Introducing Feminism Quotes

“The Dialectic of Sex was published in 1970. Shulamith Firestone believed that women's capacity for reproduction was the source of their opression. Therefore in order to eradicate social inequality, a biological revolution is needed.

An egalitarian society, she argued, could be achieved only through an androgynous system whereby it no longer matters culturally who possesses the womb. Under this system, the traditional structure of the family which ascribed clear sexual roles to each gender would dissolve, as heterosexuality would no longer be compulsory and women would be freed from their domestic confinement.”
― Cathia Jenainati, Introducing Feminism: A Graphic Guide

“Many a man has been rescued from destruction by the wise counsels of his wife. Many a foolish husband has most seriously injured himself and family by the rejection of the advice of his wife,”
― Cathia Jenainati, Introducing Feminism: A Graphic Guide

“Oppressed women exist in many countries around the world. However, the discourse of Western feminism often relegates them to a marginal position, using universal labels such as "women in the Third World" to denote a rich variety of cultural, racial and class categories.”
― Cathia Jenainati, Introducing Feminism: A Graphic Guide

“Feminists remain bitterly divided in their attitudes towards sexually explicit material in fiction and the media. They differ in their interpretation of the meaning and social function of pornography.

One group, the radical feminists, adopt an anti-pornography position which posits that all sexually explicit material is defamatory to women. Andra Dworkin and Catherine MacKinnon are its key proponents. In the past, they have attempted to make the production of pornography a violation of civil rights.”
― Cathia Jenainati, Introducing Feminism: A Graphic Guide

“Mary Daly is a radical feminist philosopher and theologian. In 1973 she published God the Father, in which se maintained that the function of God in all religions is to "act as a legitimating paradigm for the institution of patriarchy".”
― Cathia Jenainati, Introducing Feminism: A Graphic Guide

“As a feminist who identifies as a lesbian, Adrienne Rich coined the term compulsory heterosexuality in 1980. She maintained that patriarchal society dictates that women must choose men as their sexual partners and perpetuates the ideology of the heterosexual romance. Consequently, lesbian sexuality is seen as deviant and transgressive.”
― Cathia Jenainati, Introducing Feminism: A Graphic Guide

“Kate Millet looked to literature for examples of misogyny. She isolated the trio of D.H. Lawrence, Henry Miller and Norman Mailer as the worst culprits.”
― Cathia Jenainati, Introducing Feminism: A Graphic Guide

“According to Shulamith Firestone, women should seize control over the means of reproduction in order to eliminate sex class discrimination. This can be achieved through wider access to contraception, sterilization and abortion.”
― Cathia Jenainati, Introducing Feminism: A Graphic Guide

“Harriet Taylor Mill and John Stuart Mill are two key figures who endorsed Wollstonecraft's liberal feminist ideas and expanded them in the second half of the 19th century. They too led an unconventional private life.

Harriet Taylor was married and mother to two children when she met J.S. Mill and began a long-term relationship with him- with the permission of her husband John Taylor. Harriet and Mill were attracted to each other intellectually and emotionally, although it is believed that their relationship remained Platonic until they were married following the death of John Taylor.

There is still uncertainty as to whether the Mills enjoyed a sexua relationship before or after their marriage. There is evidence in their writing to suggest that they found the sexual act inherently degrading.”
― Cathia Jenainati, Introducing Feminism: A Graphic Guide

“Wollstonecraft maintained that an ideal marriage is one of intellectual companionship and equality.”
― Cathia Jenainati, Introducing Feminism: A Graphic Guide