The Heart Of The Backlash

We Think Of A Feminist As Someone A Woman Becomes In Reaction To Personal Indignities And Social Injustices. But The Truth Is, Such Inequities Only Awaken Her To The Feminist She Has Always Fundamentally Been - That Is, A Person Who Understands That Her First Responsibility Is To Her Own Humanity. That's Why, For My Money, The First Known Use Of The Word 'feminist' Is Still The Best, Appearing In An 1895 Book Review: A Woman Who 'has In Her The Capacity Of Fighting Her Way Back To Independence.

As Women Began To Challenge Their Own Internalized Views Of A Woman's Proper Place, Their Desire And Demand For Equal Status And Free Choice Began To Grow Exponentially.

It's Fine To Dress In Polka Dots And Pink Crinoline If You Want. What I Recoil From Is The Idea That That Alone Is The Only Way To Be Female.

What Happened With Hurricane Katrina Was The American Electorate Was Forced To Look At What Lay Behind The Veneer Of Chest-beating. We All Saw The Consequences Of Having Terrible Government Leadership.

I Write To Figure Out What I Am Thinking: What Does My Life Mean?