Category: Feminism

Once upon a time, women were not allowed to live their lives on their terms, they had no right to decide what they wanted to do with their lives, they had no liberty to become who they wanted to become, and summarily they had no hold over their lives. That is what life was for…

Bell Hooks response to Beyoncés visual album, lemonade, contains five main charges on why she is not an ideal role model and does not deserve the title feminist. In this essay, I will be analyzing bell hooks charge that the album over-sexualizes women and contributes to the unachievable beauty standards thrust upon people and is…

A Feminist Modernist Dystopia Feminism began in the mid 1960’s as the First Wave of Feminism hit. It is the idea that women should be capable of doing and should be allowed to do anything men can do. Feminists believe that neither sex is naturally superior and stand behind the idea that women are inherently…

Teaching Mary Shelleys Frankenstein raises many questions, but when I state that one of my teaching perspectives is feminism, more questions are asked. Feminism as a perspective is not only relevant to our times but provides another way to look at the past  be it at the time when Frankenstein was written, or even…

In todays society, most are aware of the activist cultures that roam the earth searching for a chance to create change. From Black Lives Matter to LGBTQ+, these groups are making themselves and their cause known and heard. Feminists are yet another community that has made themselves a force to be reckoned with. With the…

The term feminism often referred to as womens rights has ambiguous definitions that are still being contested until now. Some writers used to refer to feminism as a historically feminist movement in the United States and in Europe that was solicitous about womens rights specifically in their right to vote, while other writers might refer…

The Victorian era (1830-1901), named after Queen Victoria, covers the entirety of her reign over the British Empire from 1837 to 1901. Queen Victoria can be described as having great moral responsibility, domestic propriety, and earnestness as the idea of living in an earnest manner was considered one of the topmost ideals during the Victorian…

Introduction In Judy Brady’s thought-provoking essay, “I Want a Wife,” she articulates the various roles and expectations placed on women in society. While her essay raises important points about gender inequality and the traditional role of wives, it is crucial to broaden the discussion and emphasize the need for a partner, rather than just a…

Contemporary Feminist Theory is a generalized, wide-ranging system of ideas about social life and human experience developed from a woman centered perspective. Working to describe and critically evaluate the world from the distinctive vantage points of women, Feminism investigates the various situations of women in everyday society. With a history of influencers including Jane Addams,…

Entrepreneur, singer, actress, and mother, Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter has used her fame and name to express many vital issues in todays society, feminism being one of them. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyonce started a musical group with a few of her friends, Destinys Child’. By being in this group it started her career…