14.1-Feminism-Personal is the political Flashcards
1
Q
What do liberal feminists focus on in regards to feminism?
A
The public sphere of society
2
Q
Why do liberal feminists not focus on the private sphere of family life?
A
They believe that the private life of women is outside the remit of political analysis
3
Q
What do radical feminists argue as their reason for focusing on the private sphere as well as the public sphere?
A
‘the personal is the political’
4
Q
What did Rowbotham argue that marriage was like?
A
Feudalism
5
Q
What did de Beauvoir strongly advocate?
A
Contraception
6
Q
Why did de Beauvoir advocate contraception?
A
It allowed women control of their bodies and the chance to avoid endless childbearing
7
Q
Who believed family was a social construct and not a natural arrangement?
A
Radical feminist Kate Millet
