Summary: A Day Without Feminism

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“A Day Without Feminism “ by Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards. It was my senior year of high school, I was sixteen, getting ready to turn seventeen. It was my senior year of high school. I was not your typical girl wearing makeup everyday and worrying about getting dolled up for school. I did not play sports. Don’t get me wrong, I would get all dolled up if I had something special to do like go to a school dance. I had a part time job at Olive garden because my parents motto was “if you do not play a sport you need to work!” My mom used to say to me “you know Alana back in my time I was not able to work so you are very lucky you're able to work. Unfortunately one day my girlfriend was begging me to come hang out …show more content…

He was not able to hold a job. In the 1970’s men were responsible for taking care of the financial except of the home while women stayed home and took take care the kids, cleaning, cooking and laundry. Not that it is a bad thing that their stay at home dads these days because women are provided for the home. I feel that my ex-husbands case he has a disease he needs to get help for in turn it made him a lazy man that stayed home. I was the financial provider. I went to work every day while he was at home. Over time My ex-husband became physically and mentally abusive. “I am not afraid of my truth anymore and I will not omit pieces of me to make you comfortable.” In the 1970’s “ when domestic violence isn’t a term , much less a crime, women are legally encouraged to to remain in abusive marriages.” needless to say, but that is true to this day in so many ways. I am speaking from experience. He was arrested thirty-five times. Every time he was arrested, evidently he was released because the cops would say, “ well ma'am you hit him back, if you press charges, he can press charges and your kids would go into foster care.” I would take him back every time thinking he is going to change, this will never happen

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