Rokeya's World
Butler on Education
Feminist Philosophy 101
Key Thinkers & Concepts
Education in Action
100

In Sultana’s Dream, what is the name of the country ruled by women?

Ladyland

100

According to Butler, current student assessment systems are what?

Disempowering

100

Which philosopher is criticized for ignoring “reproductive” tasks in education?

Plato

100

Who co-founded the All India Women’s Conference (AIWC)?

Margaret Cousins

100

What type of institution is Tarini Bhavan in Padmarag?

A school for girls

200

Who helped Rokeya continue her education when her father discouraged it?

Her brother

200

What kind of perspective should students move beyond to truly understand the world?

A self-interested (instrumental) perspective

200

Who argued that both boys and girls should be educated for all aspects of life?

Jane Roland Martin

200

Which philosopher developed the idea of conatus (drive to persist)?

Spinoza

200

What part of Noddings’ theory involves teachers showing care through actions?

Modeling

300

Rokeya’s school (founded in 1911) was named after who?

Sakhawat Hossain

300

What school punishment does Butler describe as “proto-criminalization”?

Suspension

300

What belief says men and women have fundamentally different natures?

Essentialism

300

Who argued research should be done for women, not on women?

Dorothy Smith

300

What type of reasoning focuses on relationships, not winning arguments?

Interpersonal reasoning

400

What did Rokeya argue was the foundation of India’s freedom and progress?

Women’s education 


400

Which philosopher influenced Butler’s thinking about punishment and cruelty?

Jacques Derrida

400

What theory says oppressed people have special insight into their condition?

Standpoint epistemology

400

Which Bengali educator founded Gokhale Memorial School?

Sarala Ray

400

Which organization led to the creation of the Bengal Women’s Education League?

Association of British University Women in India

500

In The Fruit of Knowledge, who was forbidden from caring for the tree?

Women

500

What concept asks whether a life is worth mourning and should shape education?

Grievability

500

What are the four components of moral education (Noddings)?

Modeling, dialogue, practice, confirmation

500

What is the name of the British woman in Padmarag?

Helen Horace

500

What method involves helping students become their “best selves”?

Confirmation