My Mom A"H was a self-described feminist. To her, this implied such things as
1. Equal Pay for Equal Work
2. Women's Suffrage
3. Men sharing in household chores, etc.
But she specifically rejected the trend of "Masculating Women." She never wore pants - except to clean around the house. She wanted to be FEMININE, and not become an ersatz man.
She headed the Women's Division of the Hebrew Academy of Greater Hartford and sat on the board of directors of that institution. But she never needed to validate herself by
1. Leading Services in Shul
2. Taking an Aliyah
3. Reading the Torah
Etc.
What changed? When did Feminism stop Honouring Feminity and start pushing for Me Too Masculinity, a la Anat Hoffman?
Best Regards,
RRW
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