The texts from this week opened my eyes more and gave me a more thorough/ visual representation of what it was like to be a woman in the 1960s-1970s whether that was your assigned sex or not. Throughout the different texts for this week, the common issue shared was the oppression of women and what was required of women and their role in society.
Something that caught my eyes throughout the text is the statement “Women are inferior to men.” Women make up half of humanity, nurture, work around the clock as mothers, do the house chores, work 9-5 jobs, do all these things like wonder women and are still not given the respect, equality or credit.
Also, something that stood out to me in “women’s liberation aims to free men too” is that some believe women have small brains which sounded completely absurd. Women are not always given the opportunity to show their true and full potential for such rude and ignorant remarks.
In “Redstockings Manifesto,” “I Want a Wife,” and “The Politics of Housework” these articles shared feminist views and the oppression occurring. The women’s “role” in society/everyday life. The difference between “I’m Glad I was in the Stonewall Riot” is that Sylvia Rivera was into drag, brought down, treated as less for being gay and was able to participate in the “Stonewall Riot” that included many people whom were also in women and peace movements.
