Those who do not study history will be destined to repeat it. To achieve equality today, we must first comprehend the past. Rewriting and recalling history has always been fundamental to the aim of equality, according to feminist analysis. We’ve learned so much over the last few weeks that I believed I understood what it meant to be a feminist or, at the very least, the struggles people endure simply for being themselves. I was proven incorrect; there is so much more for me to learn. This week I had the privilege to read “‘What’s in a Name?’ On Writing the History of Feminism” by Claire Goldberg Moses. Moses examines the origins, extent, advantages, and limitations of the umbrella word feminist. Moses argues that the term feminist is neither a fixed or unchanging concept. Feminism does not have a single definition. Moses presents a brief history of women who used the term feminist to denote collective activity. She brings the subject of women claiming the title of feminist up to date by writing on the limiting of the term feminist since the 1990s. It is critical to understand the history of women’s inequality. How can we improve if we don’t know what has to be changed? We should not be scared of change. People are constantly improving, so why shouldn’t society?
Ayleen Zapata- Reflection #6
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