The majority of Feminist Camp was vocationally focused. We visited many organizations, both those that claimed a feminist title and those that held feminist values, including Choices, the Center for Reproductive Rights, TheMuse.com, Feminist Press, VICE, The Brooklyn Museum: Women in the Arts exhibit, and Democracy Now.These organizations offered insights on how to find, target, and get a job in a justice-oriented business. What I took away from this camp was not only empowerment, but also the ability to market my abilities in résumés, emails, and interviews.

Seeing the ‘Dinner Party’ by Judy Chicago at the Brooklyn Museum of Art

At VICE for a showing of WOMAN

At TheMuse.com specifically, we had a session specifically on how to market experiences and write convincing resumes. We were educated on how to get a sense of what a company environment is like and that work-life balance is a possibility. Some companies even value it! The networking that resulted from coming into contact with all of these companies was priceless and gave me the resources necessary for starting off in the workforce after college.

Resume consulting at TheMuse.com

Coming back from Feminist Camp I feel more prepared for my future after college. I am empowered to take initiative, and now I have the knowledge and resources to affect change. Now that I am back at Rollins, I am more informed on what injustices exist and where I can begin. As a co-president for Voices for Women, the feminist organization here on campus, I am putting on a production of the Vagina Monologues. This will educate and engage members of our community on a spectrum of female experiences and issues. The cost of tickets for this event will be donated to Harbor House of Central Florida. Furthermore, tampons and pads will be accepted as an alternate to paying an entrance fee. These donations will go to the Lowell Correctional Institution in Ocala, FL. Once Vagina Monologues is finished, I will lead a tampon and pad drive as a way of continuing service