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Charlotte Bunch (1944- ) |
“Feminism is a transformational force, an individual and social force. It is a way of looking at the world–a questioning of power/domination issues, an affirmation of women’s energy.” |
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Charlotte Bunch (1944- ) |
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“Feminism is a transformational force, an individual and social force. It is a way of looking at the world–a questioning of power/domination issues, an affirmation of women’s energy.” |
| Biography |
| 1944- Charlotte Bunch is born |
| 1966- Bunch graduates Magna Cum Laude from Duke University with a B.A. in History and Political Science |
| -Charlotte Bunch did graduate research at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C.; she focused on education and social change. She became active on the national scene as a writer, lesbian activist and lecturer. |
| 1970- Publishes: The New Women: A Motive Anthology on Women’s Liberation |
| 1974- She creates and edits, Quest: A Feminist Journal, considered one of the first journals concerning policies toward improving women’s status in society; Publishes: Class and Feminism; Women Remembered: Short Biographies of Women in History |
| 1975- Publishes: Lesbianism and the Women’s Movement |
| 1981- Publishes: Building Feminist Theory: Essays from Quest |
| 1983- Publishes: Learning Our Way: Essays in Feminist Education |
| 1984- Publishes: International Feminism: Networking Against Female Sexual Slavery. Report on Global Feminist Workshop Against Traffic in Women |
| 1987- Publishes: Passionate Politics: Feminist Theory in Action |
| 1989- Charlotte Bunch founds The Center for Women’s Global Leadership (Global Center) at Douglass College, Rutgers University. Global Center’s programs promote the leadership of women and advance feminist perspectives in policy-making processes in local, national, and international arenas. The Global Center works from a human rights perspective with an emphasis on violence against women, sexual and reproductive health and socio-economic well-being. |
| 1993- U.N. Conference on Human Rights takes place in
Vienna; it strongly supports women
-Charlotte Bunch is one of the foremost advocates of international attention to women’s issues, and the inclusion of gender and sexual orientation on global human rights agenda. On the international level, she established a network of educated and well-trained women united by common concerns. |
| 1994- Publishes: Demanding Accountability: The Global Campaign and Vienna Tribunal Women’s Human Rights |
| 1995- U.N. Conference on Human Rights takes place in Beijing and works for woman’s place in human rights advocacy. |
| 1996- Bunch was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in October |
| Currently- she is a Professor at Rutgers University
with the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Bunch serves on the Boards of the Ms. Foundation for Women and the Women’s Division of Human Rights Watch |
| Excerpts from Bunch’s recent lecture at McGill University:
“We have to start looking at the world through women’s eyes’ how are human rights, peace and development defined from the perspective of the lives of women? It’s also important to look at the world from the perspective of the lives of diverse women, because there is not single women’s view, any more than there is a single men’s view.” “We are asking people to understand that slavery still exists today; in fact, according to a recent New York Times article, if you count the number of women and children in bonded labor, domestic slavery or sexual slavery today, there are more slaves in the world than at any other time in history.” “We want people to realize that much of the rape in the world today is a form of terrorism; it is used as a method of keeping women of the street, out of the bars, out of the factories, or anywhere else men don’t want women to go. It is used as a way of keeping women in their place.” “...lesbian and gay rights battles have been lost because opponents say, ‘They shouldn’t get special rights.’ But these ‘special rights’ are just access to the same rights everybody has. That language is used to mean that whenever any group advocates for itself, it’s somehow a special plea over and against other groups. That has been a very effective manipulation of language, and we have to counter that manipulation.” |
| Sources:
Comeau, S. (1998). "Human rights battles are being lost". McGill Reporter, pp. 1-4. Http://www.cwgl.rutgers .edu Http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/usch/bunch/ Http://www.greatwomen.org/bunch.htm Http://www.electrapages.com/Feminist.htm |
 
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