Give Me That Old Time Feminism

In her July 2006 essay for the Huffington Post, "Give Me that Old Time Feminism," New York Times bestselling author Barbara Ehrenreich asserts that some people take feminism way to far. In many other countries, women have to completely cover their skin and were nothing that may change their natural beauty. She tells how old school feminism differs with new school feminism. In the 1920s, many women were trying to fight for equal rights while others were more worried about getting their toes amputated so they would fit in stilettos. Although I disagree with much that Barbara says, I fully endorse her final conclusion that women in the United States should be grateful for the rights they do have. Women here in the United States do not appreciate what they do have but if they were to placed into another country they would then understand. In other countries women get killed or beat for wearing make-up or wanting to get an education. While in the US we get to have an education and get much freedom. Without our history and people fighting for our rights we wouldn't be where we are today.