I just finished reading Alice Eve Cohen’s What I Thought I Knew which is a memoir about her late-in-life, unexpected pregnancy. Sprinkled throughout the book are lists that Cohen titles “What I Know.” The items change over time to the point where Cohen apparently decides that she never really knew what she thought she knew.
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I could have used feminism…

when my first marriage ended in divorce and I was faced with raising four daughters alone.
when I moved back in with my parents instead of getting my own place.
when my ex got the child support reduced and I didn’t fight it.
when I thought that remarrying would solve all my problems.
when I [...]

I could have used feminism…

when I got chubby in the third grade and bought into the idea that I was fat and disgusting.
when my smarts got me labeled as stuck-up and unfeminine.
when my mother told me I could do anything, but I didn’t believe her.
when I matured early and started to get the attention of [...]

The New Year is officially here and I thought I would try to come up with a list of resolutions that every feminist should subscribe to.
These are the personal resolutions:

I will take charge of my own life.
I will pursue my dreams.
I will make time for myself.
I will not let myself be intimidated by authority.
I will [...]