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I have been more and more interested in feminism. Particularly Emma's feminism have been great for me as i needed a more moderated feminism than the most popular forms. I would like to learn more about it so i ask you OSS members if you know any artictles who talk about Emma's work as a feminist.

For example i found this artictle that is pretty enlightining. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017... . I was happy to learn that Emma defines feminism as ‘the theory of political, economic and social equality of the sexes’ .

Hello Jonathan!

I recommend that instead of reading other's interpretations of Watson's feminism that you read her introduction to each book she chose for OSS. That offers you a clear understanding of her understanding of the philosophy as well as her growth in the subject.

Pam thank you for your suggestion. I started my initiation with Emma's introductions but I also want to read some articles. I will take your advice though to re-read Watson's introductions to educate me better on feminism and to see about small details and more hidden parts.

Hello,

I'm not really sure to answer your question, well I should say I'm sure I'm not ^^

From my perspective, I dissociate many "works" in feminism such as people who are able to light up the little candle of feminism in people's mind (what Watson might do it for some people, personally it was my mother and great mother who did it) or people who are able to explain different feminism forms. I guess, what I try to mean is someone's understanding of feminism might provide useful hints in a specific area but might fail to approach another.

As Waston's might be useful to approach the first layer of some topics I tend to believe other thinker are more willing to bring you better knowledge. And in other situations, someone from an active association might be more skilled to apply feminism or fight for equality rights than some thinkers.

I suppose it's a matter of complementarity where every people is essential. All of that to say that maybe it's a good thing for you (if you have not already done it) to look for other people who can bring you deeper approach of feminism. I suppose that's what Watson tried to do by sparking the idea of OSS.

No idea whether it helps you or not :s