Motherhood and Feminism: Relationship Through the Lens of the Movie Suffragette
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.54691/bcpep.v7i.2699Keywords:
Feminism; Motherhood; Suffragette; Film.Abstract
While there has been an increasing amount of discussion around feminism, the relationship and controversies between motherhood and feminism has been relatively overlooked. Taking on a new perspective of films, this paper explores the relationship between motherhood and feminism through the content analysis of empirical research and the movie Suffragette (2015). Examining theories from feminists such as Adrienne Rich, Shulamith Firestone, and Betty Friedan, this paper includes a supportive relationship, which is motherhood acting as a cause for feminism, a neutral relationship, which is the two being balanced and rather loosely connected, as well as a negative relationship, which is motherhood hindering and oppressing women. This paper concludes that while it is arguable that motherhood can be a hinder towards feminism, there is more evidence both in real-life and in the movie showing a supportive and neutral relationship. Thus, this encourages future researchers and feminists to more actively include motherhood in its activities considering their positive relationship.
Downloads
References
Information on: www.britannica.com/topic/feminism/The-suffrage-movement.
Kelly, Joan B. “The Determination of Child Custody.” The Future of Children, Vol. 4 (1994), No. 1, p. 121.
Information on: www. the guardian. com/money/ us-money-blog/2014/aug/11/women-rights-money-timeline-history.
Information on: www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 2018/may/26/is-motherhood-the-unfinished-work-of-feminism.
Information on: www.imdb.com/title/tt3077214/.
Erickson, Nancy. “The Feminist Dilemma over Unwed Parent’s Custody Rights: The Feminist Dilemma over Unwed Parent’s Custody Rights: The Mother’s Rights Must Take Priority” Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality. Vol. 2 (1984), No. 2, p. 447-472.
Grossberg, Michael. “Who Gets the Child? Custody, Guardianship, and the Rise of a Judicial Patriarchy in Nineteenth-Century America.” Feminist Studies, Vol. 9 (1983), No. 2, p. 235.
Information on: www.nps. gov/articles/ declaration-of-sentiments-the-first-women-s-rights-convention. Htm.
Information on: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/249/Happy-families-History-family-policy.pdf.
Information on: www. parliament. uk/ about/ living-heritage/ transforming society/ private-lives / relationships/ overview/custody rights/.
Information on: www.thoughtco.com/of-woman-born-by-adrienne-rich-3528976.
Information on: www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/betty-friedan.
Information on: www. medium. com/arc-digital /a-brief-history-of-custody-laws-and-court-created-fatherlessness-2f0cc48ee46e.
Information on: https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/99/05/09/specials/friedan-stage. html? scp=86&sq=children%2520of%2520men&st=cse.
Information on: https://theconversation.com/shulamith-firestone-why-the-radical-feminist-who-wanted-to-abolish-pregnancy-remains-relevant-115730.
Kirkley, Debra L. “Is Motherhood Good for Women? A Feminist Exploration.” Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, Vol. 29 (2000), No. 5, p. 459–464.
Information on: www.yorku. ca/mlc/sosc3990A/ projects/radfem/ radfem2. html#: ~: text= According% 20to% 20Tong%2C%20Radical%2DLibertarian.
Information on: www.healthline.com/health/parenting/yes-i-chose-single-motherhood.
Mcquillan, Julia, et al. “The Importance of Motherhood among Women in the Contemporary United States.” Gender & Society, Vol. 22 (2008), no. 4, p. 477–496.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
