Untold Stories of Black women in the suffrage movement show how courageous women are. I cannot imagine how Ida B. Wells felt when she moved to the front of the parade where the white women were. What I liked the most from the video is how black women made their own associations. They didn’t let the fact that many white women were not accepting of them stop them from fighting for their rights. Even though most of them were in the back of the parade, those young girls were present the whole way through. I feel like their fight was more difficult. They had to deal with oppression along from other women, when everyone should’ve been united fighting together. Black women should’ve been in the front along with the rest. The Seneca Falls convention is mentioned so much In schools, but the impact that Wells and other African American women made aren’t really touched on. It’s saddening that many white women felt it was right to have them in the back, disregarding the oppression they’ve gone through and are still going through today. The timeline of suffrage was interesting. The fact it took so long shows how long America has been treating women like we’re beneath men. I know that we most likely will never get our voting rights taken away, but it makes me think about the government considering overturning Roe v. Wade. Abortion rights also took a long time for us to have, and now we have to worry about not having them anymore? Im grateful for all the work women did from 1776-1923, and the work we continue to do as a collective to gain full equality. There is more to be done.

In the reading ¨‘What’s in a Name?’ On Writing the History of Feminism” (2012). Claire Goldberg Moses explains how the word feminism has been used among people. To most people, feminism have different meanings including belief and activism towards political, social, and economic equity among different gender groups. Its very interesting that the truth of the word women’s liberation is utilized towards or in things managing with ladies strengthening, whether it may be a battle against need of balance at work or sexual violence against ladies. It’s incredible that with this class I can have the opportunity to learn more about women´s past, about our history. This motivate us to keep fighting for our rights, to get together to make a change in our community, and society.

This week’s reading truly made me think approximately how imperative activism is. It moreover made me realize that one does not have to begin huge in arranging for there to be a genuine altar. Making a difference out of the development of communities is imperative. I have continuously needed to commit myself to a cause but I continuously thought to myself on the off chance that I can’t fair go midway and that’s what Syfret said. “Engaging with a cause that impacts or speaks to you may be a lifelong process.” as well as, “Any activist will tell you that engaging with a cause in a meaningful and sustainable way requires massive amounts of time and energy”. It could be a brilliant thing to be a part of a cause and truly after observing the “Girl Connected” motion picture I feel like it doesn’t have to be an enormous one either. Small impacts on the community are something that anybody can start doing.”

This week’s reading really made me think about how important activism is. It also made me realize that one does not need to start big in order for there to be real change. Helping out the growth of communities is vital. I have always wanted to commit myself to a cause but I always thought to myself if I commit I can’t just go halfway and that’s what Syfret said. “Engaging with a cause that impacts or speaks to you is a lifelong process.” as well as, “Any activist will tell you that engaging with a cause in a meaningful and sustainable way requires massive amounts of time and energy”. It is a wonderful thing to be part of a cause and honestly after watching the “Girl Connected” movie I feel like it doesn’t need to be a big one either. Small impacts on the community are something that anyone can start doing. “

“‘What’s in a Name?’ On Writing the History of Feminism” (2012) by Claire Goldberg Moses was an interesting piece to read. It allowed me to have new thoughts on “feminism” and the various movements that have promoted awareness towards women’s rights. I loves how the author writes that feminism has not one definition, but can be defined in several manners due to the collectives involved in that specific movement. The author encourages us to focus less on the label/term and using the right word to name what this movement entails, and instead promotes us to focus on the history of feminism and what it has brought about in our society. I feel like we often do get lost in trying to narrow everything down to a specific name and then take it so literally that we look down on other groups who may practice or interpret this differently than us. Furthermore, I feel as if trying to agree on what it means to be a feminist only creates more separation in our society, furthers the oppression on some groups, and takes away from the true essence and purpose of the advocation for women’s rights. For example, in the second wave of feminism, women of color fought for more rights to be included by white women. You would think that feminism would entail rights for all women, but it was mostly dominated why white women who wanted to be equal to their white husbands.

