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Planned Edits for "Concerned Women for America"
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 * discuss stances/action in debates regarding domestic violence, motherhood, and women's health
 * possibly discuss comparison/contrast with IWF?
 * cite
 * Righting Feminism: Conservative Women & American Politics by Ronnee Schreiber
 * Suburban Warriors: The Origins of the New American Right by Lisa McGirr
 * Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood by Kristin Luker
 * Core Issues: Pornography by Janet LaRue

Content Discussed in Righting Feminism
Domestic Violence Motherhood
 * CWA's concern for domestic violence is deeply rooted in their support of traditional families and heterosexual relationships (socially conservative/Christian values)
 * many arguments made against pornography & feminism
 * CWA believes porn promotes desensitization to violence (and rape); lack of appreciation for traditional families/family values; encouragement of "unchecked sexuality and 'nontraditional' relationships" (64); "self-centered behavior" by women (60); "can lead to pedophilia" (67)
 * CWA claims the only way to save society (aka their idea of the "right" society is through the regulation of porn
 * CWA also believes that feminists encourage many of the issues associated with porn - argue that feminists are to "blame...for the debasement of public morality and the ascent of the sexual revolution" (60)
 * CWA also uses antifeminist rhetoric when discussing motherhood, claiming that women have instinctive maternal natures that make them inclined to prefer staying at home rather than working - CWA argues that feminists push the social acceptance of the "Supermom" which makes women think they have to do it all
 * aka CWA wants women to have the freedom to choose, but firmly believes most women would rather raise their children (at least while they're young/before they go to school)
 * believe women are born with an innate sense of motherhood
 * strongly support stay at home mothers
 * argue that feminist groups too strongly encourage women to abandon their "motherly instincts" to work outside of the home instead of raising their children
 * argue such rhetoric has permeated society creating social norms that make it difficult for women to feel comfortable choosing to be stay at home mothers