After Suffrage

2020 ◽  
pp. 193-209
Author(s):  
Maurine Beasley
Keyword(s):  
Power Structure ◽  
Professional Women ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Suffrage Movement ◽  
Male Power ◽  
League Of Women Voters ◽  
National Federation ◽  
Traditional Femininity ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Political Realities

After gaining the vote in 1920, suffragists faced a new quandary—to attempt to enter the existing male power structure or focus on the broader cause of advancing women by upholding traditional femininity while still exercising the ballot. Efforts to deal with this dilemma can be seen by examining the contents of contemporary periodicals, particularly three from women’s organizations: Equal Rights, the voice of the National Woman Party; the Woman Citizen, produced by the League of Women Voters, and Independent Woman, the bulletin of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women. These publications illustrated the fracturing of the idealism of the suffrage movement when women actually went to the polls and were forced to deal with political realities as well as conflicting ideas of their proper roles.

scholarly journals Portrayal of Psychic Violence in Fire on the Mountain and The Bluest Eye

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 230-248
Author(s):  
Aroop Saha
Keyword(s):  
Anita Desai ◽  
Male Power ◽  
Patriarchal Ideology ◽  
The Family ◽  
Lower Status ◽  
Human World ◽  
In Fire ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Voice

The role of woman is significant in the human world from the ancient time not only as a human being but also as an inseparable entity to take the mankind ahead with the time. The woman represents the symbol of nurture. She contributes to make progress in the family, society as well as country through her active participation same as the male counterpart. But woman is suppressed into lower status compared to the male power and position in the society intentionally, even after her great contribution in reality. The evidence can be found in the portrayal of woman in the literatures from the different cultures. How does the patriarchal society suppress the woman? How is the patriarchal ideology dominating the grand-narrative as well as molding the notion of woman’s psychology? In what ways, the voice of woman is controlled and represented with manipulative hegemony in unconstructive words? How is the woman fighting against the psychic violence to construct her self? Anita Desai’s Fire on the Mountain and Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eyes echo those thought provoking questions with ravenous eyes to discover the real female subject. Both writers exhibit the woman’s situation, emotion and realization which are scrutinized to observe the universality of female psyche. Stamford Journal of English; Volume 6; Page 230-248 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/sje.v6i0.13916

Scripture and the Disabled: Redeeming Mephibosheth's Identity

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Rouse
Keyword(s):  
Power Structure ◽  
Missio Dei ◽  
Individual Identity ◽  
Christian Church ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Sitz Im Leben ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Voice ◽  
The Church

AbstractDisabled individuals form a constituency often marginalized in society. The Christian Church must realize that participation in the missio dei, requires the redemption of individual identity. Thus, societal structures which produce stigmatizing labels must be challenged appropriately. Pentecostals also face unique challenges in regards to the relationship between 'healing' and 'disability'. Focusing upon the story of Mephibosheth, one can construct a 'redemptive reading' which allows for the voice of the disabled to be redeemed. A Foucaultan lens is employed to account for issues of power, structure and society applicable to the plight of individuals with disabilities. Attention is also given to the place of the disabled in Israelite culture, as further illustrated from other Jewish sources. Finally, Mephibosheth's voice is conceived as a 'sign' for the Sitz-im-Leben of the disabled universally. Approaching the text from this particular hermeneutic can ultimately empower the Church (and particularly Pentecostals) to redeem the identity of the disabled in community.

scholarly journals Kontekstualisasi Tafsir Feminis Amina Wadud pada Masyarakat Islam di Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Rini Rini
Keyword(s):  
Family Life ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Islamic Society ◽  
Interpretation Model ◽  
Husband And Wife

Amina Wadud is one of the feminist figures, who tries to give a new color in the interpretation of the contemporary Qur'an. Amina Wadud as a woman tries to accommodate the voice of women in every interpretation of the verses of the Qur'an. This article aims to conduct an analytical study of the contextualization of feminist interpretations conducted by Amina Wadud which includes the methodology of interpretation carried out and several examples of Amina Wadud's interpretations and the author's analysis of the contextualization of Amina Wadud's interpretation of Islamic society. The method used in this study is the library research method. The result of this study is that in making his interpretation, Amina Wadud uses an interpretation model called hermeneutics. The method of hermeneutical interpretation is intended to obtain conclusions on the meaning of a text or verse. The contextualization of feminine interpretations of Amina Wadud in Islamic society in Indonesia, especially feminist activists, among others, is the equal rights and obligations between husband and wife in family life.

Epilogue

2020 ◽  
pp. 217-220
Author(s):  
Melanie Beals Goan
Keyword(s):  
Past Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
Limited Role ◽  
Suffrage Movement ◽  
League Of Women Voters ◽  
The Creation

The epilogue discusses Laura Clay's work after 1920, the creation of the Kentucky League of Women Voters, and assesses the limited role women have played in Kentucky politics over the past century. It also explores why the suffrage movement still maters one hundred years later.

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