I feel that feminism is not a fixed meaning. Granted, every generation changes the way feminism is viewed. I thought feminism was just was fighting to have equal rights like men. I do believe that sexism, violence, discriminating women fall hand in hand. I read a classmate state that feminism can be used by women in other cultures. This video about women suffrage showed me and gave me view in their foots and how they fought for what was right. I agree with many others that believe these stories should be taught more, it’s impactful, motiving and inspiring. These women deserve so much credit and respect for standing up for what they believe in and bringing other women together to do the same.

In the piece, “‘What’s in a Name?’ On Writing the History of Feminism” (2012). Claire Goldberg Moses explains that activists define this term in many ways. Moses states that activists define this term based on their collective actions. She claims that the name “feminist” does matter because “our history matters,” because it is important to historically understand women’s inequality, and because names give strength to global movements. The reading by E. Susan Barber gives a preview of major events that happened in the United States Suffrage Movement. It is really an eye opener because it allows us women to appreciate the privileges we now enjoy. Even though we still have inequality, seeing such movement becoming successful it is pushing us even more to continue fighting for our rights as equal human beings. Given the media outlets that we currently have it allows us to create a world act on women empowerment and equality in all aspects of human’s life. I enjoy talking about women’s empowerment because it is what keeps us afloat in the society, it is what allows us to have a say so and it was what helps change the views of our past. Feminist wave is a great way to showcase to our youth’s that age does not matter when it comes to women empowerment. These young ladies show case strength, leadership, consistency etc. when working in their communities for a cause. Once I saw these video it changed my view of our world because it shows me that women empowerment is current throughout out the world and that makes a huge difference in this world. It provides hope for the future.

This class has been an eye-opener for me. It’s amazing how I’ve always identified as a feminist but knew so very little of it. It is a very broad topic, with historical, racial, class and cultural context, it means different things to different people. In Claire Goldberg’s ‘What’s in a Name?’ On Writing the History of Feminism, Goldberg explains how the word feminism came to define movements spanning over years and borders, ever changing. It may seem like the varied definition of feminism makes the word inconsequential, or even contradictory. In recent context, the diverse ideologies feminists subscribe to can be seen in the debate about inclusion of transgender women in women spaces. Like Tina Vasquez mentions in her article, It’s Time to End the Long History of Feminism Failing Transgender Women, trans-exclusionary radical feminists (TERFs) advocate for the exclusion of transgender women, arguing that they are counterproductive to the feminist movement for toppling gender roles. On the other hand, there are feminists that understand transgender women are exactly what feminism is all about. After all, they’ve gone through the same disadvantages (if not more) that cis-gendered women have throughout history. Wouldn’t fighting for trans rights be the next organic movement of feminism?

In the same way, the difference in beliefs can also be seen when discussing sex work and pornography. Katz. Jackson highlights how there are feminists that critique pornography and its role in desensitizing sexualization, objectification and victimization of women in society. On the other hand, pro-porn feminists argue that it promotes sexual liberation and empowerment of women. So when there is such disconnect in the ideas behind every sub-group of feminists, one may wonder what does it mean to be a feminist, can they all be coexist in a single umbrella under feminism? Goldberg seems to believe that feminism, the word, its history and core motif of women empowerment matters.

In this weeks reading ” It’s Time to End the Long History of Feminism Failing Transgender Women ” written by Tina Vasquez the transphobia that trans women unfortunately face. The writer talks about how cis women and feminist as a whole fail to advocate and protect trans women as well. Vasquez admits and takes responsibility as doing the same. It talks about how there is transphobia inside the feminist movement. This is actually very true because I have seen many ‘feminist’ feel that the movement only applies to AFAB (assigned female at birth) when in actuality it applies to anyone who identifies being a woman. Trans women are women and experience a different type of hardship that we will never experience however as a feminist we have to stand up and advocate for them as well. I myself found myself also not protecting or including trans women in alot of the conversations I would have about the hardships of women and feminism as a whole while not noticing I was leaving out trans women. So I decided to educate not only myself but those around me who were ignorant.I myself support a lot of trans women and have even donated to some organizations that help trans women as well as follow lots of trans women tik tokers that talk about their experience with not only combatting against what the world says and thinks about them but also what women say about them too. I have donated to multiple trans women online that wanted to get bottom surgery to help them achieve their goals fully.