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Title: Hillary, Sarah, and Feminism?
Post by: Natasha on September 08, 2008, 05:21:59 PM
Hillary, Sarah, and Feminism?

http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/hillary_sarah_and_feminism.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/hillary_sarah_and_feminism.php)
9/8/2008

In the first class of the advanced seminar in Feminist Theories that I am taking this term, the Professor asked students in the course to introduce themselves by offering their definition of feminism. I was amazed as the eleven people in the room defined feminism either entirely without mentioning women or diluting that mention with the environment, more general human rights, and pop culture watered down notions of accepting diversity. While I was pleased with my definition that included mentions of both academia and activism as well as gender identity and expression, I also did not specifically mention women.