Feminism: crying for our souls
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The women's movement has the greatest impact on concepts regarding mental health. The idea of 'personal is political' involves self-recovery from the oppressive socialization of women and men in the patriarchal system through feminist therapy. This type of therapy looks at the sexist system as the source of the problem instead of the person. There are still gaps in feminism that must be addressed, however. One of these is the lack of strategies that would help the feminist female and male survive in the still patriarchal milieu they live in.
Publication Name: Women & Therapy
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0270-3149
Year: 1995
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Foremothers/foresisters
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A therapist traces the events that led her to engage in feminist activism. She recollects her early awareness of sex discrimination in the handling of household chores. Her major contributions to the women's movement include the founding of the Abused Women's Network for battered women and the publication of the book 'Getting Free: You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life.' She also wrote the book 'The Ones Who Got Away: Women Who Left Abusive Partners' and the newsletter 'International Network Against Violence Against Women.'
Publication Name: Women & Therapy
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0270-3149
Year: 1995
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Working with feminist foremothers to advance women's issues
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Women's Programs Office Director Gwendolyn P. Keita believes in the importance of psychological issues in empowering Afro-American women. However, these people refrain from availing of psychiatric services because of its negative connotations. Keita's major contributions to feminist mental health include the enhancement of psychotherapy's image by the Women and Depression Task Force and the report 'Women and Depression: Risk Factors and Treatment Issues.'
Publication Name: Women & Therapy
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0270-3149
Year: 1995
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