What are the key features of liberal feminism? - Individualism, reform, choice and nature, and
equal rights
What is individualism? - A liberal belief that every individual is of equal moral worth and
therefore we can only judge individuals on rational grounds
Who are the key thinkers behind Ind...
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What are the key features of liberal feminism? - ✔✔✔Individualism, reform, choice and nature, and
equal rights
What is individualism? - ✔✔✔A liberal belief that every individual is of equal moral worth and
therefore we can only judge individuals on rational grounds
Who are the key thinkers behind Individualism and liberal feminism - ✔✔✔JS Mill, Mary
Wollstonecraft
What are liberal feminists ideas on reform - ✔✔✔They seek to open up public life to equal
opportunities and competition but they don't want to challenge the patriarchal nature of society itself.
Liberal feminists don't want to abolish the public private divide as The state cannot legislate on the
private life
What significant reforms have taken place which have affected feminism - ✔✔✔Equal pay act, divorce
reform
What is choice and nature - ✔✔✔The Liberal belief that because of autonomy and that individuals are
rational women and men have different inclinations and therefore liberal feminists accept women's
leaning towards motherhood as a willing choice
What makes liberal feminism and radical feminism different? - ✔✔✔Liberal feminists believe that not
all male-female relationships are aggressive
Why are liberal feminists criticised - ✔✔✔They reflect the interests of white middle-class women and
the ideology attracts women whose background equip them for educational attainment and and career
opportunities
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