The Beginning

Hello everyone! My name is Jillian Witz and I am a sophomore double major in Arts Administration and Public Relations. I was born and raised in a suburb just outside of the city of Syracuse called Cicero. I graduated from Cicero North Syracuse High School with a class of about 800 students. A fun fact about me is that I love meeting new people! As cheesy as that sounds I truly enjoy making friends with strangers because you never know where that friendship may lead!

I am enrolled in this course for the CCC requirement and also because I wanted to avoid taking Western Civilization at all costs. I liked the two English courses I took within the last year so I thought that this could be another opportunity for me to enjoy some literature, while acknowledging and appreciating the work of female writers.

There were a few quotes that I found to be very empowering, but this is the one I ended up choosing:

"The term feminist evokes a long and distinguished history of women and enlightened men who have raised consciousness about the oppression of women across cultures and who have argued for gender equality in the social, political, economic, and domestic spheres."

According to this statement, I am a feminist, which I never would have considered myself to be. I always thought of a feminist as a young girl that hates men, doesn't shave her legs and only acts, thinks and speaks of empowering women. I guess my generalization was a bit extreme, but this class has already opened my eyes to the misconception of feminists. I am a feminist because I constantly argue with young ignorant males about their sexism towards women and stand up for myself against their demeaning remarks and superior attitudes. I am a feminist because I believe that women should be one hundred percent equal in all aspects of life. I am a feminist because I've accepted that women still have yet to attain full equality.