This week we learned about women’s and men’s movements in class. It turns out that there are many different types of movements and not all of them are feminist. For this post I’m going to talk about the movements I most identify with.
The women’s movement I think was the most productive is the movement of many women in the 1970s who are called the Womanists. The most interesting thing about these women is that they were primarily black women who not only fought for equality with men but with other white women. They also focused on creating equality for working class and lower class women. This group of women was so interesting to me because they had the most to overcome in society and instead of being daunted by the task they were motivated by it and achieved so much. In 1977 this group of women organized a march called the Million Woman March which was held in Philadelphia. This march was made of working class and normal woman to emphasize that those are the most important people in the fight for equality.
I loved reading and learning about this movement so much. It’s very inspirational to me to learn what women of common interest and common situations can do when they work together. I think this is an important lesson that all of us in this day and age can use because there are so many problems that can be solved by all of us working together towards a common goal. When all else fails, making a statement and working together can really get things done.
*Note: This post was published on 2/16/2011 but technical difficulties when I tried to revise it prevented me from keeping it posted during that same day.
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