Campbell Class Discussion

Option Two:

The "Table of Contents: Social Movements" is a lot more general than the other "Timeline" we are given. The "timeline" gives us a more concise idea of how the movement went. It started at the beginning of our country in 1776 with Adams asking her husband to remember the ladies, and shows how after power for women to vote was given to the states--they all eventually revoked the right from women to vote. This timeline continues into the 1920's--with women helping in the abolitionist era, and then organizing to fight their own battles. Women try Civil Disobedience starting with Susan B. Anthony, and continue this until President's finally get on board and put women's suffrage on their platforms. In 1920 a law is passed called the Susan B. Anthony Law.

The second "Table of Contents" is not in chrnological order which was very confusing for me. It brought up many other issues as well though, some leading into 2000. This table also talked about the age of consent movement which I found interesting as well as the American Birth control league in the 1920's which I never knew existed. It is also showed how women's suffrage was not taken up by the federal government for a long time, but discussed in a state by state fashion with Indiana being listed as well.

Reading:

Campbell wants us (the readers) to take a look at the way feminist writing was done in the past. She talks about how it was different than it is now, and that it is not restricted to just women writing it. Men can write in this particular style as well. She tells us that women would be looked down on if they wrote in a forceful loud nature and be discredited and put in a feminist category, but if they were reasonable this is the type of style they would use.