Feminism

FeminismWhat exactly is feminism? Feminism is the belief that women should have the same rights as men and should also be treated the same within the society. We know in the past in the UK, women didn’t have these same rights and were unable to participate fully in our social arenas and institutions. I think it is fair to say a feminist is someone who wants to change that situation.

Before world war one, most women in the UK worked within the household being house wives. However during the war, all the men left their jobs to fight the war. Women took over their jobs but were encouraged to assume their roles as house wives after, or maybe its fair to say their were forced back into the roles of house wives. This brought a huge rise to Feminism, since many women believed that they should be able to obtain them.

There are two famous Feminist writers of that period, they go by the names of Alva Myrdal and Viola Klein who both started to question the possibility of women being able to combine home with outside employment. Many activist went through great length during that time to express their views on ‘Welfare Feminism’ which is the form of feminism back then is referred to.

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