the personal is political
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"The personal is political" is a foundational feminist slogan asserting that individual experiences of women, especially in the private sphere, reflect and are shaped by broader social and political power structures.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| The personal is political | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
feminist concept
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feminist slogan ⓘ political concept ⓘ political slogan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
consciousness-raising groups
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feminist movement ⓘ radical feminism ⓘ women's liberation movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreClaim |
individual experiences are shaped by broader social and political structures
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personal problems can reflect systemic oppression ⓘ private life is influenced by public power relations ⓘ the boundary between personal and political is artificial ⓘ |
| hasField |
feminist theory
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gender studies ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ women's studies ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
critical theory
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feminist activism ⓘ feminist scholarship ⓘ intersectional feminism ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMovement | second-wave feminism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consciousness-raising
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domestic labor ⓘ gendered power relations ⓘ intersection of personal experience and political structures ⓘ oppression in the private sphere ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ relationship between private and public spheres ⓘ reproductive rights ⓘ sexual politics ⓘ social construction of gender roles ⓘ structural inequality ⓘ |
| implies |
personal experiences can be sources of political knowledge
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political change requires transformation of personal and intimate relations ⓘ |
| opposes |
liberal separation of public and private spheres
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view that family life is apolitical ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
feminist consciousness
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gendered division of labor ⓘ identity politics ⓘ patriarchal power ⓘ structural sexism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
analyzing domestic violence as a political issue
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analyzing reproductive rights as a political issue ⓘ analyzing sexual harassment as a political issue ⓘ critiquing the separation of public and private spheres ⓘ mobilizing women around shared experiences ⓘ |
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