Radical Feminism 100% PASSED
What do Liberal Feminists want to do with the "system"? -✔✔✔To reform the system.
This is achieved through working to eliminate discriminatory educational, legal, and economic policies.
What is the paramount goal of Liberal Feminists? -✔✔✔Achieving equal rights for women.
What were examples of early Radical Feminists groups? Enumerate 3. -✔✔✔(1) Redstockings
(2) Feminists
(3) New York Radical Feminists
What is the main difference between Liberal and Radical Feminists? -✔✔✔Liberal Feminists are
reformists, while Radical Feminists are revolutionaries.
What did the Radical Feminists introduce into feminist thought? -✔✔✔The practice of "consciousness-
raising."
What did consciousness-raising show (according to Valerie Bryson)? -✔✔✔It showed how the trauma
of a woman who had been raped or who had had to have an abortion were linked to the experiences of
a wife whose husband oppresses her, to the female secretary whose boss insists she wear short skirts,
and to the female student whose teachers expect less of for being a girl.
What did Radical Feminists proclaim after realizing that women's fates were linked? -✔✔✔"The
personal is political," and "all women are sisters."
What does the phrase, "The personal is political" mean? -✔✔✔
What do Liberal Feminists want to do with the "system"? -✔✔✔To reform the system.
This is achieved through working to eliminate discriminatory educational, legal, and economic policies.
What is the paramount goal of Liberal Feminists? -✔✔✔Achieving equal rights for women.
What were examples of early Radical Feminists groups? Enumerate 3. -✔✔✔(1) Redstockings
(2) Feminists
(3) New York Radical Feminists
What is the main difference between Liberal and Radical Feminists? -✔✔✔Liberal Feminists are
reformists, while Radical Feminists are revolutionaries.
What did the Radical Feminists introduce into feminist thought? -✔✔✔The practice of "consciousness-
raising."
What did consciousness-raising show (according to Valerie Bryson)? -✔✔✔It showed how the trauma
of a woman who had been raped or who had had to have an abortion were linked to the experiences of
a wife whose husband oppresses her, to the female secretary whose boss insists she wear short skirts,
and to the female student whose teachers expect less of for being a girl.
What did Radical Feminists proclaim after realizing that women's fates were linked? -✔✔✔"The
personal is political," and "all women are sisters."
What does the phrase, "The personal is political" mean? -✔✔✔
