Turkeys In The Kitchen Analysis

Feminism: The Past, Present, and Future. Women’s suffrage was the first revolutionary feminist movement. Women in 1920 were finally granted the right to vote and not too long after, Rosie the Riveter made her appearance to get women working. Women have always seemed to look for progression against their oppression, even now in the 21st century. During the first era of feminism a work entitled “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” was written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. A rendition of the Declaration of Independence to fit the developing world of working women who wanted their independence from men. Flash-forward to modern era were Dave Barry still describes the struggles of women in “Turkeys in the Kitchen”. In this work, he unveils the differences of how American culture raises men and women in modern society. Barry openly admits his shortcomings in not just the kitchen, but in other areas of the household and how society carved out this path for the both of them. Between the eras of Stanton and Barry, there is a progression in the …show more content…
Women are viewed as the homemakers and men are viewed as the providers. “He has created a false public sentiment by to the world a different code of morals for men and women, by which exclude women from society, are not only tolerated but deemed of little account in men” (Stanton 392). Has this improved from 1920 to now? Dave Barry argues that “there are some males out there . . . who are not afraid to stay at home full time and get coated with baby vomit while their wives work as test pilots” (Barry 73). There is a visible improvement of men staying at home, but it’s not an everyday sight. Stanton believes women are at a completely different level of moral upbringing and yet Barry says some men wouldn’t mind being in the wives’ shoes. Their arguments do not exactly align, but this shows a good thing, which is an improvement of women’s