A Treatise for Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History month, so I thought that it would be appropriate to reflect on some women’s issues that have been irking me for the past couple of years. Women have come so far in history, or “herstory”, yet we still continue to allow society to dictate what deems as expected from us women. For example, I thought that childbirth was a natural, “let your hair down,” be yourself kind of process. I was shocked and made to feel insecure, of what childbirth really entails. If you go to many of the popular pregnancy, parenting and baby websites, you will find yourself immersed in a plethora of information for new mothers. Amongst the volumes of advice and lists, you will come across numerous links of what to do before labor and delivery, as well as what to pack in your hospital bag. The “to do’s” I found most amusing were, “ making sure you have pedicured toes before delivery, most certainly you have to have that Brazilian before you go into labor, putting your hair up in a s