“Feminism is not dead, by no means. It has evolved. If you don't like the term, change it, for Goddess' sake. Call it Aphrodite, or Venus, or bimbo, or whatever you want; the name doesn't matter, as long as we understand what it is about, and we
support it.” - Isabel Allende

We have come to live in a time where feminism is considered a taboo word; in fact, around 20% of Americans identify with feminism, but when asked if they believe that "men and women should be social, political, and economic equals," the percentage significantly goes up to 82% of America believing in that (Swanson). Lately there has been some disconnect with not knowing what feminism is that leads to shunning the word. