Feminism and Women's Emancipation Practice Flashcards

Vocabulary and key terminology regarding Feminist theory, historical female figures in aviation and society, and the ethics of care as presented in the lecture notes.

Feminist ethics

A branch of ethical thinking framed by women to confront the challenges that women face and theorize why injustices exist.

Marie Curie

The first woman to win a Nobel Prize in $1903$.

Aretha Franklin

The first female inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in $1987$.

Junko Tabei

The first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in $1970$.

Ann Dunwoody

The first female four-star general in the Army in $2008$.

Oprah Winfrey

The first black female billionaire in $2003$.

Baroness Raymonde de Laroche

The Paris-born daughter of a plumber who became the first woman to receive a pilot's license in $1910$.

Amelia Earhart

The first woman to fly solo and nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean in May $1932$ who disappeared in $1937$ during a round-the-world trip.

Valentina Tereshkova

The first woman to fly in space in $1963$.

Aimee Carandang

The first Filipina commercial pilot, achieving this status in $1993$.

Marie "Brooke" A. Castillo

The first female commercial jet captain in the Philippines who famously flew an all-female crew.

Jessica Cox

A Filipino-American pilot born without arms who received her Sport Pilot license in $2008$.

The Heinz Dilemma

A scenario used by Carol Gilligan to illustrate differing gender perspectives on morality involving a man named Heinz stealing a drug for his dying wife.

Carol Gilligan

A theorist who argued that boys often view morality as legal wrongness (stealing is wrong because it breaks the law), while girls tend to inquire about context and show sympathy.

Ethics of care

A feminist approach to ethics that emphasizes empathy and understanding the situation of others rather than just legalistic rules.

African Clitoris Removal Type 1

Known as clitoridectomie.

African Clitoris Removal Type 3

Known as infibulation.

Nujood Ali

A 10-year-old girl who became a symbol of courage after obtaining a divorce.

Babaylan

The historical figure in pre-colonial Philippines who represents how the culture valued gender equality before Spanish colonization.

Discriminatory abuse

Abuse based on race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or other characteristics.