Feminism: “[T]he radical notion that women are people," Marie Shear, 1986. Feminists seek equality and fairness for all people. 

Intersectionality: Acknowledging different social categories such as race and class affect people’s lives. Feminism cannot ignore the role race, class, sexuality, etc, play in both oppression and liberation.

Womanism: Developed by author Alice Walker, womanism focuses on the experiences of women of color, and emphasizes the importance of culture. Women of color have often been left out of traditional feminist movements; womanism is a way to make feminism broader and more inclusive. 

“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” --Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

“When the slogan appears out of context, it becomes open to wide interpretation, and has, subsequently, been used as a call to activism and sensational — even negative — behavior. In fact, Ulrich says, the phrase points to the reasons that women’s lives have limited representation in historical narrative, and she goes on to look at the type of people and events that do become public record.”

“Throughout history, “good” women’s lives were largely domestic, notes Ulrich. Little has been recorded about them because domesticity has not previously been considered a topic that merits inquiry. It is only through unconventional or outrageous behavior that women’s lives . . . were recorded and, thus, remembered by later generations. Ulrich points out that histories of “ordinary” women have not been widely known because historians have not looked carefully at their lives, adding that by exploring this facet of our past, we gain a richer understanding of history.”

“Ulrich explains that well-behaved women should make history,” by Amy Lavoie. The Harvard Gazette, 9/20/2007.