As members of the Silent Generation, we young
women didn’t protest much of anything. Why not?
There was plenty to protest:
racial inequality, sexual harassment,
income disparity for women, abortion
rights, the Korean War, to name a few. But we just sat
there and took it. I suppose there are
many reasons, but I have to believe that the birth control pill freed women from being stuck at home raising
big families, feeling they might as well
get married as stay single and work the rest of their lives for low wages as a
nurse, secretary, store clerk, or teacher.
If you were a “good girl” and didn’t make any waves, some man would come
along and rescue you from a dreary, celibate life as an “old maid.”
We’ve come a long way, Baby. Here’s a picture of my two daughters with some of their friends at yesterday's March
For Our Lives in Washington DC. So proud
of them I could cry. I may not agree with all of their causes, but I’m happy
they feel free to stand up for their
beliefs, and took the time from their
incredibly busy schedules to fly to DC with the hope of creating a better world
for all of our grandchildren.
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