10 Questions
What was the most radical demand made by Sojourner Truth in her 11 resolutions?
The right to vote for all women
Where was Sojourner Truth's famous 'Ain't I a Woman' speech delivered?
Akron, Ohio
What did Sojourner Truth promote instead of dedicating her life to women's rights?
Abolitionism and land-distribution program for former slaves
What was the first major triumph claimed by American feminism?
Passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution
What did Simone de Beauvoir highlight in her 1949 work 'The Second Sex'?
The oppression and characterization of women as 'the Other' by men
What was the focus of liberal, or mainstream, feminism mentioned in the text?
Integration of women into the power structure at an institutional level
Who challenged prevailing attitudes toward women with a bold call for female education in late 14th- and early 15th-century France?
Christine de Pisan
Who published 'Epistolae familiares' (1488; 'Personal Letters')?
Laura Cereta
Where was the first women’s rights convention held in July 1848?
Seneca Falls, New York
Who drew up the 'Declaration of Sentiments' that guided the Seneca Falls Convention?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Explore the influential feminist philosophers of the late 14th and early 15th centuries in France and Venice, Christine de Pisan and Laura Cereta, who advocated for female education and wrote about women's issues. Learn about their significant contributions to feminist thought and women's rights.
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