In other words, I wanted to change the world but didn't quite know how to get started. And I wasn't totally sure what feminism was, either. I stumbled upon a new group that was just starting up. Everybody shared those same passions and everybody needed a space in which to DO something. Through my involvement in Ordinary Women and through the classes I've chosen, I've learned what being a feminist means, and it's probably not what you think.
Most people think of feminists as lesbian, angry and hostile.
Any good feminist will tell you that some of us are, and some of us aren't. Just as there are different types of people, there are different types of feminists. Ordinary Women encapsulates each of those facets of feminism and more. This semester we're going further than we have in the past. We're working on a Turn Out the Vote campaign, educating the campus and community about affirmative consent and planning a Take Back the Night march to top last year's showing of more than 400.