Activism Log 8

Adam Green
Nina Perez
WST 3015

Activism:
This week I have sent letters out to feminist organizations. We think that feminist organizations would be likely to support our campaign. Most of the feminist organizations are political in nature, so they might have valuable resources to add to our campaign. I'm excited about what we are doing here. This one is for the girls. We are also preparing soon to table outside the Union for supporters.

Reflection
We have been discussing girl's studies lately. We discussed the importance of girls in the experience of women and feminism. This campaign for a national women's holiday is connected to girl's studies. Girl's need to know that they have a place in this world; they are descendants of many powerful women, and they actually have a history. We have denied women's history for the most part in educational discourse. We are in a unique position to reclaim an identity for girls by reclaiming women's history. This campaign is starting to mean more to me now than ever before. The future of girls, their identities and self-awareness all depend on knowing their history. . In the words of Alice Walker," But this is not the end of the story, for all the young women,-our mothers and grandmothers, ourselves- have not perished in the wilderness" (Walker 235). The legacy of Alice Paul is a great reminder of the struggle and fight of women for the sake of equality and agency in America. Her legacy will live on. This is the reason for this campaign. THis the reason why I will never forget Alice Paul.

Reciprocity
I have grown to appreciate generations of people. We are all standing in the present, because of powerful people from the past. We all have a responsibilty to the future too. I have learned to recognize my place in the cosmic order of time and space.

Works Cited
Walker, Alice. In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1983. Print.