Category: Women’s Studies
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Destiny 1: The Data of Biology
Buku The Second Sex (Penguin, 1972) ditulis de Beauvoir ke dalam dua Buku (volume), yaitu Book One berjudul Facts and Myths dan Book Two berjudul Woman’s Life Today. Book One terdiri dari 3 bagian, yang berjudul 1) Destiny, 2) History, dan 3) Myths. Bagian pertama: Destiny atau Takdir memiliki 3 sub-bab, yaitu a. The Data…
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Ain’t I A Woman?
The Libyan [African] Sibyl, Sojourner Truth, was an abolitionist and activist advocating for the rights of blacks and African-American women. Her speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?” remains heart-wrenching for me, especially in a revolutionary context. The speech was intended as a response to speakers at the Convention who used God’s verse to justify that women…