We can be anything… Further expanding the idea the children’s toys play a huge role on providing the information that children learn their roles and expectations of gender, it seems that society is shifting to eliminating certain roles assigned to the female gender. Barbie originally was a prime suspect that …
When I think about feminism, I think of how far we’ve come. I think of my current position as a university student, and how it was something almost taboo not too many generations ago. I think of the intersectionality and inclusion feminism has reached, and the groups it has given …
Share the roles While looking in Joanne’s scrapbook a came across this letter from a friend, Tom discussing his views on Jo’s current feminist publications. I like his insight on how he views men and women as “fundamentally equal”, this was honestly shocking to me because given the time period …
Hillary Clinton, A Real Life “Fantastic Feminist Doll” This a picture of Joanne’s Mcqueen’s original sketch of the Fantastic Feminist. Some would argue that this sketch of a doll is not what a doll should look like in other words its not what a hero should look like either. They would …
Gender roles; don’t help anyone… These pictures give us an inside look on the writing process of Joanne McQueen’s booklet on Men’s Liberation. These documents were found in the scrapbook made by Joanne McQueen, a historical collection that shares her story of her work with the Oxford NOW chapter. I …
My project and the content we have learned throughout the semester in this class all comes to a head and becomes very real, and painful, when applying it to the election and our future president. Title IX is something very important to women in colleges across the country and it …
Joanne McQueen helped to set up the first “Take Back the Night” march at Miami University through her efforts in the NOW chapter. I found a newspaper clipping that talked about the march and how it was sponsored by the Oxford chapter of NOW. Its goal was to “let …
In 1976, The National Organization for Women sent out a newsletter addressing all of the progress they had been able to make in their first 10 years. The NOW president attributed the success of NOW’s involvement in the feminist movement to the 55,000 members in over 650 chapters. She also …
In 1976, NOW sent out a newsletter revealing their progress. The newsletter discussed how women could be barred from little league sports in 1966 and how thanks to the efforts of NOW this was no longer a possibility in 1976. This change was due to the creation of Title IX …
Another problem that has plagued our society is that of sexual assault and harassment. This issue has gained an enormous amount of media attention due to a leaked recording of Donald Trump in which he bragged about committing assault. This tape became the evidence several women needed in order to …