https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6 What is Feminism? Why does feminism matter? en-us 2019-04-07 18:56:07 UTC 2023-03-14 01:56:57 UTC hello@padlet.com moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349284736 Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist of the series, is a strong female character. She isn't afraid to fight, she says what's on her mind, and she stands up for what she believes in. She shows that women can be powerful, and Suzanne Collins' use of her character is a perfect example of feminism. ]]> 2019-04-07 19:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349284736 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349285483 The theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes

Organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests]]> 2019-04-07 19:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349285483 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349286702 Starr Carter lives a double life; at home, she lives in a poor neighborhood battling drugs and violence. At school, she is a member of a high class prep community that values her education and success in the world. When worlds collide and the violence directly impacts her life, she has to make a decision. Should she stand up for what she believes in, and what she saw? Or should she stay quiet and mind her own business, as everyone requests she does. Starr's internal crisis of how to handle this situation is tough, and seeing how strong she stays is important to note. Feminist don't let others tell them what to do, they fight hard and stay strong and follow their gut...just as Starr does in this novel.]]> 2019-04-07 19:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349286702 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349287622 A fight for education, women's rights, and freedom. Malala, a young girl from Pakistan, never gave up. Despite her village being taken over by terrorists and being shot in the head, she never stopped fighting. And it wasn't just for herself, it was for girls. It was for her community. Malala is strong. Malala is empowering. Malala is a fighter. Malala doesn't give up. Malala is a feminist. ]]> 2019-04-07 19:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349287622 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349290370 Rupi Kaur poetry has captured the love from teenage girls everywhere. The relatable content, short poems, and rise on social media has created a poetry hit. These poems revolve around self love, and not letting anything getting in the way. Whether it be relationship struggles, friendship drama, issues with family, or a lack of self confidence, Kaur writes poems to inspire girls to stay strong and put themselves first. Encouraging girls to love themselves and showing them that being sad and struggling is okay, but to know when to pick yourself up, is women empowerment. It is feminism.]]> 2019-04-07 19:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349290370 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349292702 Hazel Grace is a 16 year old girl with cancer. Fighting for her life is exhausting and draining, until she meets Augustus. The flame ignites and the fire of their love begins, and Hazel's mindset in living life changes, "You put an object of death right between your lips, but you don't give it the power to kill you." Instead of letting her cancer bring her down, she lives life to the fullest and approaches death head on. Her ability to stay positive, explore new things, and stay strong for herself and those around her is a prime example of a young feminist.]]> 2019-04-07 20:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349292702 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349293886 A time in history when large populations of people were brutally murdered, including young Jewish girls like Anne Frank. Her diary and the story with it has become a symbol for the Holocaust; a sign of temperance, perseverance, and making a life despite the brutality going on around you... something Anne Frank did while growing up in Nazi Germany.]]> 2019-04-07 20:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349293886 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349302505 Songs to motivate, inspire, and show women how AMAZING they are! ]]> 2019-04-07 21:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349302505 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349319185 Can men be feminist? Why do men struggle with the idea of feminism? ]]> 2019-04-08 00:01:20 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349319185 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349319975 A feminist presenting a TEDx talk about the myths of feminism and her journey being a feminist, and how she has stood up for it. 

-a movement to liberate women-]]> 2019-04-08 00:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349319975 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349321092 “If the cure for cancer was in the mind of a girl, we might never discover it."]]> 2019-04-08 00:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349321092 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349327770 A semi-autobiographical novel written by a woman highlighting her struggles and experiences with mental illness, and how she was not always taken seriously.]]> 2019-04-08 00:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349327770 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349330032 Women standing up for themselves, each other, and what they believe in. True feminists. ]]> 2019-04-08 01:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349330032 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349332147 What being a feminist REALLY is. And isn't.]]> 2019-04-08 01:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349332147 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349333714 Have you ever watched or heard of Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, or How to Get Away with Murder? If not, you're hiding under a rock. If so, you better thank Shonda Rhimes... a woman that has let her creativity flourish and has produced some of the best TV dramas there are. Can you say girl boss?]]> 2019-04-08 01:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349333714 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349336120 2019-04-08 01:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349336120 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349336854 2019-04-08 01:56:27 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349336854 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349340642 2019-04-08 02:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349340642 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349340807 2019-04-08 02:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349340807 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349340937 2019-04-08 02:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349340937 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349343491 2019-04-08 02:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349343491 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349343912 2019-04-08 02:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349343912 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349354066 "I must be if being a feminist means I’m all for women, yes. But I don’t feel I have to march, hold up a sign or label myself."

It's fascinating to hear that people can agree with feminism (EQUALITY FOR WOMEN), yet don't want the title due to the negative connotation. ]]> 2019-04-08 03:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349354066 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349355029 When people say, "I agree with the feminist movement, I just don't like the term feminist. Why can't we just say equals?" it can mean they're uncomfortable specifying that women are currently not being treated equally, or the term has a negative connotation they're scared to stand behind.]]> 2019-04-08 03:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349355029 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349355453 2019-04-08 03:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349355453 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349356004 2019-04-08 04:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349356004 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349522352 Michelle Obama. Who is she to you? A woman from the South Side? A philanthropist? A mother of two successful girls? Former First Lady? Whatever you know her as, you know her. This is a woman that stands up for what she believes in, takes initiative, and does not let herself get shadowed by a man. Not even the President of the United States. She may be Mrs. Obama, but she is also Michelle. And wrote this amazing book to highlight who SHE is. ]]> 2019-04-08 14:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349522352 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349526267 Women who fought, despite oppression, to make a change. And then Chelsea Clinton made it a Children's book. Take about girl POWER!]]> 2019-04-08 14:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349526267 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349533498 2019-04-08 14:50:01 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349533498 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349535483 2019-04-08 14:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349535483 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349536045 2019-04-08 14:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349536045 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349538292 An inside look as to what feminism looked like in the 70s, and what got the movement going. ]]> 2019-04-08 14:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349538292 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349541693 Amina is a young girl who had to grow up quickly and flee a war-torn country. Telling the story of her family's struggles, she exemplifies her strength and perseverance to help her family as much as she can, and show quickly she had to grow up and be a strong woman. (Graphic Novel)]]> 2019-04-08 15:03:55 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349541693 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349543979 A story explaining rape and sexual assault. Is it ever the victims fault? Can you be unconsciously asking for it?]]> 2019-04-08 15:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349543979 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349546258 Discovering who you are and who you want to be as a woman is not an easy task. There's family, friend, and societal pressures that can be overwhelming when you don't exactly know who you want to be and what you believe. Xiomara, the protagonist in the novel, finds her sanctuary in poems, and allows them to be a safe haven for her to explore the world and who she wants to be, without the pressures from others.]]> 2019-04-08 15:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349546258 moskowhf https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349552967 Take this quiz!]]> 2019-04-08 15:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/moskowhf/299e0zr4d6/wish/349552967