An Off-Road Feminist Travelogue
March 5, 2017
Poetry is a stretch for me, but feminism I’ve been thinking a lot about lately.
Thanks @twowritingteachers for the push.
“Most people quit because they look how far they have to go, not how far they have come.”
I was born on the cusp of the ‘60’s
Into a home with an
Opinionated, working mother
And a father raised by
Very strong women
I heard Angela Davis speak
When I was in elementary school
And met Bella Abzug when
I was 20
Women’s Rights were Human Rights
In my consciousness since birth
And yet…
I became a teacher
Some would say the definition of
‘Women’s work’
And I would agree,
The work of empowering the next generation
The work of imparting ‘herstory’
The work of exemplifying and elevating empathy every day.
Oh, yeah, it’s women’s work
And the work of humanity.
readingteachsu
Glad you stretched today! Plenty of work for everyone, as you write, and I appreciate this peek into how your past experiences inform your current practice.
WOWZA!
This was such a powerful post for the images . . .
“The work of empowering the next generation
The work of imparting ‘herstory’
The work of exemplifying and elevating empathy every day.”
And the use of “And yet . . .”
Thanks so much for your foray into poetry!
Beautiful poem! I love it.