Feminism's Time Revolutions

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What might the rate of change have of attitudes toward violence, toward compromise, or toward the regime in general?
The only time revolutions take place are when there is mistreatment. Whether that mistreatment be with work, government, etc or all of the above. Regardless of where it comes from, it’s between whomever is in charge and the people underneath them. In 1989, people were sick and tired of mistreatment from the government. This being said, every revolution is different and unique in it’s own way. However, there is an underlying constant between all of them as well. What do they want? Change. They are sick and tired of nothing ever changing for the better in their country and in their lifestyles at home and work. The people know what they want. If they don’t get it as quick as they want it or if the opportunity arises for the government to give it to them and …show more content…

The "Women Problem,"she describes had been a problem since women have been around. With the end of WW2, where women stood in society was being challenged even more than they had been before. In the book, Kirkwood writes of the "Women Problem":
"...it was about changing life... more than just "helping out at home"... So much destruction, death, fighting, persecution, and perversion in the cause of maintaining inequalities within the intimacies of the family. ...we found ourselves at a point where there is no reasonable doubt that neither democracy, nor even less socialism, will be constructed... if we push aside and defer the "women problem"." (pg. 46)
In this quote, she expresses that we (society) can’t make true and legitimate changes to the government without addressing this "Woman Problem". The people are not able to compromise anymore and demand that the issue is addressed