Are there any legal limitations you can think of today that prohibit women from doing the things they want? I was recently talking with some teenage boys who heard that I’m a feminist historian and they said, “Name ONE way that women are still oppressed. There are no laws that keep women from doing anything they want to do.” Were they right? How would you have responded?

Watch this video to learn more about the history of women's oppression and how laws and culture have and haven't changed.

– Video Chapters –
0:00 Introduction
0:29 Virginia Woolf
1:26 The Victorian Era
2:21 The Elephant Metaphor
3:10 1920s to 1940s
4:07 Women's Legal Limitations
5:39 World War 2
6:37 Rosie the Riveter
8:06 After the War
8:30 Summary & Conclusion

Sources:
"Killing the Angel in the House" by Virginia Woolf
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About:
Amy McPhie Allebest is a scholar, historian, writer, and independent podcast host. Allebest began the Breaking Down Patriarchy project during her master’s degree at Stanford University in 2020. Her studies there served as the catalyst for the project and podcast. In addition to the project, Allebest is best known for her viral 2016 Medium article titled “Dear Mormon Man, Tell Me What You Would Do.”

The Breaking Down Patriarchy project uses essential historical texts to better understand the origins of patriarchy and to deconstruct its unjust effects on our minds, relationships, and communities. The project envisions a world in which all human beings are able to flourish and reach their unique potential. We strive to include as many voices as possible, and our work is intersectional and inclusive. We are also firmly committed to the well-being of boys and men, and we enthusiastically and gratefully enlist the help of our non-female allies in creating an egalitarian world where everyone can thrive.

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Written by Amy McPhie Allebest
Research Assistant: Auden Smith
Videographer and Editor: Ralph Blair

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