Women’s studies, feminism and life as a girl
I’m a human being who happens to be a woman. Because I was born this way, some people look at me differently. Some people can’t look me in the eye at all. Some people only look at my chest. Because I was born this way, it’s assumed that I like boys and that I like to wear dresses and that I know how to sew a button. (I don’t. I failed Home Ed.) People like me fought to get the right to vote, the right to work, the right to say “no”. People like me fought to be heard, to have a voice, to love one another and to have that love recognized. People...
Read MoreWhat spoken word has taught me about women
I discovered the world of spoken word back in July 2009. That has easily become tied for the highlight of my life this year (tied with my decision to finally learn how to play the doumbek, a middle eastern hand drum). I was taken to a women’s spoken word event called Voices of Venus. There, I met fascinating poets and audience members who made me realize that this event and its location (Umi Cafe) are soon to become my new “home”. It was such an enlightening, refreshing, breathtaking experience to listen to women SPEAK UP. In August, I gave it a shot. I wrote a...
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