Introductory Blog Entry

I’m Lauren Brown, and I’m a rising senior. I love Clemson, and, though I’m happy about graduating, I’m sad that this will be my last year! I’m from Belton, South Carolina, which is a little town about forty-five minutes away from campus. I’m an avid hunter and part-time bluegrass singer. I’m a psychology major with a minor in French. I studied abroad last semester In Belgium, which has three national languages: French, Dutch, and German. I studied there in order to perfect my French, but the trip definitely enabled me to understand a culture and political system extremely different from those in the United States. Because of the dissimilar political system and role of feminism, the experience that I gained from my adventure will surely be advantageous and highly applicable to this class and its objectives. Some of my reasoning for taking this class is to explore the roles of women and feminism in different cultures within different countries. I think it’s more than fair to assert that the roles of women vary immensely around the world, so I hope that this class will shed some light on those distinctions. I also look forward to investigating more about feminism and its many movements through history. Hopefully, as a class, we will find the essence and true definition of feminism. As with any group, especially concerning politics, it is very easy to assign prejudices and presumptions about the entire group based on the actions a few members. Finally, as a woman, I desire to learn more about the struggles of women throughout history that provided the women of today with basic rights, such as voting and equal status in the workplace. It will be a journey!