Feminism in the West

Patricia Ibarra
Andrews
World History II
22 April 2013


         I was excited to read about feminism in the west and learn about the millions of women who responded to Betty Friedan's book the Feminine Mystique that talked about the identity crisis of educated women who were unfulfilled by marriage and motherhood. Black women always worked outside the home and many did not feel for the need to be released  from the responsisblities that needed to be done at home. But on the otherhand, the white women found the family overwhelming and the african american women saw this a safe opportunity to not be part of racism.
       In South Korea and Chile there was a women's movement that focused a lot on the experience of young female workers in the country's export industries.Women who worked in factories were paid very little, had long hours of work and they recieved little respect from other workers and so they had to deal with sexual harassment every day at work. Havig to live during this time of period must have been hard due to the hardships women had to edure just because a lot of women didn't have much freedom and rights. I think the image of women is much more powerful now than it was before because women now have a voice where they are able to speak out and have a choice to do whatever they want with their lives,to better themselves or even as to making a change in the world, that will have an important imapact for younger women.
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