In light of all the bad press around religious lately, this NYTimes article warmed my heart.
Everything I Know About Feminism I Learned From Nuns
Going to an all-girls high school was formative for me at a time in my life when school needed to be my focus. I realize it's not a perfect fit for everyone, but I'm grateful for my experience.
I don't remember using the word "feminist" in high school, but the nuns and other teachers modeled for us and encouraged us to be leaders and stand up for ourselves while maintaining empathy for the people in the world around us.
For four years I lived in a pocket of the universe completely run and inhabited by the women and the girls around me. It gave me the confidence to ask boys to dances, speak my mind in class, run meetings and give presentations. It was a silly, loving and challenging place to grow.
From the article:
Perhaps because my own daughter is now in second grade, I’ve found myself thinking a lot about the ways in which I was taught to pursue truth and justice, and how inseparable these ideals became from my understanding of what it meant to be a girl.
How have the religious influences in your life unexpectedly shaped you?
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