by Sebastian Talon

Created on: March 16, 2010

Has feminism assisted the breakdown of family values?

Many women will probably disagree with the opinion this article will suggest, however, this writer not only thinks feminism assisted the breakdown of family values, but is the most direct cause of that breakdown.

Don' get the wrong impression. i not only believe that woman are equal to men in almost all regards, except strength. Keeping in mind that there are exceptions to every rule, the basic fact is that men have more physical strength than women. It is the one area that women can seldom be equals to men. In every other regard they are either equal to men, or, truthfully, better than men.

Having said that, Let me support the first statement made in this article. For many, many years, with the exception of a few very strong queens, women were content to work behind the scenes, supporting their husband and his ambition. Many ruthlessly did away with enemies threatening their husband or his social status. But they believed in the saying, 'Behind every great man is a better woman" The key word being behind, of course.  Not three steps behind. There was never any doubt that women belonged right next to their husbands in public. However, these women were behind their husbands, supporting them in every way.  A person could dare say one hundred percent behind them, but there are no absolutes, and as already mentioned, for every rule, there is the exception.

I'm going to focus on American women, since this author believes that each and everyone of you can figure out that the core of the Womens' Liberation Movement began here, in the the Great Old, US of A. And the most peculiar thing about it, is that it is the wars we've fought as a nation, and the depressions, basically, the bad things that have happened to us, that brought women to the forefront, and provided the reasons for them to have a more active part in everyday roles that had traditionally be held by men.

The American Revolution began this trend. While the men ran off to fight for the Yanks or the Rebs, the women were left behind to work the factories, the plantations and the farms, as well as look after the daily life of the family left behind. When the men came back, however, the women stepped aside and men retook the positions they rightfully considered theirs. But, it was this first taste of true social responsibility that would begin a change in the women of the country. They had always been strong of mind and body: none could have crossed

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