WOMEN ON CAMPUS

     The Second Wave of Feminism influenced the 1970s. Feminists were focusing on equality, sexuality, reproductive rights, and the workplace. Students were influenced by this movement. Students were able to express their view on the feminist wave that was occurring at that time. Some students were feminists, while some were against it and a few were sexist. Women on campus were able to gain influence by  expressing values, or creating clubs, such as the Maryhill Activities Council.  In a 1976 Hilltopper paper, a student named Elaine Hankey was able to express her feminist voice in a response to  Jonathan A. Bailey, another student at St Ed's, about the Women's Liberation Movement. Bailey had stated that "Homosexuality has come to be closely associated with Women's Lib; after all lesbians are women too. But homosexuality is not normal."[13] Bailey asserted his view by implying that homosexuality was immoral, therefore Women's Movement was also abnormal. Anti-feminists believed that feminists were trying to be more masculine. Hankey responded by stating, “You obviously feel threatened by the hairy armpits, bristling legs, yellow teeth, and all the other vice Libbers supposedly have.”[14] Hankey asserted her opinion writing that Bailey felt threatened by these radical women who were challenging the social norms of gender. Hankey then continued stating that the Women's Movement was achieving equality for women. Hankey expressed and voiced her opinion against another student through the school’s newspaper. This newspaper demonstrates how much students were expressing their views on campus and being able to debate with over sensitive topics such as Feminism.