I have decided to jump on the blogging bandwagon. This might be a total failure, a total waste of time, or it might be pretty sweet. Let's hope it's the latter. I have a few friends that have blogs, and when I thought about writing my own it didn't take me long to figure out what I wanted to write about. I have always been fascinated by the unique bonds women have with one another, what we think it means to be a "woman," what we value, what we long for, how we differ, how we're the same, etc.
A quote I have loved since my years at college is "Well-behaved women seldom make history." According to the internet it was coined by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, born in 1938, who was a professor at Harvard. I believe I first heard that quote in my Gender, Politics, and Law class. I was struck by what I heard it saying to me: screw sticking within the norm, forget doing what is expected.... live loudly, be yourself and fight for what is right. It felt like a great title and intro to my blog.
The issues I plan on delving into in this blog include exploring mediums such as books, TV, movies, ads, the media, etc, and exploring topics like spirituality, economics, sexuality, expectations, and discuss how all of those things affect women, how we see ourselves, how we're portrayed, how we live, how we love, how we thrive.
Thanks for being along for the ride. Please post, respond, and challenge myself and others so we can learn and grow together.
K
