The vast majority of women who marry still take their husband's name. And I'm not vilifying that behavior! But that's a pattern where women are truly still taking on their husbands' identities.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that's her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that.
Our marriage is strictly in name only. It has never been consummated.
I am an adamant feminist. It never occurred to me to take my husband's name when we married. I am a supporter of abortion rights, of equal pay for equal work, of the rights of women prisoners, of all the time-honored feminist causes, and then some.
I took my son's name. I didn't take my husband's name.
I'm surprised by the fact that I like the word 'husband.' I thought I would hate it.
Women have had the power of naming stolen from us.
It is a fact that all women contribute more to marriage than men; for the most part they have to change their place of living, their method of work, a great many women today changing their occupation entirely on marriage; and they must even change their name.
I don't care if you marry someone who works at the grocery store or someone who is a director of a company; everyone should have their own identity.
I think I lost my sense of identity when I was married. I know I did. And it took me a very long time to regain it and find out who I was.
A wife should no more take her husband's name than he should hers. My name is my identity and must not be lost.