shulamith firestone
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Shulamith FirestoneRADICAL FEMINIST- FUTURIST
Who was She?
Canadian born
Raised in America
Washington University
Art Institute of Chicago
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Who was She?
Conference for New Politics, 1967
Radical Feminist groups
Redstockings
New York Radical Women
New York Radical Feminists
Source:http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/scriptorium/wlm/fem/fem-cover-72.jpeg
Why a Futurist?
Science Culture
• Male Dominated
Firestones proposal
Change reproductive biology
Eliminate biological differences
between male and female
Make the suffering of childbirth a
mutual aspect
Dialectics of Sex
Oppression
Childbirth
Revolution
Female oppression:
Men vs. Women
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7205752-a-happy-cartoon-strongman-waving-and-smiling
Source:http://www.parents.com/blogs/fearless-feisty-mama
/2011/12/13/must-read/home-birth-i-dont-get-it/
Men Vs. Women
Eliminate Female Roles
Human Biology
Reproduction and Science
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detail&id=A18393F40D1A2466BC1EF25FADC80AF17EDD6DF0&selectedIndex=6
Ending Childbirth
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Male Dominated
Culture
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Reproduction Revolution
Reproduction
Source: http://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology/ten_things_you_should_know_5.php
Solutions
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Shulamith Firestone
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1/1367437140371/Shulamith-Firestone-femin-008.jpg
Modern Thoughts
The Matrix Surrogates
Source: http://neo-thematrix.livejournal.com/profile Source: http://www.cybermage.se/surrogates-movie/
Shulamith Firestone
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Conclusion