While in my room thinking about the oppression of women, I decided to research the African American input on feminism. While researching, I stumbled upon a video called the Long History of African American Women by Beverly Guy-Sheftall. I found this video very interesting because she spoke on things that I had never thought of. One was that in feminism, gender issues should be thought of differently. Its hard to put a specific issue on gender issues because so many women have diverse problems. For example, Women in the professional world have different issues then women who is considered to be below the poverty line. Another thing that I believe was interesting is the fact women studies was based off of white, middle-class, heterosexual women and excluded everyone else. However, when African American women began to join the feminist movement they were seen as men hating, lesbian, and radical. That everyone who could avoid the movement should not get involved. She also touched on the fact on how women then and now are being minimized. For example, women in the civil rights movement were minimized for their efforts. Rosa Parks was portrayed as the women that sat on the bus to protest for African Americans. However, she was not portrayed as a member of the NAACP and how she was a prominent activist for women. Even Michelle Obama has been minimized for what she has done. Ms. Obama has been popularized by her body and appearance, however, she was minimized as been a historical role-model. In conclusion, I found this video to be very interesting. I learned the difference between African American feminism, White middle-class feminism, and the present feminism. I also learned how women were and always are being minimized for the things that they have accomplished. I believe that women studies is important because college students need to understand how women are being oppressed. By exposing women to these issues, it allows them to want to make a change