Abstract
Feminism, defined as the movement to emancipate and uplift women to promote complete equality among the two genders, has had to focus a lot on English Language since the Victorian Era, to gratify its’ basic purpose of women empowerment. While using English as a medium to propagate the cause, to achieve the right to Language had been a fight. This paper shall focus on a detailed study of English with the viewpoint of a feminist, a history of how feminism and women empowerment has been associated with the language, and how in modern days, feminists still have a lot to complain about. A detailed focus shall also be imparted to Gender Neutrality in English, and the subtle sexism that prevails in the most trusted dictionaries, thus rooting the agenda of patriarchy in each generation. Through an explanation of The Madwoman Thesis and Gynocriticism, feminism's struggle as a female reader and author shall be explained in detail, including how to hold the pen, in itself, was a war that needed to be fought. In the recent scandalized view of what “feminism” or “feminist” means and what it actually stands for, the development that has been through language shall be talked about. Workplace language, societal language, and the behind the scenes incidents with authors and females in general shall also be highlighted.
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Mukherjee, Arishmita
(2024)
"English Through a Feminist's Perspective: A History and Modern Aspects,"
International Journal of English Learning & Teaching Skills (IJELTS): Vol. 2:
Iss.
3, Article 2.
Available at:
https://research.smartsociety.org/ijelts/vol2/iss3/2