The two most influential things I learned from my research was the history of medicine with women and how imperative birth control is. These impacted me because some of the effects from these are still in play today. For example, stigma about birth control is still around today, causing women to not have full control of their life. Although I might not feel these effects personally, they are still happening around the world. Overall, I hope people learn more about the history of how women have been silenced , and recognize how many of those factors are still in play today.
During my time at NNHS, I learned how to focus on myself and not get involved in other people’s business. At the end of the day, I’m not going to see more than half of my classmates again after I graduate, so what happens in their lives doesn’t concern me. Focusing on myself has helped me grow as a person, instead of focusing on things that don’t directly impact me. My advice to a NNHS senior is to have senioritis under control. Set goals for what you want to accomplish or what you’re okay with getting, and work towards that. At least do the bare minimum to achieve it.
Maeve,
This blog and your project are both super interesting! I definitely agree with your statement about senoritis. In terms of your project, I love that you included Virginia Woolf, that is a really great source. I have not read the Handmaids tale but I can tell that all of your sources work well with the central idea to the story surrounding women’s rights and feminism. The silencing of women’s voices is all too common throughout history, and I think you hit on a lot of the main reasons. Sexual assaults, child marriage, and lack of access to birth control are all huge things, I would also add that education is also a big barrier. Great Job!
I really enjoyed reading through your project! I think a common perception of sexism is that it doesn’t exist anymore, but in many ways even today, women still don’t fully have control over their bodies. I think the issue of birth control and abortion rights is especially very relevant right now, as some laws have been put into place recently. I liked that you noticed that it’s a world wide issue. Sexism in America is probably very different from what women face in other parts of the world.
Also, I definitely agree with your advice. I too have been battling senioritis.
Hi Maeve,
Your research was really interesting to me as I think a lot of people don’t realize that even though progress has been made women are still belittled in society. I really liked your point about birth control as it is a great example of how women are expected to do something because society tells them to and aren’t fully educated about the side effects and repercussions. Overall, your research really resonated with me and I loved your advice on focusing on yourself instead of getting overwhelmed by how others might perceive you.
Hello Maeve. Your point about birth control is really important. Birth control is revolutionary to our society, because it allows women to choose about their bodies and prevents teen births, which raises education rates, and it also provides important medication for other disorders. Access to birth control is so important and its limited access in some states due to religion, poverty, insurance, etc is unacceptable. Learning about the history of women and access to medicine is a really good idea for learning how to address and progress the feminist movement going forward. I love your reflection on trying not to involve yourself in other people’s business, which of course is so difficult on social media ;). see you sunday bestie slay