Feminists

[Vanawathiel]

For reading, we are suposed to do a book report on a biography. And not just ANY biography: it needs to be someone who's realy effecrted the world. So I was wondering if anoyione could let me know the names of some really great feminists or missionaries or something and maybe a bit of background info so I can pick a book? Cause I don't know who to do! Thanks!

[DolphinLover]

I found a few good ones for you from Microsoft Encarta. I hope these names help!

Stone, Lucy (1818-93), American feminist and abolitionist, born in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, and educated at Oberlin College. She was noted as a lecturer on woman suffrage and as an advocate of the abolition of slavery. A leader of the American Woman Suffrage Association, she founded (1870) the Woman's Journal, the chief publication of the women's movement. Until her death she edited the journal, assisted by her husband, the American abolitionist Henry Blackwell. Stone created controversy by retaining her maiden name after her marriage as a symbol of a woman's right to individuality. Those who followed her example came to be known as Lucy Stoners.

Bloomer, Amelia Jenks (1818-94), American reformer, born in Homer, New York. Virtually self-educated, Bloomer founded (1849) The Lily, a semi-monthly periodical “devoted to the interests of women,” published in Seneca Falls, New York. For six years she remained its editor and publisher, campaigning against sexual discrimination and advocating temperance and women's suffrage. Famous for her stand in favor of dress reform, she appeared at her lectures during the early 1850s wearing full trousers, gathered at the ankle, under a short skirt. These garments, although first worn by Elizabeth Smith Miller, were later called bloomers.

Friedan, Betty Naomi (1921- ), American feminist leader and author, born in Peoria, Illinois, and educated at Smith College. Her book The Feminine Mystique (1963) challenged several long-established American attitudes, especially the notion that women could find fulfillment only as wives and mothers. Friedan's phrase “feminine mystique” refers to the idealization of the traditional female role (that of wife and mother); she contended that this idealization constituted a conspiracy to prevent women from competing with men.
Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 2003. © 1993-2002 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

[The Disembodied Head]

Susan B. Anthony : a pioneer of the women's suffrage movement, Susan B. Anthony greatly influenced the creation of the 19th amendment which gave women in the United States the right to vote.
Biography.com

[DWH]

Stone, Lucy (1818-93), American feminist and abolitionist, born in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, and educated at Oberlin College.

She must be particularly cool. Yay Oberlin!!

[sicilian_kitten]

Nellie McClung, Canadian author and suffragette. She was instrumental in gaining Manitobans, and later all Canadian women, the right to vote. She was also a prohibitionist (against alcohol). Her most famous act was the staging of the women's parlaiment at Winnipeg's walker theatre. The premier of Manitova had told her that "nice women don't want the vote", so she got back at him by holding a mock parlaiment in which women were considering whether to give men the vote. They decided not to. We learn all about her in Canadian history.

[Spork Flinger]

Aww, Christine, you're so lucky. We didn't really go into detail, and I have to do a project on her by Thursday. Look up the Famous Five, Canadian women suffragettes... awesome.

P.S. "Clearing in the West and the Stream Runs Fast" is the name of Nellie McClung's autobiography.

[fireflyer]

Elizabeth Cady Stanton rocks.

[The Disembodied Head]

Heh, how about Mary Quant? Her skirts and pants have effected the world...

[alternative pixie]

Ever notice that being a feminist is "good", but being a machoist is "bad"? Why can't being a machoist, being machoistic, be good? By the way, I am a girl... I'm just pointing this out.

[Vanawathiel]

Thanks, everyone... I really appreciate it!

[DudeMan101]

Ever notice that being a feminist is "good", but being a machoist is "bad"? Why can't being a machoist, being machoistic, be good? By the way, I am a girl... I'm just pointing this out.

Because machoism implies male supremecy. However, I do belive that "feminist" in the sense of female suppremacy is no better or worse then that.

[fireflyer]

Ever notice that being a feminist is "good", but being a machoist is "bad"? Why can't being a machoist, being machoistic, be good? By the way, I am a girl... I'm just pointing this out.

Because machoism implies male supremecy. However, I do belive that "feminist" in the sense of female suppremacy is no better or worse then that.

I think that feminism is mostly used to refer to the belief that a woman's position in society should be elevated to the level of a man's.

[ellie]

Because machoism implies male supremecy.

Unless you're a lesbian masochist.

[theant]

emmeline pankhurst
On the 10 October 1903, Emmeline Pankhurst and fellow campaigners formed the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU). This was a group of women who came together angered by the lack of progress in gaining the vote despite several decades of peaceful and constitutional campaigning.
With the WSPU the Votes for Women movement went militant. Shortly after, originally as a term of scorn, the word ‘suffragettes’ was coined. The laughter was hollow - Britain soon learned that these women were prepared to go to prison and even die for their beliefs, in what was often perceived as a terrifyingly unfeminine pursuit of equality. Their motto was: “Deeds, not words”, exemplified by Emily Wilding Davison, who famously threw herself under the King’s horse at the 1913 Derby. Another hero of the movement was Dora Montefiore, jailed for refusing to pay her taxes, saying “taxation without representation is tyranny”.

her autobiography is called My Own Story

[StarsInUrEye]

one good modern day feminists I can think of is spacefem. she worked on spacefem.com and helped bring all of us together. You are even able to get advice and homework help, plus learn by reading a new feminist article on every Friday. she is someone who has directly effected your life. yay!!!

[spacefem]

one good modern day feminists I can think of is spacefem. she worked on spacefem.com and helped bring all of us together. You are even able to get advice and homework help, plus learn by reading a new feminist article on every Friday. she is someone who has directly effected your life. yay!!!

you're so sweet but no one has written a book about me for someone to do a book report on.

[Zecorda]

Ever notice that being a feminist is "good", but being a machoist is "bad"? Why can't being a machoist, being machoistic, be good? By the way, I am a girl... I'm just pointing this out.

Because machoism implies male supremecy. However, I do belive that "feminist" in the sense of female suppremacy is no better or worse then that.

I think that feminism is mostly used to refer to the belief that a woman's position in society should be elevated to the level of a man's.

I just think of feminism as equal rights between men and women.

[Vanawathiel]

Just for the record, I settled on Mother Theresa. I know, I know, she was a MISSIONARY, not a FEMINIST, but our stuipd library only had ONE book on feminists (for the record it was Betty Friedan) and it was like a 3rd grade level. So Mother Theresa it is!