A feminist Lense

The feminist movement is the movement which’s goal is to provide greater rights and legal freedom for females. Much of women’s literature up to our century has been focuses or influenced in some way by this sexual discrimination. That first time that “Woman picked up her pen to defend her sex” (Simone De Beauvoir) was as far back as the 15th century, at least that’s the furthest we have records of it.

When trying to define a feminist piece of work, there are many things you have to factor in. Some traits would be the language and symbolism that the author applies to the piece of work, and how these are more “female”. Also that the author being male or female affects the meaning of the work, most notably that males often write differently than females. Among others the portrayal of female characters as heroes or main characters in the least is an act of feminism. Many females barely talked and sometimes almost didn’t exist in early work. A feminist would make their characters “undermine the sexual stereotype” of woman. Making them things that counteracted the normal, raise a family, cook, and clean way people saw woman as.

In history and still to this day woman and men are considered unequal. For example, those not being able to vote for so long, or apply to certain jobs sparked hatred in woman around the world. In art, females would appeal this patriarchal idea in an attempt to stop it. Books and paintings enlighten people, clearing their mind to what is most important. Woman saw this and acted together as soon as the fist lady “picked up her pen”. The main reason that woman are nearly as equal as men is because of these artists not having fear of the consequences a the time of speaking up.

Finally feminism in art is not only revolutionary, but beautiful. Some of the art, most notably paintings, were never really seen before. The colors and attitudes were not normally portrayed from a male author. Hopefully after all equality is gained, the art will continue on because of its beauty and not for its hatred and oppression.