Description
Book SynopsisThe rise and spread of feminism should be at the center of the world historical narrative, but feminism is often treated as a sub-heading. For specific cultural reasons, feminism grew out of democratic ideals right after the Protestant Reformation and developed into the most powerful force currently shaping the world. Traditional Western-Civ. narratives often connect the Protestant Reformation to the Enlightenment and the Enlightenment to the development of participatory governments. However, given that democratic ideals also produced feminism, maybe it is time to recognize that the most impressive outcome of the Declaration of Independence was not that it produced an American Revolution and a Constitution, but that it inspired the genius of Mary Wollstonecraft. It is true that democratic ideals created both the American Congress and feminism, but which is more important? Femocracy: How Educators can Teach Democratic Ideals and Feminism is an indispensable work for teachers of histo
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Antecedents to Femocracy
Chapter 2. English History and the English Stage
Chapter 3. The Enlightenment
Chapter 4. Revolution and the Vindication
Chapter 5. Anti-Slavery and The Declaration of Sentiments
Chapter 6. Between the Suffragettes and Birth Control
Chapter 7. Higher Education and The Pill
Chapter 8. From The Feminine Mystique to Oprah
Chapter 9. Femocracy in the West from 2011 to the Future
Conclusion
