what
does Rebellious
a Woman mean
to
you?
“This type of woman reb-
els against the norms or
expectations of a society.
A woman needs inner
strength and conviction
to follow this, perhaps,
lonely path. Or perhaps
she is at a point of des-
peration. Traveling this
path she will be verbally
or physically attacked,
and criticized by men
as well as women. It is
a struggle to be ‘differ-
ent’. Even if I don’t always
agree with women who
rebel, for whatever rea-
son, I admire them.”
Susan S.W.
“A woman who
chooses to em-
body and live by
her own values
and beliefs re-
gardless of her
surrounding soci-
etal influences.
Jezelle R.
“
Someone
who slashes
through the
tight holds of
conventional
society. “
“A rebellious wom-
an is a wild wom-
an; a woman who
Beatrice K.
is not contained
by societies con-
straints, who has
“A rebellious
ideas and is try-
woman fights
to
expand
and puts what ing
her boundaries to
she values
reach a satisfac-
above com-
tion of freedom
fort. She will
which she desires.
She speaks out
put herself in
uncomfortable and does her best
positions, even to make her voice
with the people be heard in the
crowd despite all
she loves, in
criticism. I believe
order to stand we all have to
up for what
claim our wild re-
she believes
bellious woman in
order for each of
in.”
us to stand solid
Callie H.
on our ground.”
Shelly S.
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