DOCSLIB.ORG

AN ABTRACT of the DISSERTATION of Susan Diane

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
AN ABTRACT of the DISSERTATION of Susan Diane AN ABTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Susan Diane Turner for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on September 25, 2009. Title: Exploring Resilience in the Lives of Women Leaders in Early Childhood Health, Human Services, and Education Abstract approved: LeoNora Cohen Women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education face tremendous challenges in their efforts to cultivate resilience amidst a myriad of risk factors including incessant stress, low wages, and limited professional support. Women who foster mental health in young children and high-risk families are vulnerable to secondary traumatic stress. The purpose of this feminist phenomenological study was to understand the resilience process with women leaders in Early Childhood. No studies were found that centered on resilience with this interdisciplinary profession. Research was guided by principles of feminist standpoint, relational-cultural, and resiliency theories. Twenty women alumnae of a leadership development program sponsored by a university in a western state were interviewed twice to learn about professional and personal aspects. The findings indicate alarming levels of professional stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue. Sixty-five percent of the women experienced acute and chronic professional stress resulting in significant health issues. Fifty-five percent are at risk for burnout and secondary traumatic stress due to limited resources, lack of effective supervision and organizational leadership, and escalating needs of high-risk children and families. Women also described significant personal stress including 65% from childhood traumas, 45% from adulthood adversities, and 80% from parenting children including 65% who have children with special needs. All of the women have experienced discrimination: 85% reported sexism and 53% reported sexual harassment. All of the women of color and one of the women in a biracial marriage have experienced racism. Seventy-five percent of younger women have experienced ageism. Women employed a myriad of strategies to cultivate resilience first through supportive relationships, then resource finding, spiritual and cultural beliefs, self-care, and education. The women fostered an array of resilient qualities and skills including strategic problem solving, assertive boundary setting, positive outlook, and self-reliance. Women leaders persevere motivated by their altruistic purpose to make a difference in the lives of children, families, and communities. The study concludes by discussing recommended changes within all levels of an ecological system to foster resilience with women leaders in Early Childhood. Suggestions for additional research are outlined to explore the resilient reintegration process with this interdisciplinary profession. © Copyright by Susan Diane Turner September 25, 2009 All Rights Reserved Exploring Resilience in the Lives of Women Leaders in Early Childhood Health, Human Services, and Education by Susan Diane Turner A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Presented September 25, 2009 Commencement June 2010 Doctor of Philosophy dissertation of Susan Diane Turner presented on September 25, 2009. APPROVED: Major Professor, representing Education Dean of the College of Education Dean of the Graduate School I understand that my dissertation will become part of the permanent collection of Oregon State University libraries. My signature below authorizes release of my dissertation to any reader upon request. Susan Diane Turner, Author ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This dissertation represents a collaborative endeavor made possible by the candid, valuable contributions of the women participants and the support received from mentors, colleagues, and friends. The author expresses sincere appreciation first and foremost to the twenty wonderful women who courageously shared their stories of resilience and trusted me to be a worthy caretaker. Thank you for sharing your life experiences. The author offers heartfelt gratitude to my exceptional major professor, LeoNora Cohen who so generously and continually extended support, guidance, feedback, and encouragement. The author also expresses earnest appreciation to my fantastic doctoral minor in Women Studies professor, Susan M. Shaw, and my exceptional committee members, Janet Lee, Ken Winograd, Becky Warner, and a special thanks to Patti Watkins for your willingness to join my committee as the dissertation neared. The author offers muchas gracias to Guadalupé Diaz for her valuable contribution en Español to this research project. The author also expresses appreciation to Sharon Rosenkoetter, my colleague in fostering leadership development with women in early childhood health, human services, and education and to all of our program alumnae. The author conveys a wealth of gratitude and a heartfelt hug to my support team: Saren, David, and Matthew; to my buddies Roberta and John; and to my dear friends and adopted family, Deb, Vince, Eli, DiDi, Jason, and Jackie. Finally, the author extends loving gratefulness to my dear mom who has shared multitudes of stories of resilience remarkably cultivated by my beloved kin especially memaw. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Chapter 1: Introduction ……………………………………. 1 Problem Statement ……………………………….... 2 Purpose of Study …………………………………... 5 Theoretical Perspectives …………………………… 8 Personal Perspectives ……………………………… 12 Professional Qualifications ……………………….. 14 Feminist Ecological Model ………………………… 15 Conclusion …………………………………………. 19 Chapter 2: Literature Review ……………………………… 20 Search Process …………………………………….. 21 Resiliency Theory …………………………………. 