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The Daily Orange'Girldrive' shows another side of feminism
By Krystie Yandoli
Posted: 11/3/09, 11:31 PM EST Section: Opinion
Our generation is often wrongly stereotyped as the "does nothing" generation of "lazy" and "entitled" individuals. Activism isn't something that just took place in the 1960s, it happens across the country every day in different capacities.
There are various subject matters that individuals choose to participate in within the realm of feminism itself: abortion rights, harassment, domestic violence and sexual freedom, to name a few. Activism usually stems from a personal drive to change the status quo and can be achieved using standard social change tactics, as well as creative and innovative methods.
There are various ways in which activism can take place, specifically within the women's rights movement. Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul did not have the advantages of technology that young feminists do today, which makes these issues seem easier to tackle. Technology was the reason behind Nona Willis Aronowitz's "Girldrive" project that ended up as a published book this past October.
Aronowitz and her partner in crime, Emma Bee Bernstein, started a blog called "Girldrive" a couple of years ago, where they would document the awesome women activists they came across during a road trip across America. The two friends didn't realize at the time, but they were being activists themselves by raising awareness and spreading the word.
Social change is one of the key components of feminism and is reinforced through "Girldrive: Criss-Crossing America, Redefining Feminism." The authors made a point to interview and photograph young women who both identified with feminism and did not want to label themselves as feminists.
Elle Magazine featured an interview with Aronowitz on their Web site and urges young women who cannot experience their very own eye-opening road trip to take a glance at the book. "Girldrive" provides a wide-angle snapshot of contemporary feminism, and raises provocative questions about our responsibilities to the movement.
There are various subject matters that individuals choose to participate in within the realm of feminism itself: abortion rights, harassment, domestic violence and sexual freedom, to name a few. Activism usually stems from a personal drive to change the status quo and can be achieved using standard social change tactics, as well as creative and innovative methods.
There are various ways in which activism can take place, specifically within the women's rights movement. Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul did not have the advantages of technology that young feminists do today, which makes these issues seem easier to tackle. Technology was the reason behind Nona Willis Aronowitz's "Girldrive" project that ended up as a published book this past October.
Aronowitz and her partner in crime, Emma Bee Bernstein, started a blog called "Girldrive" a couple of years ago, where they would document the awesome women activists they came across during a road trip across America. The two friends didn't realize at the time, but they were being activists themselves by raising awareness and spreading the word.
Social change is one of the key components of feminism and is reinforced through "Girldrive: Criss-Crossing America, Redefining Feminism." The authors made a point to interview and photograph young women who both identified with feminism and did not want to label themselves as feminists.
Elle Magazine featured an interview with Aronowitz on their Web site and urges young women who cannot experience their very own eye-opening road trip to take a glance at the book. "Girldrive" provides a wide-angle snapshot of contemporary feminism, and raises provocative questions about our responsibilities to the movement.
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