In the seventeenth century the lives and roles of women were severely limited. Formation of severe gender norms for gender identification were enforced. Most especially women were denied education. Despite limited access two women were able to overcome gender limitations when it came to education. Both went about it in different ways although they had similar origins. These women were Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz and Catalina de Erauso. These noblewomen became catholic nuns. One sought an education from of the church. The other attended a university, Sor Juana stayed a nun. Catalina defied gender norms, cross-dressed and left the convent. In this way Sor Juana did more to influence public opinion regulating patriarchy and the treatment of gender…
Regardless of cultures, era and time, women have always been receiving fewer rights than men do. Despite they have a lot of moral obligations and duties at home, church and in the community, they however had very limited or almost no political and legal rights in the country. Their main role would be for be married for political purpose, productive, social status and reproductive. Most of the time men do not appreciate what women do, they were also seen as a merchandise to enhance their own social status. Their situation has not been improved until the mid 19th century, where a several brave, outspoken women sparked the fight for social reform, justice, prostitution, and slavery. The force of Feminist then rose to fight for the equality for the oppressed.…
After watching “Iron Jawed Angels” I gained a strong sense of reality when witnessing what women had to do to achieve their independence and gain a place in a male dominated society. Up until the late 19th century, women were perceived as homemakers and were allowed only domestic duties in society but with the emerging industrial and political system women could now use their domestic skill to propel their voice in American government and society. “Dress up prejudice and call it politics” is a profound quote in the move Iron Jawed Angels, which depicts the struggle of women’s suffrage movement and its culmination in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the constitution. The battle for suffrage was indeed a long and difficult process spearheaded by ingenious and talented women in a variety of ways, such as spreading pamphlets, public demonstration, public parade, petition to the president. All in all, women’s suffrage movement could not be encompassed by a single movie. However, the movie Iron Jawed Angles does not show us the marrow part of this movement.…
Peronism was an Argentine political movement which was conceived by the former President of Argentina- Juan Domingo Peron and his wife Eva Peron. The pillars of the Peronist movement were social justice, economic independence and political sovereignty. Peron’s model of the mixed economy plus the central role of the worker unions was similar to that of the Scandinavian welfare state. (1) In a speech that Peron made in the Congress in 1948, he stated that Peronism was humanism in action. He called it the new political doctrine which rejects politics and all the ill-will it causes. Peronism itself was an idea which stated that all wealth of the nation should be shared out equally amongst those who contributed to bringing it to its current state. Before 1947, women were not given their due rights. They were not considered equal to men and were not considered fit to hold any social designation or carry out any task. It was after Juan Peron came to power, that women started to enjoy basic human rights and…
Women played a very large role in the UFW, namely, Delores Huerta. She was very involved with the creation of the UFW itself alongside Chavez. It was important that a women be a part of the movement as it gives other women someone in their sex to look up to and relate to. The article from PBS talked about Chavez and the UFW and how the grape boycott was instrumental in bringing them that much closer to their goals. However, what it…
We as Americans reminisce on history to see and understand the advancements we have accomplished and the same can be said of not only the advancement of women but also the image of how women are portrayed. Although in today’s day and age, their figures and beauty are scrutinized but also exploited. For instance in both Tennessee Williams motion picture, “A Street Car Named Desire” and Lorraine Hansberry A Raisin in the Sun you are able to see the evolution of the not only the portal of women but also the advancements they accomplish.…
“It was the women who shouldered the double burden of racial and gender discrimination” (Vargas, pg. 336). Machismo is a strong attribution to being a Chicano, hence when woman comes into the picture it disrupts the “balance. “ Chicano power figured in the shaping of the Chicana liberation movement and radical feminism; particularly the refusal of many pointedly sexist male leaders to consider women or women’s interests”, hence sparking the Chicana movement during the civil rights movement (Vargas, pg 308). Chicanas was often attacked for not being “obedient” while at the same time criticized for not indulging in freedom. An example of this is “Chicanas suffered guilt at not contributing to the household income of their families and social pressures to get married” (Blackwell, pg.62) Many Chicanas wanted to be their own independent person before being joined in marriage while others did not want to at all. When Chicana feminism started during the civil rights movement, they strove for equal rights, child care for those actively participating, reproductive health care and higher education (Romero, Nov 16th). By not including Chicana feminism to being Chicano, gave the opportunity for men to believe themselves superior to women. “They organized themselves as a direct result of blatant contradictions between male leadership and women’s secondary…
Women in the Hispanic culture are pressured by family and the men in their lives to be successful in both school and taking on the traditional rolls of a housewife. The Hispanic community is so focused on making sure Latina students become great mothers and wives that they disregard the more important and prosperous ways to succeed in life. However, women are stepping out and obtaining college degrees and making strides in changing the traditional gender roles. Latinas are becoming more aware of the economy stimulating women to challenge their traditional roles and soar above the expectations.…
