WS 3050    Spring 2007 Szalay and MacKay

Final Exam 30 points

The final exam will be in 2 sections. On chi tester you will need to take the 2 parts of the exam separately.

Section I. Identify in 1-2 paragraphs 5 out of 8 (randomly presented to you) of the following:   Be particularly mindful of the contribution they made to the development of feminist theories. (5 points each) You may write about a 6th theorist for extra (up to 5) points.

1. Mary Wollstonecraft
2. John Stuart Mill
3. Mary Lloyd Bethune
4. Betty Friedan
5. Mary Daly
6. Kate Millett
7. Friedrich Engels
8. Emma Goldman
9. Simone de Beauvoir
10. Helene Cixous
11. Julia Kristeva
12. Patricia Hill Collins
13. Gloria Anzaldua
14. Judith Butler
15. Susan Griffin

Section II

Consider the following "artifact." Choose three feminist theories. Describe how each would address the issues involved. Be mindful of the following in your 5-6 paragraph  essay: (15 points)

• which issue (s) would most concern a particular theory?
• what action (s) might be taken out of this theoretical analysis?
• what issue (s) would be ignored in this theory? why?
• which theory (ies) seems most effective to you in changed the issues presented? why?