New York teens share how they feel about feminism after studying the subject in school.
Despite the conservative anti-feminist rhetoric floating around, once armed with facts and knowledge, all of these young men declare they are feminists.
Ileana Jiménez has been a leader in the field of social justice education.
In recognition of her work teaching feminism and activism to high school students, the National Organization for Women chapter in New York (NOW-NYC) awarded her the Susan B. Anthony Award in 2012. Earlier in 2011, Right Rides recognized her work in teaching youth about street and sexual harassment with their Distinguished Defender Award. In 2010, the Feminist Press named her one of their 40 Feminists Under 40. In 2009, she was named one of the 40 Women of Stonewall by the Stonewall Foundation as well as one of the 30 Women Making History by the Women’s Media Center.
Currently a high school English teacher in New York, she offers courses on feminism, LGBT literature, Toni Morrison, and memoir writing. Ileana is also an associate faculty member at Bard College’s Institute for Writing and Thinking, where she offers workshops to teachers and college instructors on writing-based inquiry.
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