"Women's Studies"
Recently colleges, as any good business, have created new fields of study to cater toward specialized groups of students. I searched on Google and read the curriculum of one of these new majors the “women’s studies” major. I was not impressed. I briefly debated writing an article criticizing this discipline, but instead I have decided to design my own “women studies” major. My goal is to create a major that repairs an unfortunate rift that has developed between some branches of feminism and Western Society. The purpose of the curriculum that I endorse is to create a new respect for and understanding of Western tradition in women who feel that they have been alienated from that culture. This is a bare bones outline of what this major will look like. I encourage anyone interested to pursue my suggestions, this applies both to teachers, University administrators and individuals who want to supplement their own, currently, deficient education. This is by no means an exhaustive or perfect list and you should feel free to add or subtract as long as the general theme remains the same. The general theme, once more, is to foster a love for our shared western tradition that is far more important than the petty grievances stressed by most “women’s studies” classes. This major is not intended to be taught in a vacuum, I am a major proponent of an extended general studies curriculum and more focus on our shared traditions. I intend for this Major to be combined with a strong core curriculum aimed at generating an appreciation for Western thought.
News sources- All students will be encouraged to read articles from the Independent Women’s Forum. This is an organization devoted to battling “women-as-victim… ideology of radical feminism.” And aimed at promoting “women's well being by advancing the principles of self-reliance, political freedom, economic liberty, and personal responsibility.” It is an excellent resource with well-written articles by a variety of authors from differing viewpoints. The one thing it is not is a vessel for the radical feminism that has become so entrenched in itself that it has not produced a new idea in two decades. I suggest the articles and ideas expressed on this website be incorporated into every class as applicable. WWW.IWF.org
Women of the Bible (Combating new age religion) - The branch of feminism that dominates Women’s studies majors presents religion as hostile toward women. This is managed through a series of misrepresentation and outright lies. In order to correct this, this class would focus on how women excelled by taking the idea of religion to heart and using the morality that has become the basis of our Judeo-Christian society. By studying women such as Miriam and Dinah young women can be taught that religion is not a sinister dead end that exists to hold women back, but a framework through which the most meritorious are rewarded. An important part of this class can also be to shine a light on the pagan religions that are increasingly popular to young women in America. This is not necessarily are religious endeavor but a great harm has been done to many young women as they have been indoctrinated into such nonsense as neo-paganism, Wicca (really just feminist paganism), and earth worship. A serious investigation of any of these so-called religions would lead to the realization that they are promoted by radical feminists as a measure of control over the minds and hearts of their followers and that they are out of line with everything that students have been raised to believe is important.
Women of the American Revolution; Sadly, in researching for this topic I discovered that there has been a lot of trash published on this topic. I was very disappointed to discover that many of the books in this area that reveal they are completely unfit to be read. They have been written with an agenda and that agenda is often at odds with reality. For that reason I believe that the best way to address this topic is by reading the letters that were written by actual women of the American Revolution, as this is a good way to avoid the prejudice of a modern author. Where possible it is best to discover the thoughts of these women through their own writing. As a student delves into the lives of these women they will see that although these women were not hell bent on destroying their traditional roles or challenging male dominated society they played important roles in the world and that their writing is often times brilliant. This class will introduce students to female heroes and role models who were completely comfortable with Western civilization .
1- A biography of Martha Washington. There are several including Martha Washington: First Lady of Liberty and Martha Washington, an American life. 2- A collection of the letters of Abigail Adams. Various are available both online http://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/aea/letter/ and as several books including The Letters of John and Abigail Adams. 3- One or more of the many biographies of Abigail Adams. The truth is that an entire course could be taught about Adams and that would be left open to the specific needs of the school. Her writing is at least as brilliant as that of her husband and she was deeply immersed into the classics, an area which radical feminism is very uncomfortable. 4- Other books containing letters from women involved in the revolution. The more that a book sticks to the actual writings of the woman, or historical accounts the better.
