Exam 12: Feminisms: Theories and Practices

Carrie Chapman Catt, the president of NAWSA (National American Woman's Suffrage Association), publicly supported U.S. imperialism in the Philippines.

In what city was Chandra Talpade Mohanty born in?

Which one of the following feminist scholars created the term "feminist standpoint"?

Who wrote the book A Voice from the South: By a Black Woman of the South?

Which one of the following authors wrote the book The Wretched of the Earth?

Why do multicultural scholars and grassroots advocates insist that all forms of communication must be open and accessible, not embedded in arcane academic language.

What year was the Vancouver Indochinese Women's conference held?

Why did radical feminist Mary Daly reclaim words used to stigmatize women in her feminist analysis?

Describe Cherríe Moraga and Gloria Anzaldúa's contributions to queer theory?

Define the term postcolonial feminism. Why do postcolonial feminists argue that neoliberalism perpetuates inequality and unsafe conditions for workers in the Global South?

How did the temperance movement in the United States attract liberal feminists?

Why is the issue of theorizing identity and oppression central to understanding multicultural/intersectional feminism?

How does postmodern feminism repudiate the belief that there exist universal truths regarding all human beings?