Second-wave Conciousness-Raising (C-R), a tool from the second wave
Second-wave Conciousness-Raising (C-R), a tool from the second wave
Quote:Consciousness-Raising (C-R) is a tool that the Women's Liberation Movement adopted from the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, where it was called “telling it like it is.” In C-R, women answer a question using examples from their personal lives, then the group uses these personal testimonies to draw conclusions about the political root of women's so-called “personal” problems.
From National Women's Liberation: https://womensliberation.org/priorities/feminist-consciousness-raising/
Quote:Consciousness-Raising (C-R) is a tool that the Women's Liberation Movement adopted from the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, where it was called “telling it like it is.” In C-R, women answer a question using examples from their personal lives, then the group uses these personal testimonies to draw conclusions about the political root of women's so-called “personal” problems.