herstory
When I was a kid, my grandma gave me brief snippets of what her life was like before I knew her.
I wish that I could still ask her to go into more depth. I want to know what she would have thought of today's election. I think she would be proud of all the women standing up.
My grandma was born in 1928, eight years of the passage of the 19th Amendment.
She was a firecracker. I think, in her own way, she was a feminist. She may not have called herself one, though I really don't recall if she did or not, but her actions and words that I remember lead me to believe that she was a feminist.
It's a shame that many of us don't think to ask the important questions until we're older and it's too late.
My paternal grandmother passed when I was 19, thus, it's been over ten years. Though she was aging, it was somewhat unexpected. We always think we have time, and we really, truly don't.
I was different than a lot of kids my age, around me at least, in that I LOVED going to spend time at my grandparent's house.
I loved spending time with my grandma and just being at her house made me a happier kid.
I'm sure it has something to do with the fact that being around her wasn't like walking on eggshells like it was with my father, but my grandma radiated kindness with a touch of sass.
I wish so much that I had the opportunity to ask her about her life and her thoughts and feelings again.
I'm hoping that some day, I'll be able to afford a genealogy panel for her side of the family and try to do more research about her life and her family. There isn't really anyone else alive on that side other than my dad and my aunt, so it will take some digging but it will be worth it to gain insight into her womanhood from her own perspective.
value the womxn around you, they are important, their stories matter, they shape all of us.
happy samhain.
I wish that I could still ask her to go into more depth. I want to know what she would have thought of today's election. I think she would be proud of all the women standing up.
My grandma was born in 1928, eight years of the passage of the 19th Amendment.
She was a firecracker. I think, in her own way, she was a feminist. She may not have called herself one, though I really don't recall if she did or not, but her actions and words that I remember lead me to believe that she was a feminist.
It's a shame that many of us don't think to ask the important questions until we're older and it's too late.
My paternal grandmother passed when I was 19, thus, it's been over ten years. Though she was aging, it was somewhat unexpected. We always think we have time, and we really, truly don't.
I was different than a lot of kids my age, around me at least, in that I LOVED going to spend time at my grandparent's house.
I loved spending time with my grandma and just being at her house made me a happier kid.
I'm sure it has something to do with the fact that being around her wasn't like walking on eggshells like it was with my father, but my grandma radiated kindness with a touch of sass.
I wish so much that I had the opportunity to ask her about her life and her thoughts and feelings again.
I'm hoping that some day, I'll be able to afford a genealogy panel for her side of the family and try to do more research about her life and her family. There isn't really anyone else alive on that side other than my dad and my aunt, so it will take some digging but it will be worth it to gain insight into her womanhood from her own perspective.
value the womxn around you, they are important, their stories matter, they shape all of us.
happy samhain.
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