The Variety of Feminisms and their Contributions to Gender Equality by

There are many branches of feministic theorems. As Judith Lorber wrote in her article, The Variety of Feminisms and their Contributions to Gender Equality feminist denominations arose from diametrical views, making many contributions to improve womens status. Lorber discusses the views of, gender reform feminisms, gender resistant feminisms, and gender revolution feminisms(1) etcetera, all which shake fought to improve womens rights. though there are many different aspects of viewing feminism, writer and contributor of owl.purdue.edu, Allen Brizee suggests that the main ideology that holds those aspects together is the oppression of women in general. Though, it is when talking about manlike dominance, womens resistance, and womens social roles, that the views on feminism changes. In the book, The Awakening, Kate Chopin greatly reveals womens resistance within a male dominated society done her main character Edna Pontellier. Similarly, in her short, The Story of an Hour, Chopin em phasized the oppression that married women went through with their husbands during the late 1800s. The color Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman compelled readers, showing how womens roles seemed peanut during the proto(prenominal) 1900s. The feminist theory suggested by Brizee can be seen within each of these narratives, and their protagonists. Even to present day, the belief of societies being male-centered still stands. Yet, during the late 1800s and early 1900s, it was clearer that the patriarchal lifestyle was happening. Married women of the era were seen as property to their husbands. Robert, Ednas lover from The Awakening, described her as, -not free you were Mr. Pontelliers wife. I couldnt help love you so long as I went away from y... ... by her difference from male norms and values. Sadly many women became exactly what the male powered societies want them to be, because unconsciously, those societies have influenced them to also believe it is the right thing for them to do.Works CitedBrizee, Allen. Welcome to the Purdue OWL. Purdue OWL Literary Theory and Schools of Criticism. Ed. J. Case Tompkins. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014. Chopin, Kate. The Awakening. New York Avon, 1972. Print.Chopin, Kate. The Story of an Hour. Logan, IA Perfection Learning, 2001. Print.Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. The Yellow Wallpaper. New York Feminist, 1973. Print.Hall, Donald. Literacy and Cultural Theory. Houghton, Mifflin Co. 2001. 199-213.Lorber, Judith. The Variety of Feminisms and their Contribution to Gender Equality. Roxbury Pub. 1998. 1-15.