Los Angeles Valley College Mary Wollstonecraft Ideas Discussion Questions – Description
Question 1 (7 points)
a) Define reproductive labor as Sylvia Frederici talks about it in the essay “The Lockdown Showed how the Economy Exploits Women. She Already Knew” by Jordan Kisner. Draw also on the short video in Week 4 on Unpaid Care Work in your definition. (2 points, 3 sentences minimum)
b) Then, apply the concepts of reproductive labor and gendered division labor to the short film entitled “Juice” from Week 4. Describe how you see reproductive labor and the gendered division of labor play out in the film. In your descriptions, go into a little detail. For example, share what you see taking place in each room. (5 points; ¾ page minimum single spaced)
Questions 2 -4 are worth 5 points each and should be 3/4 page long, single-spaced. You can draw on your response papers in answering these if you wish. However, avoid duplicating entire response papers as canvas shows me what percentage of a paper is lifted from a previously submitted paper and this percentage should be no more than 50% (in other words, do not copy more than 50% of your response papers into your final exam)
Question 2 (5 points)
Draw on Mary Wollstonecraft’s essay from Week 6 to identify 2-3 of her critiques of the limiting ideas about “women’s natures” in 18th century England and France and how these ideas oppress women. Then, switch to week 3 (Angela Saini’s essay) to explain how the field of science and Charles Darwin’s scientific discoveries were also laden with sexist assumptions about the ‘nature of man’ versus the ‘nature of women,’ and how these negatively impacted women.
Question 3 (5 points)
Abortion access for women has been a controversial issue in U.S. history, one that continues to be a battleground with strong views surrounding it. Identify and explain 3 key moments in U.S. history whereby the law was used to expand/contract/lay the grounds for women’s access to abortion. You must draw on the essays by Lauren Rankin and Mary Zeigler in your response.
Question 4 (5 points)
From week 6, draw on the film “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry” to identify 3 different issues that feminists in the U.S. fought for (e.g. political representation, sexual harassment, etc.). Describe how the struggle over each issue played out as seen in the film. In your descriptions be sure to mention specifics, e.g., influential people, notable organizations, rallies, laws, writings, etc. that were instrumental in fighting for that specific issue. What did you find enlightening or compelling in each battle?
Question 5 (3 points – 5-10 sentences)
What are 3 issues or readings/films that you completed in this class that most impacted you and why? What did you learn that was useful in these three texts? This is a free-flowing response, but I still want you to be specific as you mention the facts that surprised/interested you most.
film “she’s beautiful when she’s angry” by MARY DORE. please find this film
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