Personal Narrative: Feminism And The Civil Rights Movement

Growing up the only girl in a house with a traditional mother made my grandmother submissive. She lived in a home with her mother and grandmother and “it was up to [her] to put the food on the table.” Since both of her parents were working, and boys during the 60s did not do household chores according to my great grandmother, my grandma was expecting to cook and clean the kitchen when she got home from school. She needed to do her part to help around the house because there were a lot of men living under one roof. My grandma looks back on it now and said it was very annoying that her brothers never had to do anything and she always had to clean up after them. I think that if my great grandmother did not shelter my grandma as much she would have been apart of the civil rights movement and the feminist movement however she was young and not given the option to fight for what she wanted to fight for. My grandmother talked about how he was the first man she ever loved and he was the only man she has ever been with throughout the 61 years of her life. I think this is because of the dating norms that were set in the 50s. Throughout the 60s and 70s and it …show more content…
The 60s and 70s was a time of civil discourse and social rebellion however my grandparents were not raised to stand up and fight against the societal norms and therefore were very ignorant to what issues people faced in America. The only true act of billion was my great grandmother ensuring that her sons would never have to go and fight in the Vietnam war. It is hard to critique the actions and options my grandparents share because essentially none of it is there fault. They think and do whatever society has forced upon them. This motivates me and the next generation of Megie’s to never sit back and accept the things that society is trying to force upon