Name: This isn't her mother's feminism
Uploaded: 2011-03-08T16:24:00Z
Duration: 11 min 9 s
Description: Blogger Courtney E. Martin examines the perennially loaded word "feminism" in this personal and heartfelt talk. She talks through the three essential paradoxes of her generation's quest to define the term for themselves.

Blogger Courtney E. Martin examines the perennially loaded word "feminism" in this personal and heartfelt talk. She talks through the three essential paradoxes of her generation's quest to define the term for themselves.

This isn't her mother's feminism

Defining feminism for a new generation requires both honoring tradition and reshaping it with fresh perspectives. A personal journey from childhood surrounded by activist parents to creating an influential online feminist community shows how activism now thrives on diversity and intersectionality. The talk explores three paradoxes: reclaiming the past while making it new, recognizing both individual limits and collective power, and finding fulfillment in imperfect progress. Small acts of care and daily courage matter as much as grand gestures, and real change often starts at home.