Chicanos an identity smacked right in the middle of being identified as American and Mexican. Chicanos were once afraid to self-identified as Mexican American because of the treatment of second class citizens Mexican Americans received. Chicanos had history of running toward their white identity by identifying as Americans to receive better treatment. They ran toward whiteness to receive the same rights many other Americans enjoyed. Chicanos used the running toward whiteness strategies, because they knew they were legally white but socially non-white therefore they tried to associated themselves as much as they could as Americans to receive better treatment.…
Fighting for Political Power," discusses the creation of La Raza Unida Party as a third party force for political power and the importance of political rights. It culminates in the 1972 election and the Raza Unida convention, and the fragmentation of the party at the height of its membership and recognition.…
During the peace and freedom movement of the 1960s, protesting the Vietnam War, there was gender inequality present even among the protesters. Women typically had less important roles in the movement. In an inverse way, this inspired them. They were fighting for freedom, a better society, and equality between people. Yet they themselves were not equal. If they were to fight for equality for other people then they also needed to fight for equality for themselves and their fellow women. The peace and freedom movement was caused to stop the war in Vietnam. Because men and women were working together to end the war, women became increasingly aware of the fact that they were valued less than men even if they did the same work. (Doc, 3). Latina women specifically had a huge need to fight for inequality. They were inspired by multiple movements. They were inspired by the fight against the oppression of the working class, the fight against the oppression Chicana women suffered at the hands of men, as well as the general feminist movement. In a way, all of the movements coexisting during this time period all inspired and were inspired by each other (Doc, 5). The feminist movement especially affected by other…
The American movement for women’s liberation and rights was undoubtedly the most progressive in the decades that followed the Second World War. The second wave of feminism that ensued in the 1960s and 70s redirected the goals and ambitions in the fight for gender equality in many aspects. This new wave of liberal reform allowed women to break free from the domestic sphere from the conservative restraints of the 1950s, which have traditionally limited a women’s access to the same political, economic, and educational rights as men. While the fight for women’s equality started to make real headway post World War II, the fight for women’s rights has existed long before then. This can be seen in the Antebellum reforms or the first wave of feminism from the early 19th century to the early 20th century.…
Orden Hijos de Texas(OHT) and Orden Hijos de Amèrica(OHA) were Mexican American organizations formed by the military members of World War I. Women were not involved in both of these organizations whereas the National Association for the Advancement of the Colored People(NAACP) included women founders and members. The New Deal Programs by Roosevelt after the Great Depression affected the mutual-aid groups of the Mexicans. Many women thought twice before marrying men who were involved in public life, the reason being that they did not want to interfere directly or indirectly. They had knowledge of themselves and what they needed in their…
The United Mexican American students was one of the organization involved in the youth conference in 1969 along them was The Brown Berets is a chicano community organization that begin in the 1960's and still active today their main focus was to fight police harassment and the inadequate of public schools, health care, job opportunities and political representation. Corky Gonzalez was a political activist that brought together the first ever Chicano youth conference in 1969. He is often referred to as a Chicano movement founder. Dolores Huerta was a co founder along with Cesar Chavez to the United Farm Workers ( UFW). The UFW was founded in 1962 and it is one of the first organizations to give strength to the Chicano Movement, they fought for equality for chicanos in the agriculture business they wanted to insurance workers rights, benefits and a safer working environment.…
The New Woman was conveyed through the artists illustrations beginning in the 1880’s and continuing through the years, ending in the 1920’s. These images such as the works titled, “What Are We Coming To”, “In a Twentieth Century Club”, “Picturesque America”, and “Women Bachelors In New York”, all conveyed this idea of a “New Woman”. The qualities that a New Woman must have included a woman who pursued the highest education and made effort to move up in the professional world. “She (the New Woman) also demonstrated new patterns of private life, from shopping in the new urban department stores, to riding bicycles, and playing golf.” (pg. 374) The artists attempted to create this perfect all around woman who’s lives closely resembled what the men of that time were doing. Such as in figure 6.8 titled “In a Twentieth Century Club” which shows women dressed in clothing which closely resembled that of a mans attire for that era, at leisure, socializing with other woman. This “club” looked very similar to a men’s drinking and eating club. “ Although role reversal still provides the humor, the women waitresses and patrons are physically attractive, while the women’s unladylike posture and clothing would have been viewed as shocking equally significant is the cross dressing entertainer.” (pg. 374) Not only did artists attempt to convey a way that the New Woman should act, but they also created this popular physical image of what one should look like such as the Gibson Girls pictured in image 6.9. Most all of the illustrations showed a white woman of the leisure class, however African American women still envisioned and strived to become a New African American Woman.…