Iron Jawed Angels Essay

The movie “Iron Jawed Angels” epitome the battles and struggles that women encountered in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The controversial tactic warranted a negative reaction was the limited representation of African American women during this women suffrage movement. In the assigned text Gendered Lives, there is information concerning the fact that the fight for equality was for “white”, instead of including “black” women. In my opinion, this movie advocates that theory of the non-existent African American women involvement. This movie illustrates the inequalities through examination of the liberal and cultural ideologies involving women, in regards to their race, gender, class. Also, I will be discussing the first, second, third wave , and Men ideologies that contributed to the overall success of these feminist ideologies. One of the first encounters that supports the feminist movement of lack of involvement of “black” women, is when Ida B. Wells, a African American woman, arrived at Alice’s office to confront her on the idea of “black” women marching at the back of the women march. Alice proclaimed, “the suffrage women will withdraw from the campaign if negro women marched with the same ranks.“ Ida’s response, “who is we? women or just “white” women?” Incidentially this created a uncomfortable feeling of

Liberal feminism hold that woman and men are alike and equal in most respects(Gender Live, pg 58). Cultural feminism holds that women and men are fundamentally different and, therefore, should have different rights, roles, and opportunities. Evidence to support the liberal feminist is the way Alice spoke to the newspaper editor about how women pay taxes but don’t have the same liberties as men, as simple as