In this course, we have noted various moments of backlash against women’s movements or achievements, including the misogynistic domestic ideology that followed women’s industrial employment in World War II; the antifeminism spearheaded by Phyllis Schlafly and others that spread throughout U.S. culture in the 1980s and 90s; and the intense misogyny that results whenever women breach formerly all-male preserves, such as the U.S. military and presidential candidacy.
In light of those previous (and ongoing) backlashes, comment on the #MeToo backlash.