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Sure, the 1st, 2nd and purported 3rd wave feminists all have different takes on gender roles and society. But given what i know about the 1st wave feminists an
by knowtheory 16y ago
Sure, the 1st, 2nd and purported 3rd wave feminists all have different takes on gender roles and society.
But given what i know about the 1st wave feminists and the suffragettes, i'm surprised to hear tell that there was involvement that would be worth mentioning (in the sense of the entire movement) any more than you could claim that all republicans are pro-life, or that all democrats are pro-business.
- sprout 16y agoSuffrage only passed as a result of a curious alliance between hard-left socialist feminist types and hard-right temperance/religious purity movements. The left's goal is obvious. For the right the fantastic thing was that most women were actually fairly conservative and would dramatically increase their base for stuff like alcohol prohibition. A similar trend was responsible for the fall of the Spanish Republic in the '30s and the rise of Franco's regime.
- _delirium 16y agoWell, it wasn't everyone, but it was a large enough segment of the movement to be worth mentioning, I think, including many of the prominent leaders: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt, Frances Willard, etc. Many organizations overlapped, as well; for example, the Women's Christian Temperance Union was heavily involved in suffrage organizing after Willard became its president.
- knowtheory 16y agoCool, the more you know! Thanks :)