Document Type
Paper
Abstract
At the turn of the 20th century, academics and laymen alike used scientific inquiry into the “biological realities" of the male and female body to explain women's lesser position in society. The scientific field was dominated by men who produced knowledge which seemed to 2 cement female inferiority. Thus, the woman movement of the time, working to improve women's social condition, encountered not only political and economic roadblocks to their efforts, but also an institutional barrier based on presumed fact. The women movement both violated social knowledge and the institution of science itself.
Publication Date
2025
Recommended Citation
Stevens, Elisabeth, "Making a “Judicial Examination”: Credibility and Rationality in Clelia Duel Mosher’s Speech “The Relation of Health to the Woman Movement”" (2025). University Honors Papers. 5.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/honors_papers/5
Comments