22 Women’s Development and Resilience …………… 25 Relational-Cultural Theory ………………………… 35 Empirical Research ………………………………… 38 Research Approaches ……………………………… 39 Research on Children ……………………………… 41 Women Survivors of Childhood Abuse …………… 44 What Difference Does Difference Make? Impacts of Gender, Race, Ethnicity, Class, Sexual Identity, Looks, and Age ……………………………………. 48 Women and Work …………………………………. 58 Women and Caregiving ……………………………. 59 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page Women Leaders ……………………………………. 60 Women in Health, Human Services, and Education . 72 Conclusion …………………………………………. 80 Chapter 3: Research Methods ……………………………… 88 Problem, Purpose, and Rationale ………………….. 88 Research Perspectives ……………………………... 92 Research Participants ……………………………… 93 Methods of Data Collection ……………………….. 94 Data Analysis ……………………………………… 99 Feminist Research Principles and Ethics ………….. 100 Research Plan ……………………………………… 102 Conclusion …………………………………………. 103 Chapter 4: Results of Professional Perspectives ………….. 104 Professional Demographics ……………………….. 104 Professional Interviews ……………………………. 106 Conclusion …………………………………………. 145 Chapter 5: Results of Personal Perspectives ………………. 146 Personal Demographics ……………………………. 146 Personal Interviews ………………………………… 147 Conclusion …………………………………………. 193 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page Chapter 6: Discussion ……………………………………… 194 Return to the Problem ……………………………… 194 Review of the Methodology ……………………….. 194 Discussion of the Results ………………………….. 195 Conclusion …………………………………………. 222 Chapter 7: Conclusion ……………………………………… 223 Importance of Findings …………………………….. 223 Relationship of Findings to Theoretical Literature … 228 Recommendations and Implications ……………….. 231 Suggestions for Additional Research ……………… 234 Closing Reflections………………………………… 235 Bibliography ……………………………………………… 238 Appendices ………………………………………………… 251 Appendix A: IRB Initial Research Proposal ………. 251 Appendix B: IRB Project Revision en Español ……. 260 LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1. Research Plan ……………………………………… 102 2. Professional Demographics ……………………….. 104 3. Personal Demographics …………………………… 146 DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated to the twenty wise, wonderful women who shared their remarkable stories of resilience in tribute to their courage, grit, and grace. Exploring Resilience in the Lives of Women Leaders in Early Childhood Health, Human Services, and Education Chapter 1: Introduction “I am strong. I am invincible. I am woman.” ~ Helen Reddy Kat who just turned thirty struggles to cope with stress, depression, and anxiety from working with children and families living with mental illness, addictions, violence, and poverty. Day after day, she listens to families’ stories of struggle and desperation as she gathers their histories of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. Without a supportive supervisor to help her process, she battles secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout. Kat takes a deep breath and connects with her compassion and idealism as she shakes off the trauma when her workday is done. Carmen, a middle aged woman who oversees early childhood education and support services for at-risk families worries about her agency’s long waiting list. Families in her community have experienced escalating risk factors in recent years including substance abuse, family violence, and poverty. In a recent year, five young children died as a result of neglect and abuse in her community. Incidences of abuse are increasing at alarming rates. Carmen battles insomnia fearful she will awake to read another tragic headline while her agency struggles to meet skyrocketing family needs. She perseveres strengthened by her purpose, knowing this is where she is meant to be. Red, who just celebrated her 60th birthday is an aspiring elder of her Native American community. For twenty years, she has labored
Load more

Recommended publications
  • SAY NO to the LIBERAL MEDIA: CONSERVATIVES and CRITICISM of the NEWS MEDIA in the 1970S William Gillis Submitted to the Faculty
    SAY NO TO THE LIBERAL MEDIA: CONSERVATIVES AND CRITICISM OF THE NEWS MEDIA IN THE 1970S William Gillis Submitted to the faculty of the University Graduate School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Journalism, Indiana University June 2013 ii Accepted by the Graduate Faculty, Indiana University, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Doctoral Committee David Paul Nord, Ph.D. Mike Conway, Ph.D. Tony Fargo, Ph.D. Khalil Muhammad, Ph.D. May 10, 2013 iii Copyright © 2013 William Gillis iv Acknowledgments I would like to thank the helpful staff members at the Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library, the Detroit Public Library, Indiana University Libraries, the University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library, the University of Louisville Archives and Records Center, the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library, the Wayne State University Walter P. Reuther Library, and the West Virginia State Archives and History Library. Since 2010 I have been employed as an editorial assistant at the Journal of American History, and I want to thank everyone at the Journal and the Organization of American Historians. I thank the following friends and colleagues: Jacob Groshek, Andrew J. Huebner, Michael Kapellas, Gerry Lanosga, J. Michael Lyons, Beth Marsh, Kevin Marsh, Eric Petenbrink, Sarah Rowley, and Cynthia Yaudes. I also thank the members of my dissertation committee: Mike Conway, Tony Fargo, and Khalil Muhammad. Simply put, my adviser and dissertation chair David Paul Nord has been great. Thanks, Dave. I would also like to thank my family, especially my parents, who have provided me with so much support in so many ways over the years.
