WMST 2500 On Women: Introduction to Women’s Studies

Follow up on October 12 &13, 1999 lectures

Passages to pay attention to, reflect upon and/or discuss with your classmates

Abbreviations:

P or p. or pp.: page(s)

C:column

¶: Paragaraph

R: right

L: left

Bot.: bottom

(Example: P. 78, ¶1, RC: “Feminism (...)” to Bot¶ = Page 78, first paragraph of right column, from the sentence starting with “feminism” to the bottom of the paragraph)

From R. Frankenberg’s “Points of Origin, Points of departure”:

· P. 78, ¶1, RC (or p.5 of Frankenberg): “Social feminism (...) oppressed by it.”

· P. 79, ¶2,LC: “I argue in this book that whiteness refers to (...)” to Bot. ¶.

· P. 80, ¶2, LC : whole ¶

· P. 80, ¶1, RC: whole ¶

· P. 81, ¶1, LC: “Second, feminists of all racial groups (...)” to Bot. ¶.

From J. S. Mill, The Subjection of Women:

· P. 95, ¶1, RC: “In England at present (...) Such is the power of an established system, even when far from universal (...) down to our own time.”

· P.96, ¶1, LC: “In the case of women (...) all other forms of authority.”

· P. 97, ¶1, LC: “When we put together (...) sexual attractiveness.”

· P. 98, ¶1, LC: “I deny that anyone (...) with their masters;” & Bot. LC-Top RC & Top LC p. 99: “Hence, in regard to that most difficult question (...) much is not shown.” & “and it may be confidently said that thorough knowledge of another hardly ever exists, but between persons who, besides being intimates, are equals.”

· P. 99, ¶1, LC Bot: “When we further consider (...) to end ¶1, Top RC.

· P.100, ¶2, RC & Top ¶1 p.100: “The law (...) every house. ...”

· P. 101, ¶2, LC: “All the selfish (...) between men and women.”

· P. 101, ¶ 2, RC to end of article: “The example afforded (...) human being”