1. Feminist Views
(PostModern Philosophy)
Woman & HERstory
( + Langauge)

2. Is this what you
think of when you
hear
FEMINISM???

7. Then you are like him…

8. Feminism is about…

9. And feminist are…

11. &

13. Feminism (the term) was first used in…
&

14. It was believed
that he was the
first person to
coin up this term

15. French Revolution

16. It lead to the…

17. First wave...
Aimed for
WOMEN SUFFRAGE
(19 th – early 20th century)

18. Second wave...
WOMEN’s LIBERATION MOVEMENT –
legal and social equality
(1960 s)

19. Third wave...
Global issues were addressed…
(rape, incest, prostitution, female
genital mutilation) (1990 s - onwards)

20. She somehow paved way for the “waves”

21. Now let’s talk about different
feminisms…

22. Equal opportunity (w/o altering SOCIETY’S STRUCTURE)
OR SIMPLY
“LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD”

23. Then there’s…

24. -TOTAL RECONSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY

25. But NOW… we have… (our topic for
today)

26. From the ideas of…
Foucalt, de Beauvior, Derrida and Lacan

27. Post Modern Feminism
is the ULTIMATE ACCEPTOR
OF DIVERSITY;
accepting MULTIPLE truths,
roles and realities.

28. WHAT IS THE
“ESSENCE OF BEING A WOMAN?

29. For POSTMODERN FEMINISTS…
There is no ESSENTIAL NATURE OF WOMEN/
ONE-WAY TO BE A WOMAN

30. Postmodern Feminist had a problem
with

31. Especially with our…

32. According to…
Her idea is that
empowering women literature
will change the rules that govern
the thinking process
and the structure of society.

33. According to…
“we have to create a
GENDER NEUTRAL
LANGUAGE.”

34. According to…
Use of
language is
crucial

35. Patriarchal language inhibits the
growth and progress of the Female
Race…

39. Presented by: DE
GUZMAN,
MIA MILAGROS T.
III-17 BSE ENGLISH
#PROUDFEMINIST
#INEEDFEMINISM