I recently found this blog (recently, as in today) called Beauty Redefined. It is written by two sisters (twins), Lindsay and Lexie, who are working on their PhDs in Communication and studying representations of female bodies in popular media. Their mission statement is to take back beauty for girls and women everywhere through continuing the discussion about body image, women's potential and media influence. Lindsay and Lexie also hope to help women everywhere rethink their ideas of beautiful and healthy that are shown in the media. Women who are confident in they way they look and feel take better care of themselves.
Their latest blog post is what caught my attention: "Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History. Let's Misbehave!" They got this title from a quote by Laurel Thatcher who won the Pulitzer Prize for her work about 19th century women who weren't considered "extraordinary" by historians because they were well-behaved. While Laurel's advice to miss-behave doesn't sound like a necessarily good idea, it makes sense. Name one woman in history who did exactly as she was told. Name a woman who followed the rules and didn't step outside her comfort zone. Name a woman in history who didn't stand up for what she believed in.
You can't.
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