    [Show full text]
  • Japanese Workplace Harassment Against Women and The
    Japanese Workplace Harassment Against Women and the Subsequent Rise of Activist Movements: Combatting Four Forms of Hara to Create a More Gender Equal Workplace by Rachel Grant A THESIS Presented to the Department of Japanese and the Robert D. Clark Honors College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts June 2016 An Abstract of the Thesis of Rachel Grant for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in the Department of Japanese to be taken June 2016 Title: Japanese Workplace Harassment Against Women and the Subsequent Rise of Activist Movements Approved: {1 ~ Alisa Freedman The Japanese workplace has traditionally been shaped by a large divide between the gender roles of women and men. This encompasses areas such as occupational expectations, job duties, work hours, work pay, work status, and years of work. Part of this struggle stems from the pressure exerted by different sides of society, pushing women to fulfill the motherly home-life role, the dedicated career woman role, or a merge of the two. Along with these demands lie other stressors in the workplace, such as harassment Power harassment, age discrimination, sexual harassment, and maternity harassment, cause strain and anxiety to many Japanese businesswomen. There have been governmental refonns put in place, such as proposals made by the Prime Minister of Japan, in an attempt to combat this behavior. More recently, there have been various activist grassroots groups that have emerged to try to tackle the issues surrounding harassment against women. In this thesis, I make the argument that these groups are an essential component in the changing Japanese workplace, where women are gaining a more equal balance to men.
    [Show full text]
  • Explorations of Meat-Eating, Masculinity and Masquerade
    Journal of International Women's Studies Volume 16 Issue 1 The 10th Anniversary of the FWSA Essay Article 3 Competition: New Directions in Feminist Studies - Emotions, Activisms, Intersectionality Nov-2014 You Are What You (M)eat: Explorations of Meat- eating, Masculinity and Masquerade Amy Calvert Follow this and additional works at: http://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws Part of the Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, and the Women's Studies Commons Recommended Citation Calvert, Amy (2014). You Are What You (M)eat: Explorations of Meat-eating, Masculinity and Masquerade. Journal of International Women's Studies, 16(1), 18-33. Available at: http://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol16/iss1/3 This item is available as part of Virtual Commons, the open-access institutional repository of Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. This journal and its contents may be used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, re-distribution, re-selling, loan or sub-licensing, systematic supply or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. ©2014 Journal of International Women’s Studies. You Are What You (M)eat: Explorations of Meat-eating, Masculinity and Masquerade By Amy Calvert1 Abstract Food consumption is frequently linked to identity and to who we are as individuals, which I explore through the analysis of the US reality television series Man V. Food. Through close readings of various scenes, I look at representations of hegemonic masculine performance2, and the sexualisation of women and meat. In light of my analysis, I argue that the show is both post-feminist and part of a wider backlash against feminist action.
