when i looked at the other women's studies classes, i thought that women in sports would be an interesting class to take. i am really confused with my life right now, and don't know a major to choose, so the reason i'm taking women's studies is because it is a gen ed. my work history is just simply working at a quick stop, two offices, and i was a babysitter. my history in gender comes mainly from sports. i played softball and none of the boys would ever come to our games and cheer, even though we went to all the ones we could of theirs.
the readings were interesting. i especially enjoyed the one about black women and their struggles. not because i like them to struggle, but because i don't know very much about them. i graduated from a class of only eight people, and there was only one black person in our entire k-12 school. so it was different to read a packet that was just about them.
Monday, February 16, 2009
week three assignment
i learned from the movie that it was a lot harder for the women than i originally thought. my favorite scene from the movie was when they were in the streets with the pickets, it is always something that i have admired out of anyone; and it especially moved me in the film.
(do not have fife yet.)
(do not have fife yet.)
Sunday, February 1, 2009
interview
Interview a woman over age 45. What was their experience of gender? What is their history with feminism? Define feminism? Describe one experience in your life that made you conscious of gender.
I chose to interview my grandmother, who is 59 and has lived in a very small town her whole life.
1. What has been my experience? I have never gotten paid as much, & worked twice as hard. I've been twice as kind. They are the dominant sex, I guarantee you. Even though they are physically stronger they are not mentally stronger. They use their physical strength to overtake us.
2. I didn't ever burn my bra, or anything like that. But I was always for it. But not gung-ho for it. I got it, and here I am. What I did was blow my future, but it is okay. I love my life.
3. When I think of feminism I think of Gloria Steinem, and how they were not really in touch with my life and what feminism really was. I just rolled with the flow and did what I had to do. I raised two kids and they turned out alright. I was never a flower-child.
4. The first experience I had was when I was 7 years old. I had a little brother, and the first time I saw his pecker, it looked like it really hurt. If you want to get general, that is how I remember first seeing gender in its true form. It was when my little brother was born.
The reading was really different, I'd never thought of psychology in feminism.
I chose to interview my grandmother, who is 59 and has lived in a very small town her whole life.
1. What has been my experience? I have never gotten paid as much, & worked twice as hard. I've been twice as kind. They are the dominant sex, I guarantee you. Even though they are physically stronger they are not mentally stronger. They use their physical strength to overtake us.
2. I didn't ever burn my bra, or anything like that. But I was always for it. But not gung-ho for it. I got it, and here I am. What I did was blow my future, but it is okay. I love my life.
3. When I think of feminism I think of Gloria Steinem, and how they were not really in touch with my life and what feminism really was. I just rolled with the flow and did what I had to do. I raised two kids and they turned out alright. I was never a flower-child.
4. The first experience I had was when I was 7 years old. I had a little brother, and the first time I saw his pecker, it looked like it really hurt. If you want to get general, that is how I remember first seeing gender in its true form. It was when my little brother was born.
The reading was really different, I'd never thought of psychology in feminism.
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