Feminists

Your mom must have been an incredible person. Your mother did make choices but that doesn't make it okay that her brilliance was dimmed by the times in which she lived or her husband or anything else. Keeping her memory alive by remembering and honoring her achievements is wonderful. I'm very sorry for your loss.

In this same thought vein, I can remember feeling my oats and new found independence as a young college student in the early 80's. My mother would smile wryly and say to me " I know things look bright now but please remember that our fight for equality isn't over...not even clos...you'll know that someday". I thought she was being dramatic. She was right and I was wrong. Our fight isn't anywhere near being over. While I had a very conflicted relationship with my mom my whole life, I so wish she were still here so that I could tell her how right she was.

Thanks for your post!