Listen Up: Voices from the next generation~ A Feminist Voice
Once upon a time, there was this book, and there was something I call my life. This book and my life are complicated and twisted-yet the struggles they share do have reason. The book I would like to share with you is inspiring, motivational, warm, sad and witty --this is the bible to understanding the vast issues of femininity dealing with identity. I call this little treasure, Listen Up: Voices from the next generation, edited by Barbara Findlen. The book is about groups of feminists, no, not the stereotyped "strident, man-hating, unattractive, lesbian feminists"; but real everyday women you pass-by daily. Women, white, black, Asian, Hispanic, Indian, Christian, Jewish, Atheist, single, married, straight, lesbian, bi-sexual, pro-choice, pro-life-whatever they are, these women write about the ongoing process of integrating their feminist identities through "ethnic, racial, religious, sexual, regional, and class." With similar experiences and understandings, these women are just like you and I. The search for identity is a fight for all of us. The reasons behind what shaped our identity, the movements that formed these different identities and the theories that try to give reason for identity provide some for
When I read Jennifer DiMarco's essay, Word Warrior, I found she was much like a chip off the old block. While society considered her to be less of a woman, she preferred to label herself "androgynous. " (Wood 8) Where did third wave really originate from? . Interpersonal influences on gender have an immense influence on how a child will develop. Group's of women that make a commitment to encourage women to form movements to explore and celebrate there identities. people [within] our religions are afraid of change. She is proud of her family and her "herstory. We all understand that culture defines people and Veronica Chambers voices her perspective on white versus blacks when she writes:Like many black women before me, I learned the hard way that some people, including many white feminists, like having blacks at their meetings and social gatherings. 283) This woman, Taigi Smith expressed her hurt toward racism in This Place Called Home. The direction transitioned from being sweet and naive-- to being wild and experienced. 271)DiMarco appears different from me in that I have wonderful caring parents but I think I learned more through observation, experimentation and my peers.
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