Feminists: What Were They Thinking? -

The world looked at them and saw "troublemakers." But inside their meetings, they saw architects. They were thinking about a world where a daughter’s birth was celebrated as loudly as a son’s. They were thinking about a future where "equality" wasn't a slogan, but a lived reality.

"I think," a young woman named Maya started, her voice trembling, "that I am more than a supporting character in someone else’s life." That was the spark. Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

They weren't thinking about "hating men," despite what the morning headlines suggested. They were thinking about the radical notion that their lives belonged to them. They were thinking about autonomy—the right to control their bodies, their bank accounts, and their futures. The world looked at them and saw "troublemakers