Final Blog

I have always had an interest in feminism but I never really new why or what it really was about. This class has helped me to define and almost label what my interests are and be able to explore them further. Last semester I took a class called Women's Studies and this sparked my interest in taking Women's Studies courses and Ithaca College. I was excited to find out that I could minor in Women's Studies and continue learning more. This class helped me to open my eyes to other people out there that share common interests as I do. I've learned a lot about the history of women and how feminism plays in to our daily lives. I definitely plan on taking more classes throughout my time at IC and hope to continue learning more. I felt like I had already known a little about the basic topics that were introduced but was able to learn more from this course. I really liked how many of our classes were set up as open discussion so everyone could share experiences and reflections of the readings. I used to say to people that I consider myself to be a feminism but..and would always come up with some reason to not actually put that label over my head. This class definitely helped me to get rid of the negative connotations that come with feminism and also how to tell my friends what being a feminist is really all about. I know that I don't really have too many blogs posted but I hope that my participation in the class demonstrated my interest and thoughts around the topics we covered. I definitely plan on continuing this blog and learning more about something that I care so much about.

Osama Bin Laden Dead

A moment that I will never forget. Our country has the power to do anything. Right now so many people are coming together to celebrate the death of a man so hated. Obama mentioned our countries power to create equal rights for our people and everything else that we have accomplished. I'm for sure feeling a sense of pride for our country. Pretty sure this just trumped the royal wedding.. More then anything though right now I am thinking about how many people are coming together to celebrate something they feel so strongly about..watching the news. When large amounts of people get together for anything so many emotions are brought out. It really proves that if we stand up and support each other we can accomplish almost anything. I know some people may not think this is anything comparable but watching this right now has made me think about what could possibly happen if more people would come together to change the negative images of feminism. Or came together to truly change the way women are treated so that everything actually becomes equal. All I know is that right now I'm nervous and scared.. I can not wait to see what's going to happen in our country as a result of this.