It was critical to finding a way out. I had assumed young women knew the history of feminism and must have felt gratitude to the movement for the opportunities that the work we have done has afforded them.

The pure connecting factor is that those of us who describe ourselves as feminists want equal rights for all people.

Everything good that I know was taught to me by great teachers and I feel like giving back and sharing the technique is the thing to do.

If we're for one another, we're feminists. The rest is semantics.

My two great loves are music and horses.

So, when the discussion about not using the term feminist came up at a conference workshop, I couldn't believe it. The more I listened, the more I felt the need to express my passion about my identity as a feminist.

I had no words for these feelings. And then people started using the word Ms. Suddenly, there was this handle with which I could identify myself and understand why I felt so out of whack with the culture around me.