These open response writing prompts can be used as in-class reflections or as assessment activities.

a. Explain the first, second, and third waves of feminism. 

b. The ethics of care sometimes is criticized for being too closely connected to traditionally feminine traits. Do you think you could embrace an ethics of care? Why or why not? Do you think care ethics can become free of the association with traditional femininity?

c. How might gender fluidity help to change our understanding of "masculine" and "feminine" virtues?