This week after reading the two pieces that were written in 1970. In “The Politics of Housework” Pat Mainardi makes a distinction between the Liberated Woman and Women’s Liberation. In “The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm” Anne Koedt calls for a reexamination of women’s sexual pleasure. After reading both articles I will be discussing. What do I understand the liberated woman to be? How might the liberated woman be important for women’s liberation? And How do these pieces show that “the personal is political”? After doing these weeks’ readings I can somewhat concur that A woman is referred to as a “liberated woman” if she has attained a sense of freedom, independence, and empowerment in different spheres of her life. In order to attain personal, social, and political equality, one must actively challenge and overcome hurdles as well as liberate oneself from conventional gender norms and cultural expectations. Because she acts as a role model and an impetus for societal change, the liberated woman is crucial to the advancement of women’s freedom. She challenges the current quo, encourages other women to do the same, and upholds her rights and autonomy by embodying the ideas of gender equality. The empowered woman becomes a representation of possibilities and a real example of how women may succeed without being constrained by patriarchal rules. The expression “the personal is political” was created in the 1960s and 1970s during the second wave of feminism. It represents the notion that broader social and political systems are intricately entwined with individual experiences and hardships. It acknowledges that topics that have historically been seen as private or individual, such as romantic relationships, the right to an abortion, and household duties, are really affected by and linked to larger systems of power and oppression. The works that illustrate “the personal is political” reveal how society conventions, expectations, and power structures affect and impact personal experiences, particularly those that pertain to women’s lives. They draw attention to the fact that problems like uneven pay, gender-based violence, reproductive rights, and gender stereotypes are not only personal matters; rather, they have a strong historical foundation in social, political, and economic systems. Individual struggles may be converted into collective initiatives for social change and women’s emancipation by identifying and solving these structural problems.