    [Show full text]
  • Beasts, Burgers, and Hummers: Meat and the Crisis of Masculinity in Contemporary Television Advertisements Richard A
    Environmental Communication Vol. 2, No. 3, November 2008, pp. 281Á301 Beasts, Burgers, and Hummers: Meat and the Crisis of Masculinity in Contemporary Television Advertisements Richard A. Rogers This paper examines three recent television advertisements that symbolically link meat not only with masculinity, but specifically with the ‘‘crisis in masculinity.’’ Using an ecofeminist lens, I engage in an intersectional analysis of these advertisements to demonstrate how they articulate the eating of meat with primitive masculinities as a response to perceived threats to hegemonic masculinity. These advertisements demon- strate that scholars interested in the status of masculinity must pay attention to the ‘‘threats’’ to masculinity posed by environmental and animal rights movements, and that scholars interested in environmental movements must pay attention to the role of masculinity in resisting moves toward sustainability. This analysis demonstrates the utility of ecofeminism in understanding the relationship between hegemonic masculinity and environmentalism while also pointing to the need for ecofeminism to continue to explore the implications of intersectionality for ecofeminist theory and criticism. Keywords: Ecofeminism; Environmentalism; Intersectionality; Masculinity; Meat Meat, specifically red meat and beef in particular, has long been associated with masculinity in Anglo-America and western Europe (Adams, 2003; Rifkin, 1993; Sobal, 2005). From literature to everyday speech, from art to advertising, the articulation of hegemonic masculinity with the consumption of red meat is pervasive (Adams, 2003; Heinz & Lee, 1998). It comes as no surprise, therefore, that 2006 and 2007 offered television viewers a host of advertisements linking meat, beef specifically, with masculinity. Burger King, Del Taco, Hummer (GM), Jack in the Box, Quiznos, TGI Fridays, and others played on the gendering of red meat, and bloggers called Richard A.
    [Show full text]
  • Queer Performance in the Post-Millennial Scramble
    QUEER PERFORMANCE IN THE POST-MILLENNIAL SCRAMBLE MOYNAN KING A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY GRADUATE PROGRAM IN THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES YORK UNIVERSITY TORONTO, ONTARIO November 2019 © Moynan King, 2019 ii Abstract The subject of this dissertation is contemporary queer feminist performance in Canada. My practice-informed research takes a unique approach to studying performance through what I call the “queer performance scramble”—a term that draws on the multiple meanings of “scramble” to understand the aesthetics of queer performance and its challenges to stable conceptions of both identity and temporality. I investigate works that are happening now and that scramble the sticky elements of their own cultural constructions and queer temporalities. The temporal turn in queer theory supports my engagement with the effects of temporality, performativity, and history on queer performance, and, conversely, the effects of queer performance on time. I am equally interested in the formal and material dimensions of the work I study. I look to the content, style, material conditions, and social scenes of queer feminist performance from the perspective of both an academic and an artist to make accessible work that is often marginalized within Canadian cultural production ecology. Chapter 1 investigates queer feminist hauntings with an analysis of Allyson Mitchell and Deirdre Logue’s Killjoy’s Kastle: A Lesbian Feminist Haunted House. Chapter 2 argues that cabaret is the primary site for queer feminist performance in Canada, and when framed as a methodological problem/solution matrix, both the celebratory and limiting potential of the form can be explored.
    [Show full text]
  • Download the Rational Male Free Ebook
    THE RATIONAL MALE DOWNLOAD FREE BOOK Rollo Tomassi | 302 pages | 01 Oct 2013 | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform | 9781492777861 | English | United States Preventive Medicine by Rollo Tomassi: Review & Summary Call that being a Dancing Monkey if you like, but performance comes naturally to men. A force to be reckoned with. When I first took the red pill, it felt like I was swallowing a pill the size of a big truck but now I would never undo that. By: Neil Strauss. Stick to your core competencies, and the rest should take care of itself. The reason I thought you might find it ineresting is because Erica Jong actually seems at one point to be warning women that they should go against their natural programming to The Rational Male too invested in a man they really love because there is a The Rational Male that she will be and do too much for him and lose touch with herself and her own path to empowerment, I guess. Absolutely imperative Every single young man must read this The Rational Male, it is crucial in developing his understanding of his own masculinity. Well researched book that offers some techniques for increasing confidence, improving body language, stabilizing inner state, etc. What listeners say about The Rational Male. Great work! Gender is a linguistic construct. Was any of that triggering for you? Just as men The Rational Male need to internalize the Red Pill and make that awareness deeper than just the situational, so too must you want to be his complement. What if you had the option of dating men? For this she is always on the lookout for the best mate possible.
