It seems like anyone who's anyone has been apart of the Women's Marches that have been going on these past few years. Notable celebrities, including Emma Watson, Viola Davis, Adele, and more have all made appearances, as well as many friends, neighbors, or family members you may know. Across every news channel you see signs holding up clever sayings like "A Women's Place is in the House...in the Senate...in the White House...and in any other place where things NEED TO BE FIXED!" or "We are not ovary-acting," or any other creative slogan you probably thought you could never come up with. (Spoiler alert: you can!)

This is the third year in a row, and you're still not there. Maybe you always have plans come up, maybe you got sick. Maybe you can't physically get there, or maybe you just don't have the finances to support the trip. For whatever reason (all of which are perfectly valid), you have not been able to make it to the Women's March, or Marches.

As we are just past the 2019 March, you are no doubt being inundated with signs and stories from those that attended. And you are not one of them. And that's ok.

I am like you, I have not been able to make it to one of these historic marches. It's easy to feel like this means you are not doing your part in the fight for feminism, that so many are much more dedicated than you, but this is not true. Just going to a rally and making a cool sign doesn't make anyone a better feminist than another.

To be a true feminist, that is, one who advocates EQUALITY for BOTH genders (not that women are superior to men), you must use your voice in your own way, and define what advocacy means to you personally. You support women in jobs and other obstacles, you spend time getting educated and knowing your rights, and you act as a role model for the generations behind you. Maybe your way of advocacy is writing (books, blogs, etc) to create empathy in others for the plight, maybe you call your senators to make your voice heard, maybe you seek to educate others in your community about feminism and what it means to you. Maybe you support your local Planned Parenthood or other volunteer organization supporting women's rights with either your time or money. There are numerous ways to support equality, and most of them don't involve trips to Washington, DC.

If you are someone who supports equality, who knows that women should be allowed to be the best they can be, if you are someone who believes in the feminism ideal, you are a feminist. Just like the ones carrying the signs. They are doing their type of advocacy, and you are doing yours. And both are valid and neither makes you "more of a feminist" than the other.

We thank you for your commitment to the cause, and we can't wait to see where this goes next.