Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Reclaiming "Feminism"

Ignorance may be bliss.  In some cases, yes.
 
Ignorance is not bliss, however, and may well be dangerous when it comes to women's rights. While doing research on another topic, I stumbled across a webpage advocating "herstory" (do we forget the roots of language? Are men fighting about 'heritage'?).  In the same breath, the author crassly lumped "The Family, the Church and the Law" as three obstacles to women's rights, and which the early pioneers of the movement, eg Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, were 'brave' enough to confront.  

"The Family, the Church and the Law" are three of the most positive realities that exist.  All three preserve and protect human flourishing and freedom.  Since when are these, taken individually or together, 'negatives'?  

Something to think about.  Why are they erroneously seen as 'negatives'?  What can we do to enlighten, to show the world the beauty, truth, and goodness of those three realities?  So much to do, so many to reach.  What am I doing, today, now, to bring this work forward?

1 Comments:

Blogger Maria and Elyse said...

This looks great! Very much needed. Keep it up.
And feel free to link to our blog. We look forward to reading more on the Feminine Genius!

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