Women in Literature An introductory lesson. Equality When we ask the question, Are women equal to men? in what ways are we using the word "equal"? Discuss.

Women in Literature

An introductory lesson

Equality

When we ask the question, Are women equal to men? in what ways are we using the word "equal"?

Discuss in groups

Thinking about equality

What if you lived elsewhere? What differences are there from country to country, community to community, today?

Can you think of 3 examples?

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”

– George Orwell

Limited equality for women – possible factors

Example: Religion

The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.“

– NIV, Genesis 2:18

What other factors can you think of?

Discuss in groups

Class mini debate

“Clearly, women are not equal to men”

The emergence of female authors

• Austen ‘A Lady’ (1811)

• Pseudonyms: Eliot (1857) and the Brontë sisters (1846)

• “Mrs Gaskell” (1853)

Improvements for women

What does feminism mean?

“The advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes”

-Oxford English Dictionary

Women in Literature

When we consider women in literature, we should consider:

•Women as writers

•Female characters written by women

•Female characters written by men

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