Beginnings

I am in my second semester as a PhD student in the Family, Consumer, & Human Development department at USU.  My area of emphasis is Gerontology. 

I'm not comfortable with the format of blogging or posting on Facebook or any other forum where I feel I'm on display for public scrutiny but it's time I got over that so a class assignment to create a blog with weekly posts is a good place to start.

The class is Feminist Theories and the course description says it's a seminar designed to explore the history of feminist thought and the ways that has impacted the development of women, children, and families.

This quote in our class syllabus is worth repeating:

Feminism has fought no wars.  It has killed no opponents.  It has set up no concentration camps, starved no enemies, practiced no cruelties.  Its battles have been for education, for the vote, for better working conditions...for safety on the streets...for childcare, for social welfare...for rape crisis centers, women's refuges, reforms in the laws.  -- Dale Spender

I chose not to be a part of the second wave of feminism in the 60s and I've had very little to do with women's issues outside of my family up to this point in my life course.  There are many biopsychosocial reasons for that choice.  Now, however,  the time is right to explore my identity as a woman and I'm looking forward to this class as a catalyst for some needed changes.