Over the last few weeks, it has been incredibly inspiring to learn about privilege, oppression, and activism. These critical topics, I feel, were a great way to lead up to learning about the history behind feminism. As Professor Waychoff stated, “If we want equality today, we have to understand the past”. Having the ability to read memoirs and learn about women’s recollections of the past in regards to their experiences has been eye-opening. I never realized how broad the word feminism is, so getting to know the many different meanings behind it and how many different women connect it to themselves or to their activism was really cool to see. Although various women have been active in fighting for women’s rights, which I am extremely grateful for, we are still experiencing life-threatening/unfair situations. This week’s reading, “It’s Time to End the Long History of Feminism Failing Transgender Women”, made me realize how important it is to show activism and support by allying with others to make a change. At the end of this reading, I thought about the women in the Netflix film I watched last week, “Knocking Down the House”. I thought about the strong congresswomen going above and beyond to support their communities and it inspired me to do just the same. As many of my peers stated in their own discussion posts last week, it takes one person to feel the need to make a change and many others who want the same will follow!