Feminists

madamesilverspurs

(16,046 posts)

5. 1959

Reply to obamanut2012 (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 11:02 AM

Jun 2012

I was 11, and the word 'feminist' had never crossed my awareness. Mom had a hysterectomy and was going to be out of commission for a while, so Dad temporarily pulled me out of school and cancelled my after-school activities so that I could do housework, cook meals, and watch my younger siblings. I asked why my older brother got to stay in school and continue with baseball and scouting instead of helping me with my expanded chores, and Dad's instant reply was, "He's a boy."

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What was your first "feminist moment"? [View all] obamanut2012 Jun 2012 OP

I think I was born with it. no_hypocrisy Jun 2012 #1

I believe women's colleges can be very beneficial to young women obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #3

I loved my townhouse! But I also loved my fabulous race car set. Squinch Jun 2012 #7

My townhouse was soon taken over by stuffed animal squatters obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #10

+1 Gormy Cuss Jun 2012 #16

Me too, or so much a part of my folks' approach, elleng Jun 2012 #27

That's very interesting obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #34

No, Columbia, SOUTH CAROLINA! elleng Jun 2012 #37

For real? obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #40

Yes, for real. elleng Jun 2012 #42

I became a lawyer too. Only profession that seems to suit me. no_hypocrisy Jun 2012 #48

Ditto, and very sorry to be retired. elleng Jun 2012 #50

See if you can't work for the public defender's office. no_hypocrisy Jun 2012 #55

That's good. elleng Jun 2012 #56

Being given equal access to athletic practice fields obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #2

Interesting question. Lindsay Jun 2012 #4

So did I, Lindsay! elleng Jun 2012 #29

1959 madamesilverspurs Jun 2012 #5

Two incidents. One in first grade. immoderate Jun 2012 #6

A course I took in sex-role stereotyping in education TrogL Jun 2012 #8

That sounds really interesting obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #9

When I got a Betsy Wetsy for Christmas instead of the gun and holster set I wanted. DURHAM D Jun 2012 #11

I hung out around guys half my life. Neoma Jun 2012 #12

In college, when I as a female was denied the same amount of food in the cafeteria that males FLyellowdog Jun 2012 #13

BRAVO! elleng Jun 2012 #31

A couple of early memories stand out from school, and one more recent revelation. yardwork Jun 2012 #14

Wow, I had three similar experiences Gormy Cuss Jun 2012 #17

So some of the men were deliberately stealing the women's ideas, right out in the open? yardwork Jun 2012 #23

Yup. It wasn't even subtle. Gormy Cuss Jun 2012 #44

Yeah, that whole "men co-opting ideas" thing kdmorris Jun 2012 #22

Probably when dad told me that college was useless for women Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #15

Seems kind of shallow. Neoma Jun 2012 #18

He got me good. Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #41

Some men just hate women being better at something than they are Whisp Jun 2012 #26

I had this fantasy that the art boys would be more egalitarian. Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #33

I don't think it was just one moment for me libodem Jun 2012 #19

When my 14 yr old youngest sister became pregnant, choices were not discussed, Zorra Jun 2012 #20

I'm so sorry that that happened to your sisters and you. That's sad. yardwork Jun 2012 #24

Thanks, yardwork. Zorra Jun 2012 #36

Common story unfortunately. Neoma Jun 2012 #43

When I was 9, I think, we when I really started kdmorris Jun 2012 #21

I grew up on a farm Whisp Jun 2012 #25

1972, when working the Chamber of Commerce... yellerpup Jun 2012 #28

One of my first jobs the dress code Whisp Jun 2012 #45

Triggers... yellerpup Jun 2012 #46

Ridiculous is the word. yellerpup Jul 2012 #60

1972! catrose Jun 2012 #52

I enjoyed reading your anecdotes of times past yellerpup Jul 2012 #57

Thanks much catrose Jul 2012 #61

I enjoy lavishing attention on the elders yellerpup Jul 2012 #63

WTF, Mom? catrose Jul 2012 #65

Poor thing, yellerpup Jul 2012 #66

I'm so sorry catrose Jul 2012 #67

I am thankful every day yellerpup Jul 2012 #68

That sounds exactly like my grandmother. You aren't my aunt by any chance are you? yardwork Jul 2012 #69

Could be, yardwork! yellerpup Jul 2012 #70

College, my senior year. 1968-69. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2012 #30

When I was in high school (1973) and applied for a kennel job at a local kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #32

I think it's very interesting how the vet field has shifted so much obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #35

My class (1982) was only the third to have more than the token 1 or 2 women for kicking around. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #39

My friend and I wanted to take drafting in high school yellerpup Jun 2012 #47

Freshman year, I was 13 LadyHawkAZ Jun 2012 #38

I was very annoyed and went in to meet with my high school principal TBF Jun 2012 #49

When I saw my mother as a human being for the first time. Xipe Totec Jun 2012 #51

When my friends and I fought with the school board Frustratedlady Jun 2012 #53

Born in '47 MOMFUDSKI Jun 2012 #54

The Church Whisp Jul 2012 #58

I once tried to sneak in my Mark Twain book into church to read. Neoma Jul 2012 #59

I just want to say that I am really enjoying reading this thread. yardwork Jul 2012 #62

I think it's really interesting, too obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #64

This was a good OP. Thank you for posting! yardwork Jul 2012 #71

I honestly don't remember. I was raised Catholic by a single father, LeftyMom Jul 2012 #72