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Criticism of Empowerment/ Feminism. Abby Pinder , Amanda Bradley, Briana Coughlin, Grace Gaus , Mary Cate Coyle. This type of criticism looks at how most of our society is male dominated. Feminist Criticism attempts to stray away from the male characters and takes a look at the females.
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Criticism of Empowerment/ Feminism Abby Pinder, Amanda Bradley, Briana Coughlin, Grace Gaus, Mary Cate Coyle
This type of criticism looks at how most of our society is male dominated. • Feminist Criticism attempts to stray away from the male characters and takes a look at the females.
This type of criticism looks at the characteristics given to female characters, their occupations, how much detail is given about them.
Feminism is looking for • Social and political equality • Does not look at males in a bad way • Searching for equality for EVERYONE • Including people of different races and religions
1st Wave Feminism • Women’s suffrage • Women fought for basic rights • More women stand up for their rights • Activists are making more appearances • The differences between men and women.
2nd Wave Feminism Fought for… • Working conditions for women • Divorce laws • Laws against domestic abuse
3rd Wave Feminism • Deals with women of all races and with all religious beliefs. • For current and future feminists.
Works Cited • Suffing, Mary. "11 Myths and Facts about Feminism." AWARE RSS. Awares, June- July 2010. Web. 10 Sept. 2013. • Topping, Alexandra. "Feminism." Latest News, World News, Sport and Comment from the Guardian. The Guardian, 6 Sept. 2011. Web. 10 Sept. 2013.