumstances and gender injustice is expressed in this political slogan.Pat Mainardi contrasts in between Liberated Woman and Women’s Liberation in her book “The Politics of Housework.” Anne Koedt’s book “The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm” asks for a rethinking of women’s sexual enjoyment.
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Hi Dashira,
I really enjoyed your explanation on how liberationists effectively changed how women were regarded in many different areas and ways. Out of the many great readings we have had so far, these have been some of my favorite so far. They were personal, inspiring, and relatable to many of us women.
Hi Dashira, Your first sentence was everything! “Greater gender equality” is why we as women continue to fight for today even more so in the past. Women are just supposed to accept that this is the greatest thing they can be. Being the perfect mother and wife, news flash it is so depressing and draining as a woman to always be perfect for others. Personal oppression was first caused by the political spectrum because men said “this is going to be a women’s role and that’s it!”
Dashira,
I really liked how you used historical references to break down the articles we read. I had no clue “personal is political” was an actual political slogan and had so much context to it. Thank you for bringing it up.