    [Show full text]
  • 2009 Regional Business Review
    REGIONAL BUSINESS REVIEW Booth College of Business and Professional Studies CONTENTS ARTICLES: Do CEOs From Financially Sound Firms Exhibit Opportunistic Behavior Prior to a Voluntary Non-routine Departure? Ralph Edward Bourret, John Thomas Rigsby Leadership Flexibility and its Relationship to News Media Trauma Carla Edwards, Alisha Francis, Rebecca Hendrix, Doug Russell The Economics of Alternative Energy and Perspectives for a 21st Century Energy Policy James Haines, J.D. Kaad, Robert A. Weigand Does it Matter Who Pays? An Empirical Study of the Impact of Public/Private Ballpark Financing on MLB Club Performance Curt Hamakawa, Bruce Clemens, Sharianne Walker Hardening of the Categories: A Look at Why Diversity Training Programs Don’t Work and What to Do About It Delaney J. Kirk, Rita Durant Eminent Domain Controversy: Property Rights versus Economic Development Carol J. Miller Economic Growth and Political Instability in Ethiopia Assma Sawani, Zuriashe Patterson Exploring the Regional Effects of Rising Health Insurance Costs on Consumers John E. Schneider, Christopher S. Decker, Ann Kinzel, J. Ann Selzer, N. Andrew Peterson Revitalizing the Value Added Statement to Enhance Sustainability Reporting Stephen V. Senge Immigration Reform–States Respond to Congress’ Failure to Act Denise S. Smith, Robert Schlanser Conscience at Work C.W. Von Bergen BOOK REVIEWS: REVIEWED BY High Performance with High Integrity, by Ben W. Heineman Jr. Chi Lo Lim Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell Deborah Toomey Available online at www.nwmissouri.edu VOLUME 28 MAY
    [Show full text]
  • Examples of Gender Stereotypes in the Workplace
    Examples Of Gender Stereotypes In The Workplace Medicative Wilfrid remembers some heliography and pettifogged his split-off so stone! Mechanic and turbaned Herby sullies while off-putting Marve penalize her pauperism unsatisfactorily and illustrate hitchily. Equivocal and infuriate Roger never cut-outs his monaul! Figure two groups of the care of stereotypes that these attributions is on sex or how power participants in the second phase of intergroup threat to matter of the latest breaking hr managers Women in stereotyping can do stereotypes: is considered on gendered nature of genders say sexual orientation of one example, western and the gendering of. Traditional gender stereotypes in workplace and gendered biases among women in the gendering of. Framing gender differences: Linguistic normativity affects perceptions of power color gender stereotypes. Women put many barriers to advancement into corporate leadership positions and these barriers include gender-based discrimination as chairman as. Men use women which had trouble communicating effectively since this beginning any time and its not mow in the workplace In proclaim the differences between the. Not sufficient how Workplace by Facebook can sue solve important common problem Read plan to see poor and pending your organization should stick an. Applicants now have the screw to test from home. Congruity models of gender discrimination maintain there the mismatch between the attributes typically ascribed to vague and the agentic. The challenges of combining parenting with necessary job again been touched on in those previous three in relation to huge volume and handling competing commitments. Women in STEM see age gender disparities at work. Researchers have examined employee from perceived heterosexual men when employers are discussed in many books from underprivileged backgrounds, in gender the stereotypes of examples workplace can an organization is recommended that men.
    [Show full text]
  • SEXUAL HARASSMENT at WORK PLACE1 Abstract
    LAW MANTRA [THINK BEYOND OTHERS] [I.S.S.N 2321- 6417 (Online) Ph.: +91- 9310053923 Website: journal.lawmantra.co.in E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORK PLACE1 Abstract With increased access to education and better employment opportunities, millions of women are entering their country’s workforce. Globally, Many working women face sexual harassment, discrimination, and inequality in the work place. According to Australian Human Rights Commission Sexual harassment is an unwelcome sexual advance, unwelcome request for sexual favours or other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature which makes a person feel offended, humiliated and/or intimidated, where a reasonable person would anticipate that reaction in the circumstances. Sexual harassment at work place is the direct violation of the fundamental rights of a woman to equality under articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution of India and her right to live with dignity under article 21 of the Constitution. Therefore it is crucial that each country strives to eliminate work place sexual harassment since protection against sexual harassment and the right to work with dignity are universally recognised human rights by International Conventions such as Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women which was ratified on the 25th June, 1993 by the Government of India. According to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Work place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, it is mandatory for every organisation with 10 or more employees to set up an internal complaints committee (ICC). My research paper will discuss the significance of this act and how it provides the fillip and direction to the efforts of corporate India to ensure an unbiased and gender neutral working atmosphere.
