What is Feminism?- Understanding Feminism & Its Importance- Part 2

Types of Feminism:

1. Liberal Feminism-: This Feminism Focuses On Women’s Legal Rights And Gender Equality. They Believe That Women Have The Same Rights As Men, And That Women’s Integration Into The Public Sphere Is As Important As Men’s Integration Into Society. Women Should Participate In Economic, Educational, Decision-making, And Legal Development. 

• Some Famous Writers Who Supported Liberal Feminism Includes: 

Mary Wollstonecraft, John Stuart Mill, Helen Taylor And Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

2. Radical Feminism-:  Radical Feminism Is Most Closely Tied To The Second Wave Of Feminism, Which Occurred From The Early 1960s Into The 1980s, And Was Most Popular In The United States And Europe. Radical Feminists Fought To Overthrow The Patriarchal Structure Of Capitalist Society In Order To Free Women From Traditional Domestic Roles. Certain Items That Were Important To Radical Feminists Include:

• Challenging Heteronormative Gender Roles.

• Raising Awareness Of Sa And  Other Forms Of Harassments Against Women.

• Reproductive Rights.

• Identifying The Sexual Objectification Of Women.

Some Of The Most Famous Theorists Who Promoted Radical Feminism Are:

Simone De Beauvoir, Laura Mulvey, And Ti-grace Atkinson.

3. Intersectional Feminism-: Intersectional Feminism Is A Type Of Feminism Focused On The Fact That Systems Of Oppression Impact People Differently Based On Their Race, Class, Ability, Sexuality, And Other Characteristics.

• Some Famouse Key Thinkers Of Intersectional Feminism  Includes-:

Kimberle Crenshaw, Audre Lorde, Bell Hooks, And Patricia Hill Collins.

4. Eco-Feminism-:  Eco-Feminism, is a branch of  Feminism That examines the connection between women and nature. It was coined by French Feminist  Françoise D'Eaubonne in 1974. Eco-Feminism uses the basic feminist tenets of equality between genders, a revaluing of non-patriarchal or non-linear structures, and a view of the world that respects organic processes, holistic connections, and the merits of  intuition and collaboration. to these notions ecofeminism adds both a commitment to the environment and an awareness of the associations made between women and nature. specifically, this philosophy emphasizes the ways both nature and women are treated by patriarchal  (or male-centred) society. ecofeminists examine the effect of gender categories in order to demonstrate the ways in which social norms exert unjust dominance over women and nature. the philosophy also contends that those norms lead to an incomplete view of the world, and its practitioners advocate an alternative worldview that values the earth as sacred, recognizes humanity’s dependency on the natural world, and embraces all life as valuable.

• Some famous Feminist writers who supported Eco-Feminism Includes-:

Diane ackerman, Carol.J Adamas and Rachel Carson.

5.Marxist feminism: the ideology of marxist feminism is similar to radical feminism in that the natures of patriarchy are examined and opposed. marxist feminism, however, is based exclusively in marxist theory and predicates its ideals on the ideas of capitalism and private property, which originated in the early 19th century. marxist feminists took ideals from marx's writing and applied them to the treatment of Women during the movements of 19th, 20th & 21st Centuries. Marxist Feminists believes that the way to achieve women's liberation is to dismantle the capitalist society that allows women's labor go unpaid.

• some of the famous theorists and writers that thought about marxist feminism includes-:

angela davis, charlotte perkins, gilman & claudia jones.

sources-: Liberal Feminism ( Clickable)

            Intersectional-feminism (Clickable)

            Eco-Feminism (Clickable)

         Radical & Marxist Feminism (Clickable

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