Feminism 101: A beginner’s guide to gender & equality issues

Understand feminist ideas & perspective of women’s rights, the history & key figures of the women’s liberation movement

What you’ll learn
The core ideas and principles of feminism including an objective critique of the ideas
The history of feminism i.e. the 4 waves of feminism
What is the patriarchy
Liberal Feminism, Socialist Feminism, Radical Feminism, Transfeminism
Sex & Gender, Equality & Difference
Prominent Figures: Mary Wollstonecraft, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Simone de Beauvoir, Kate Miller, Sheila Rowbotham, Betty Friedan, bell hooks
Please note: there are no written resources or PDFs included in this course. Book titles are given and names of authors which you can purchase online

Requirements
No

Description
If you want to quickly learn about the basics of the women’s liberation movement from the comfort of your home, then this is the course for you.

This course will be helpful if you want to revise the topic of feminism, you may be a student who is studying this subject and you need a refresher. It’s also suitable for absolute beginners.

Please note: there are no written resources or PDFs included in this course. Book titles are given and names of authors that you can purchase online. There are also no quizzes in this short course.

If you would like to read more around the subject then please make a note of the books I mention in the slides. I have also used information from the following sources

The Guardian website

The Atlantic website

Essentials of Political Ideas by Andrew Heywood

Edexcel Politics for AS & A level

Wikipedia

Who this course is for
Anyone who has an interest in feminism and would like to understand the subject further. This course does focus on the feminist movement in the US and Europe.