Project:
"I Am Woman" & Social Theory
The Song "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy was a number one
hit pop song in 1972 during the era of 3rd wave feminism
1. What are the most important messages of the song?
2. List as many of the various feminist theories
covered in class as your group can
3. Which of these theories deal w/ issues that overlap
w/ the messages of the song?
4. Explain how they overlap?
5. Why was the song a hit? That is, what message
appealed to Western cultural, i.e. our collective consciousness?
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