To say that feminism does not today work for constructive change is both unfair and inaccurate.

Truly, "The goal of early feminists was to gain societal recognition for their intellectual capabilities," and nearly any modern feminist (or profeminist) would agree with this statement. However, that "women were given the right to vote" in 1920 hardly fulfills even the goals of early feminists.

Women today make only $0.70 for every $1 a man makes; Women are still objectified on TV (the ever-popular Man Show, for example), in pornography, and by men across the nation; women are still victimized by domestic violence, sexual assault, and rape; the Equal Rights Amendment, first introduced to Congress in 1923, has never been passed."

The key value of modern feminism is the right of a womyn to have an abortion." Perhaps the right to have an abortion is A key value, but not the key value. Feminism is an umbrella for many issues that otherwise may go unnoticed and undiscussed. Feminism does address abortion, but it also takes on issues of rape and domestic violence, LGBT rights, sex education, and many others. Also, not all feminists are pro-choice, and modern feminism promotes the rights and choices of each individual woman. In fact, to say what "feminists", as a group, want can never be what all feminists want.

"Feminists are angry at the male-dominated world", and rightly so. Feminism is an ongoing struggle for the equality and equitability for women and minorities, the right to choose how to live one's own life. In fact, feminism works (ideally) to destroy itself by destroying the need for its existence. When this is the case, I will agree that feminism may be able to "vanish into the night", but until then, there will be nothing quiet about it.