Praxis Thesis

This praxis project stemmed from my own experience of attending an all-girls school. After deep reflection on my experience, I wanted to explore the ways in which an all-girls school provides feminist teaching or does not. Through my research, I have looked at the way current students at an all-girls school define feminism within their lives and their school. In this paper, I will explore the ways that feminism appears within an all-girls middle school. Through the perspective of four girls, I will delve into the complexities of feminism, both during structured class time and in the culture of the school. The objective of this research is to expand the ways that feminism is being taught and practiced within an all-girls school. Through interviews, I examine how the lived experiences of the girls illustrate feminist teaching and influence. By using intersectional feminism as my theoretical framework, I question the ways in which feminism should be taught within schools and the best frameworks to do so.