Ecofeminism
Fun Facts:
- The first person who used the word ‘ecofeminist’ is Françoise d’Eaubonne in 1974
- She used it to call all woman to lead an ecological movement to save the planet
- Ecofeminists believe that the oppression of woman and the domination of nature are interconnected
- Confront issuses of gender, race, class and nature
- Calls for new ways of thinking about nature, politics, and spirituality
Main Entry:
ecofeminism
Part of Speech:
n
Definition:
a philosophical and
political
movement
that applies feminist ideas to ecological concerns
ecofeminism
Part of Speech:
n
Definition:
a philosophical and
political
movement
that applies feminist ideas to ecological concerns
Ecofeminism as Politics: Nature, Marks and the Postmodern by: Ariel Salleh
America in 1886
When European settlers first colonized North America its forests were thick, game was abundant, freshwater teemed with life, and its air was pure and clean. However after a short period of time Forests were logged. Plains and prairies were devoted to grain production and livestock.
Nature was commodified.
Gradually it became apparent that some of these resources were finite. But it was not until shortages in resources such as water and timber arose that individual Americans and the government responded to conserve and preserve certain commodities.
Nature was commodified.
Gradually it became apparent that some of these resources were finite. But it was not until shortages in resources such as water and timber arose that individual Americans and the government responded to conserve and preserve certain commodities.