Isabella – Patriarchy to me
Preferred Name
Isabella
Legal Name
Isabella Ferretti
Contact Email
isferretti@s.sfusd.edu
Age
16
Gender Expression
Female
Which student are you?
High School Student (US Only)
Name of School
Mission High
Grade / Year in School
11
Location (City, State/Province, Country)
San Francisco, California
If you identify with an ethnicity or culture(s), which one or ones do you identify with?
Mexican
What is the name of your legal guardian/parent (if under 18)?
Nancy Eligio
Please provide contact information for your legal guardian/parent (if under 18)
naea415@yahoo.com
What are your social media accounts (TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook)?
Instagram: isa.bell3.a
Please select type of project you are entering
Literature/Poetry
What is the title of your project?
Patriarchy to me
Please tell us about your submission (maximum 600 words)
My poem is about how I see patriarchy. I talk about how women and people of other genders are put down and told to follow what society thinks are people's roles in society. When I end it with “they hold us down” after each stanza I’m talking about how in each category they are trying to make us inferior. In the last stanza when I end it with “they can’t hold us down” I’m speaking on how we are not to follow these social norms that have been put out because we are powerful and have our own ways of navigating.
What is something you learned about patriarchy and what is something you would like to change about what you learned?
I learned what it actually meant because I have heard the word, but never really understood its full meaning. I would like to change how women and people of other genders are seen.
