Feminism applied to the great gatsby
Feminism was recognized in the early 1600s, but it really played in affect in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Most of feminism is based on the ways in which literature reinforces or undermines the economic, political, social, and psychological oppression of women. Feminist theories are based on the assertion of male supremacy. The theory of feminism is sought to emphasize the negative depiction of women within literature. Throughout the different types of literature, feminism is present. In the novel The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald feminism plays a big role within two supposedly happily married couples. Feminism was introduced in the nineteenth century, but a more organized one was introduced in 1848 by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and friends. It was a convention to discuss social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women at Seneca Falls. During this time there were many different beliefs. Some believed women deserved the right to vote due to their maternal virtues, while others believed women and men were equal in endowments. One of their major accomplishments during this time was the passing of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Elizabeth and her friends weren’t the only contributors to the women’s suffrage movement there was others. Mary Wollstonecraft, Susan B. Anthony, Victoria Woodhull, Frederick Douglas, and Ida B. Wells were also major contributors to the women’s suffrage. Mary Wollstonecraft has been given the honor of being called “first feminist” or “mother of feminism.” She’s considered a liberal feminist because of her approach. Liberal feminism is more of an individualistic form of feminism theory. It primarily focuses on a woman’s ability to maintain their equality through their own actions and choices. In the late 1960s and early 1970s they were building on more equal necessary working conditions in America during WWII. The National Organization for Women (NOW) formed in 1966 to cohere feminist