Loose Change

            
             During the era of the 1960's and 70's, women had a defined position and rarely was it challenged or interrupted. Many women were at ease with the mentality of men being the intellectuals, breadwinners, and voices for them. Others dared to confront this ideal and step up to the plate for women everywhere. The lives of men and women behind closed doors defined the way in which both were looked upon by society. Women's personal lives and relations were subject to scrutiny by the rest of the world. It was inevitable that there would come a time when they would step forward and take back from society what was private and put out a new ideal of what a woman could and should be.
             For the three women in Loose Change, the "new woman" that emerged in the 60's and 70's meant very different things. Sara, Tasha, and Susie looked at femininity in very different ways. All three of them often surrounded themselves with and defined themselves by men. I do not recall a time when any of them was not involved in some way with a man. During this era of time, that was looked at as the norm. "Free Love" was their battle cry and these women and most all young adults jumped on the train. The one thing that the three women .
             collectively had in common throughout their travels was ownership of their bodies and sexuality. I think that this was one of the ideas that helped to engage the women's movement. Women were not afraid of men when it came to sex. They were in control just as much, if not more, as men were. The irony of this is that the new idea of feminism reflected the opposite of this behavior. Women were to be completely independent. Feminists did not need men and could live and function without them. .
             For the young generation of the 60's and 70's the future was tomorrow. The way that Davidson described her life and that of Susie and Tasha, rarely did the real future come into the picture. On the outside, Sara seemed to be the most together and stable, but inside she was still just as naive about the rest of her life as everyone else at this time was.