Reply #126: That's fantastic [View All]

[Wetzelbill]

I came around to women's issues a lot in the last several years. I was always somewhat interested and cared about women, just as I do all people, but never fully got into their specific issues much. I took a Race and Gender class for a requirement in the summer of 2002 and that peaked my interest. So after that whenever I had a chance to take any crosslisted courses that fit both my majors (creative writing/Political Science) and Women's Studies I took them. I was often one of only a few males in those classes, sometimes the only straight one too, and it was eye opening. Probably the best thing I have ever done was to specifically focus on learning about women's issues. Feminist literary theories etc, those all truly augmented by other writing skills and political analytic ability. I am so glad to have done it.