Feminism Debunked

Posted: 8/1/2017 Updated: 10/28/2017, 8/28/2017

Update Of 10/28/2017

Early Recorded Female Lust For Power

Watched a documentary video on YouTube last night showing among other things that a secondary wife of Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses III instigated a harem conspiracy in 1055 BC to overthrow the pharaoh to put her son on the throne instead of the legitimate successor. Very clever plot by this lady!

Before Taj Mahal

Excerpt (emphasis added): “Jahangir [4th Mughal Emperor, translated as conqueror of the world] was the eldest surviving son of Mughal Emperor Akbar [3rd Mughal Emperor]. Impatient for power, he revolted in 1599 … Jahangir was defeated, but ultimately succeeded his father as Emperor in 1605 because of the immense support and efforts of his step mothers, Empress Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, Salima Sultan Begum and his grandmother, Hamida Banu Begum. These women wielded considerable influence over Akbar and favoured Jahangir as his successor.” (Source)

Jahangir was one of the famous Emperors of the Mughal Empire, but due to his excesses in alcohol and opium consumption it is said that his wife, Nur Jahan actually ruled the empire from behind a veil.

Excerpt (emphasis added):

“A strong, charismatic and well-educated woman who dominated a relatively weak-minded husband, Nur Jahan was the most powerful and influential woman at court during a period when the Mughal Empire was at the peak of its power and glory. More decisive and pro-active than her husband, she is considered by historians to have been the real power behind the throne for more than fifteen years. Nur Jahan was granted certain honours and privileges which were never enjoyed by any Mughal empress before or afterwards.”

Note: Famous Taj Mahal was built by the 5th Mughal Emperor.

Update Of 8/28/2017

Actually, history is also full of powerful women who left impressive marks on human development and progress. I would not even know where to begin to list their names: Katherine the Great, Queen Marie Therese, Queen Boudica, Hildegard of Bingen, Helen of Troy, Queen Victoria, Hatshepsut, Cleopatra, Queen Sheba, Empress Wu Zetian, and so many more

I could easily add plenty of names of famous female scientists with the help of Internet research, but would not be necessary. However, I have just learnt about this Danish scientist: Inge Lehmann (seismologist).

Trigger

Today, I saw physics.org posting on Facebook featuring a short biography of Maria Mitchell, the first female, American, professional astronomer.

Just a few days ago, I learnt that Kevlar was invented by a female chemist (i.e. Stephanie Kwolek).

Some Commonly Accepted Tenets Of Feminism

These selected tenets are:

1. Predominant patriarchy, the belief that men have dominated women over most of history
2. Frequent and pervasive sex based job discrimination against women
3. That women were seen by men as incompetent in matters of science and mathematics or that women should not occupy themselves with such matters

Debunking The Myth

The more I read and learn about women who contributed over history to science and mathematics it becomes clear that many of those talented women who chose science or math as a career or contributed to science and mathematics were able to succeed and/or were given opportunities to do so. Moreover, often men helped these women to achieve their goals. And history is full of such talented women who have devoted their efforts to advance science or mathematics very much appreciated by men.

The issue is not what these above tenets suggest, but that many women just did not show any interest in science or mathematics not unlike their male contemporaries.