Margaret Thatcher- Perhaps the most influential and brilliant woman in modern (or ancient) politics. She had such a great influence precisely because she was willing to integrate herself into western culture, not because of some radical rejection of it. I once again would promote the reading of works written in her own hand such as The Downing Street Years. The point of these classes is two fold. The history is important but it is more important to show that the greatest women achieved their greatness not by rejecting western society but by embracing it. In that manner it is more important to read the words of a woman like Thatcher than to get a detached historical account of her Prime Minister ship. That is a task for the historians and this a class for to teach Women how to embrace Western Culture.
This is just a very brief outline of the way such a major would work and it is aimed at creating general principals, which could be expanded at a later date. If there is such interest I will work on making a more workable major.
News sources- All students will be encouraged to read articles from the Independent Women’s Forum. This is an organization devoted to battling “women-as-victim… ideology of radical feminism.” And aimed at promoting “women's well being by advancing the principles of self-reliance, political freedom, economic liberty, and personal responsibility.” It is an excellent resource with well-written articles by a variety of authors from differing viewpoints. The one thing it is not is a vessel for the radical feminism that has become so entrenched in itself that it has not produced a new idea in two decades. I suggest the articles and ideas expressed on this website be incorporated into every class as applicable. WWW.IWF.org
Women of the Bible (Combating new age religion) - The branch of feminism that dominates Women’s studies majors presents religion as hostile toward women. This is managed through a series of misrepresentation and outright lies. In order to correct this, this class would focus on how women excelled by taking the idea of religion to heart and using the morality that has become the basis of our Judeo-Christian society. By studying women such as Miriam and Dinah young women can be taught that religion is not a sinister dead end that exists to hold women back, but a framework through which the most meritorious are rewarded. An important part of this class can also be to shine a light on the pagan religions that are increasingly popular to young women in America. This is not necessarily are religious endeavor but a great harm has been done to many young women as they have been indoctrinated into such nonsense as neo-paganism, Wicca (really just feminist paganism), and earth worship. A serious investigation of any of these so-called religions would lead to the realization that they are promoted by radical feminists as a measure of control over the minds and hearts of their followers and that they are out of line with everything that students have been raised to believe is important.
Women of the American Revolution; Sadly, in researching for this topic I discovered that there has been a lot of trash published on this topic. I was very disappointed to discover that many of the books in this area that reveal they are completely unfit to be read. They have been written with an agenda and that agenda is often at odds with reality. For that reason I believe that the best way to address this topic is by reading the letters that were written by actual women of the American Revolution, as this is a good way to avoid the prejudice of a modern author. Where possible it is best to discover the thoughts of these women through their own writing. As a student delves into the lives of these women they will see that although these women were not hell bent on destroying their traditional roles or challenging male dominated society they played important roles in the world and that their writing is often times brilliant. This class will introduce students to female heroes and role models who were completely comfortable with Western civilization .
1- A biography of Martha Washington. There are several including Martha Washington: First Lady of Liberty and Martha Washington, an American life. 2- A collection of the letters of Abigail Adams. Various are available both online http://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/aea/letter/ and as several books including The Letters of John and Abigail Adams. 3- One or more of the many biographies of Abigail Adams. The truth is that an entire course could be taught about Adams and that would be left open to the specific needs of the school. Her writing is at least as brilliant as that of her husband and she was deeply immersed into the classics, an area which radical feminism is very uncomfortable. 4- Other books containing letters from women involved in the revolution. The more that a book sticks to the actual writings of the woman, or historical accounts the better.
Margaret Thatcher- Perhaps the most influential and brilliant woman in modern (or ancient) politics. She had such a great influence precisely because she was willing to integrate herself into western culture, not because of some radical rejection of it. I once again would promote the reading of works written in her own hand such as The Downing Street Years. The point of these classes is two fold. The history is important but it is more important to show that the greatest women achieved their greatness not by rejecting western society but by embracing it. In that manner it is more important to read the words of a woman like Thatcher than to get a detached historical account of her Prime Minister ship. That is a task for the historians and this a class for to teach Women how to embrace Western Culture.
This is just a very brief outline of the way such a major would work and it is aimed at creating general principals, which could be expanded at a later date. If there is such interest I will work on making a more workable major.
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