buried or misread
These descriptive words regarding women's history are so powerful and really resonated with me. I believe that our history being buried is exactly how I would describe it.
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notmerelyfor changing institutionsbut for human redefinition;notmerelyfor equal rightsbut for a new kind of being
Redefinition!! Yes!
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a university responsive to women'sneedswould serve the needs of the human, visible community in whichitsits-the neighborhood, the city, the rural county, its true environ-ment. In a sense the solution I am proposing is anarchistic:thattheuniversityshould address itself to the microcosms of nationalprob-lems and issues that exist locally, and that it should do so withthegreatestpossiblesense that it will not simply be giving, but be receiv-ing, because academe has a great deal to learn from womenandfrom other unprivileged people
This is very powerful. It takes a village!
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Whileexcellentuniversalearlychildhoodcare shouldbe a majorpriorityin any reasonablyhumane society,the primaryand movingimpulsebehind the children's center wouldbe to help equalizethepositionof women
Interesting that this is such an emphasis on why women were lacking in school settings and beyond. I feel like this is something that doesn't immediately come to my mind for me
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the relegation of this responsibilityto women re-flectsa reactionarythinking about sexual roles rather than a con-scious decision made in the light of a feminist analysi
The idea of compromise and male involvement in childcare is never even addressed.
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I havedescribed the universityas a hierarchybuilt on exploitatio
Very interesting
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In other words,the structureof the man-cen-tereduniversityconstantlyreaffirmsthe useof womenas meansto theend of male "work"-meaning male careersand professionalsuc-ces
Recurring theme: women defined in terms of men and women helping men achieve success
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that women'sstudtare (likeThird World studies) a "fad"; that feminist teachersa::"unscholarly,""unprofessional," or "dykes
Will women ever be viewed as equals to men? There always seems to be some kind of "but" no matter what.
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We"--(Jn dthem s 11 I h t • • I ee toCiouslyand critica y se ect w a 1sgenume y viableand hcons 1. • II t I d. . w atan use from the mascu me mte ec ua tra 1t&on,as wewe c k II d , P<>ssessourselvesof the knowledge,.s i s'. an . ~rs~ctives that can refineour goal of self-determinah~n~1th d1sc1~lmeand. wisdom
Female empowerment!
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"problem" seemedto~that educationwas "wasted"on women who married, had familieand effectivelyretiredfrom intellectual life.
Oftentimes not by their own choice! Once again, because of men.
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(Somehow th ,h be , e womens l'ROvwouldseem to ave en created by men )
Because of the patriarchial mindsets of so many cultures and roles of women ultimately remaining the same that they have been for years, that being in the home. Everything for women is defined through men
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If the umvers1htychan us_ com~ ahna •~n~tingenvironmaeven for the men w o ave pnmary ng ts
This is interesting because statistically women are higher achievers within school, and there are more women than men at almost all universities.
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What wehaveat present 1s a man-centered university, a breedingground notof humanism, but of masculine privilege
But if the idea of a woman-centered university was ever created and carried out, it would cause an uproar. Men reigning superior isn't a question, only when women are discussed as so.
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Grades tend to diminish students’ interest in whatever they’re learning
Focus is turned from absorbing material to earning points and A's
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