    [Show full text]
  • Novel Approaches to Negotiating Gender and Sexuality in the Color Purple, Nearly Roadkill, and Stone Butch Blues
    Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Retrospective Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 1997 Distracting the border guards: novel approaches to negotiating gender and sexuality in The olorC Purple, Nearly Roadkill, and Stone Butch Blues A. D. Selha Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd Part of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, and the Literature in English, North America Commons Recommended Citation Selha, A. D., "Distracting the border guards: novel approaches to negotiating gender and sexuality in The oC lor Purple, Nearly Roadkill, and Stone Butch Blues" (1997). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 9. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/9 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Retrospective Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. -r Distracting the border guards: Novel approaches to negotiating gender and sexuality in The Color Purple, Nearly Roadkill, and Stone Butch Blues A. D. Selha A thesis submitted to the graduate faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE Major: Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Major Professor: Kathy Hickok Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 1997 1 ii JJ Graduate College Iowa State University This is to certify that the Master's thesis of A.D. Selha has met the thesis requirements of Iowa State University 1 1 11 iii DEDICATION For those who have come before me, I request your permission to write in your presence, to illuminate your lives, and draw connections between the communities which you may have painfully felt both a part of and apart from.
    [Show full text]
  • Generation X and the Invention of a Third Feminist Wave
    GENERATION X AND THE INVENTION OF A THIRD FEMINIST WAVE by ELIZABETH ANN BLY Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Renée Sentilles Department of History CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY January, 2010 CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES We hereby approve the thesis/dissertation of _____________________________________________________ candidate for the ______________________degree *. (signed)_______________________________________________ (chair of the committee) ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ (date) _______________________ *We also certify that written approval has been obtained for any proprietary material contained therein. Copyright © 2009 by Elizabeth Ann Bly All rights reserved iii For Gabe, Kristin, and Xoe And in memory of Judith Northwood (1964-2009) iv TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ix ABSTRACT xiii INTRODUCTION 1 White Grrrls 7 ―We Don‘t Need Another Wave‖ 11 Generation X, Feminism, and Contemporary History 19 ―The Order of Things‖ 25 CHAPTER ONE: “Generation X and the 1970s Pop Cultural Discourse on „Women‟s Lib‟” 32 ―Women‘s Lib‖: The Media‘s ―Charred Bra‖ Revolution 35 A Day in the Life: ―Women‘s Lib‖ as Spectacle 38 ―And Then There‘s Maude‖: ―Women‘s Lib‖ and Adult TV 46 Women‘s Lib
    [Show full text]
  • *Press Release- AWMA Finalists Announced
    MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR INAUGURAL AUSTRALIAN WOMEN IN MUSIC AWARDS Amy Shark, Ka:e Noonan, Deborah Cheetham, Gordi, Jen Cloher, Stella Donnelly, Ngaiire, Camp Cope, Sarah Blasko, Tiddas, and the Mission Songs Project are amongst the stellar list of finalists in the inaugural Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMA), which will be presented at a star-studded ceremony and party in Brisbane on Wednesday evening 10th October. For the first Ame in Australian music history, AWMA will recognise the outstanding contribuAons of women across a range of categories including: excellence in arAstry, song- wriAng, technical and producAon skills, cross-cultural development, music educaAon, music photography, music leadership and humanitarian work. “I welcome the inaugural AMWA to Queensland’s thriving arts scene. This iniAaAve perfectly reflects our government’s vision for the future. We want to see the excepAonal talents and achievements of our many female arAsts, and women from all fields, fully recognised, keenly supported and enthusiasAcally celebrated at every opportunity,” Queensland Minister for Child Safety, Youth and Women and Minister for the PrevenAon of DomesAc and Family Violence Di Farmer said. “This will be a very special celebra0on of women in Australian music, those who have come before and those who con0nue to light the way. We are overwhelmed with support which we con0nue to receive from ar0sts, the music community and the broader crea0ve sector all of whom agree that the 0me for change has come” says AWMA Founding Director and ExecuAve Producer, Vicki Gordon. Fourteen AWMAs are up for grabs, from a public nominaAon process that aUracted hundreds of individual nominaAons, each assessed by a specially-convened Jury Council comprised of industry professionals and pracAAoners of the highest calibre.
    [Show full text]