Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Using examples, explain feminist standpoint theory.

The feminist standpoint theory has roots in Marxism and critiques patriarchal societies. The idea is that a woman's role in society, often an oppressed one, gives her a unique perspective, especially in relation to a man's. Women should use their unique experiences to educate society in order to benefit future generations and hopefully create social change. A standpoint is any political achievements made by people from a marginalized group (Feminist Standpoint Theory Explained).
One striking example of a standpoint that reflects the feminist standpoint theory is women's suffrage, specifically the right for women to vote. Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucy Stone are a few key women credited with leading this movement by joining the forces of their individual women's rights movements. This fight to win the right to vote for women lasted decades, but the continual exposure to women's experiences eventually changed laws surrounding voting rights for women in 1920.
The Women's Rights Movement gave rise to many other feminist standpoints and is still active today. This movement is typically described as having appeared in two waves, the first in the nineteenth century stemming from the abolitionist movement, and the second in the 1960s and 1970s. Some would say we are currently in a third wave of a push for women's rights, particularly women's reproductive rights. This detailed timeline contains more specific examples of these standpoints.
https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/resources/womens-rights-movement/detailed-timeline/

https://healthresearchfunding.org/the-feminist-standpoint-theory-explained/

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