The Movements

I found the readings to be very interesting, especially the part of DuBois' article about the feminist movements. I think that learning about the feminist movements can give the students great insight into some of the struggles women faced and overcame. I also think that its important because it can show women some of the obstacles we have not yet been able to overcome and what we need to work on as a social group. The feminist movement is important to men as well because so many of the obstacles were set up by men in order to protect their power and the social order of the time. Men are given the opportunity to look at their effects on women's lives, in the past and in the present. DuBois is correct to place such importance on the feminist movement because if it were not for the movement, I am afraid women would not be as close to equality with men than they are today.

Women have been able to overcome so much in history and yet are still so strongly discriminated against today. The feminist movement represents women's strength, durability, and endurance to solve problems they are faced everyday, but also shows the continuing, undying struggle woman are still faced with in modern day life. Every social group can learn a lot about the feminist movements because it shows how a group of people can come together and fight for their rights; and hopefully, receive some benefits from their efforts.