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    The study of women's history is definitely growing as stated in the article. Sadly, not all women are feminists. Not everything done by the female population revolves around equality. Instead of learning about about about World War II without knowing Rosie the Riveter, you can't learn about the Civil War without knowing there were black soldiers.

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    The study of women's history is definitely growing as stated in the article. Sadly, not all women are feminists. Not everything done by the female population revolves around equality. Instead of learning about about about World War II without knowing Rosie the Riveter, you can't learn about the Civil War without knowing there were black soldiers.

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    ErikaVisel

    Mr.Salow
    September14,2015
    English11

    Visel1

    PartoftheBiggerPicture
    Peoplewhothinkthatmenandwomenshistoriesarentequalareignorant.Thisisnt
    justsomerandomopinionofanangryfeminist,butratherofacurrenthighschoolstudentwhois
    constantlybeingtoldtheyshouldknowtheirheritage.Well,myheritageisntjustofmy
    bloodline,butofallthewomenwhofoughtforequalityandjusticeforyears.Imnotgoingtolet
    thatgotowastenow.ThestudyofWomenshistoryisdefinitelygrowingasstatedinthearticle.
    DavidGordonaddedastatement,however,inthearticleTheManglingofAmericanHistory
    saying
    Itisimportanttoemphasizewomensroleinsocietyandinhistory.However,itis
    difficulttoseehowafeministperspectivecouldcontributeverymuchtoapurelyeconomic
    historyoftheEnglishindustrialrevolution(asopposedtoitssocialconsequences),ortoa
    diplomatichistoryofEuropebetweentheNapoleonicandtheFirstWorldWar.Sadly,notall
    womenarefeminists.Noteverythingdonebythefemalepopulationrevolvesaroundequality
    sometimeswejustwantoursideofthestoryknown,seeingasitisjustasimportant.
    Whenintroducingwomenshistoryintothearticle,DavidGordonusesthelineAnother
    oftheremarkablechangeswithinthehistoricalprofessionhasbeenthegrowthofwomens
    history.
    Remarkable
    ,asinsomethingworthtalkingaboutCatherinetheGreat,ElizabethCady
    Stanton,RosaParksallwomenworthtalkingabout.Thoughtheauthorwouldliketobelieve
    thatthishistoryisjustthetightfocusonvictimization(Par5,Line3),itissomuchmore.
    Tomakeitclear,Iamnottryingtosaywomenshistoryissuperiortoallothers,butits
    justasimportant.Oneofthefirstlinesreadis,Neverbeforehastheprofessionseemedso
    intellectuallyvibrant.Theprofessionhasbecometovibrantbecauseithasbecomeso
    diverse
    .
    Insteadoflearningthesamethingas50yearsago,weretakingmorethanoneperspectiveand


    ErikaVisel
    Mr.Salow
    September14,2015
    English11

    Visel1

    learningthewholestoryforachange.YoucantlearnaboutaboutWorldWarIIwithout
    knowingRosietheRiveter,justlikeyoucantlearnabouttheCivilWarwithoutknowingthere
    wereblacksoldiers.Allofourhistoriesareintertwined.
    AsIsaidbefore,thisisntjusttheopinionofanangryfeminist.Thesearethewordsofan
    underdogthewordsofthelessergender.Wearethethornsofthegrapevines,always
    scratchingourwayupwhileourfruitisusedtomakewinefortheonescuttingusdown.The
    individualswhoarefightingforthetaughthistoricalnormalitiesarethosewhohavenotfelt
    inferior.IknowIhavewhiteprivilegejustlikeanycaucasianmale,butIalsoknowwhatit'slike
    tobeunderminedbythemalepopulationjustformychromosomes.Iamnotjustfightingfor
    WomensHistory,Iamfightingforallunderglorifiedhistoryofthehumanrace.

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