Many movements in politics arise for worthy causes. One such movement, albeit on a small scale, was the feminist movement begun about two centuries ago in this country. Feminism, at that time, was primarily concerned with the lack of respect given to women by men in society. Men essentially ruled the home, the business place, and the government. Women were thought of as second-class citizens with inferior intellect and abilities. Motherhood was the proper role for women.

The goal of the early feminists was to gain societal recognition for their intellectual capabilities. They yearned to use their God-given potentials to make their lives better. To gain equality with men, they needed institutional barriers to be torn down as well as psychological barriers.

Removal of the institutional barriers took quite some time. In 1920, women were given the right to vote. Much of the roadblock to granting women suffrage was based on the male logic that women would vote for the most attractive candidate. This symbolized a psychological barrier that had to be removed.

Since 1964, women have enjoyed every constitutional right that men enjoy and have enjoyed equal employment opportunity. All the institutional barriers are removed to women succeeding in this country, and parents can proudly tell their daughters that they can grow up to be anything they want to be.

Many of the psychological barriers to women's success are eroding away as well. In the United States today, the vast majority of individuals would look harshly upon those who would perpetuate notions that women are less capable or less intelligent than men. With so much success in breaking institutional and psychological barriers in achieving equal status in America, radical feminists now seek to restructure society according to their own mores and values.

The key value of modern feminism is the right of a womyn (modern feminists feel that woman spelled w-o-m-a-n places womyn in a subordinate place to men since it contains m-a-n) to have an abortion. And apparently some feminists will go to any extremes to win on this issue. Time contributor and former reporter Nina Burleigh said in a 1998 interview that, "I would be happy to give him (Clinton) a blow job just to thank him for keeping abortion legal. I think American womyn should be lining up with their presidential kneepads on to show their gratitude for keeping the theocracy off our backs."

An act that roughly half the American population views as murder has become the rallying cry for the feminist movement. They want taxpayers to fund abortions. They want to legalize all abortion procedures, including partial-birth abortion. They want womyn to have access to an abortion up until the time of birth. They oppose parental notification for a young teen who is pregnant. Many pro-choice individuals have reservations about the million or so fetuses aborted every year, but radical feminists want the Constitution amended to include the right to an abortion.

Another key issue for modern feminists is sexual harassment in the workplace. Two key national figures, a nominee to the Supreme Court and the President of the United States, were accused of sexual harassment in the 1990s. Clarence Thomas was accused by Anita Hill of making improper sexual comments and advances to her when they worked together at a law firm. As expected, feminist groups were sympathetic to Hill and fought against Thomas' appointment to the bench. Thomas was eventually confirmed to the court after Hill's allegations lost credibility.

So far so good. But when President Clinton was accused repeatedly of sexual harassment by Paula Jones and Kathleen Willey, the feminists pretended the events never happened. When he was accused of rape by Juanita Broaddrick, the National Organization for Women (NOW)- the most prominent feminist organization, brushed her aside. Unfortunately, they can look past male politicians disrespectful and reprehensible conduct towards woman so long as they are pro-choice. Can you imagine what they would do if George W. Bush was accused of sexual harassment or rape?

Feminists are angry at the male-dominated world. They fail to recognize the amazing achievements that women have made during the past several decades. The number of female senators has increased from two to 13 in the last decade, more women than men now go to law school, and the gap in average starting salaries between men and women continues to close. And most importantly, the stereotype of women as emotional, frail beings is rapidly fading away.

With the amazing speed of female liberation in America, society cannot forget that the most important job a woman can have is being a good mother. Stay-at-home moms have been negatively stereotyped for far too long and much of this is a result of modern feminism telling women that they should be more than just moms. Raising children who become valuable members of society is the most decorated accomplishment any of us- man or woman, can ever attribute to ourselves.

A political movement that places a higher priority on the right to an abortion as opposed to raising good kids should vanish into the night and quietly so.