I find it disconcerting to have a social and political movement in which I am active denied of all validity, particularly by a person expressing many of the same views I feel it is necessary to change in order to achieve true equality.

Mr. Blase states that feminists "fail to recognize the amazing achievements that women have made during the past several decades."

On the contrary, I am very aware of the headway that has been made by women continuing to work against inequality while being told they should be happy with what they had.

There is still much evidence of women's continuing subordination, much of which can be gleaned right from Mr. Blase's article.

One of the most important problems with Mr. Blase's argument is that it is based on many glaring generalizations. One of the most glaring is that all feminists are pro-choice and vice versa. This is simply untrue. Many anti-choice people are involved in the feminist movement, and feminism is certainly not the only reason people fight for safe and legal abortions.

More generally, though, it is important to note that feminism is not a monolithic movement.

Finally, I resent Mr. Blase's comment that "the most important job a woman can have is being a good mother." One belief he correctly attributes to me as a feminist is that women should be more than just moms. Of course we should. First and foremost, we should be people.

The definition of women by one role definitively decreases our humanity. I hardly think that working to end these dehumanizing attitudes is irrelevant, and I refuse to "vanish into the night and quietly so." I will continue to work for constructive change.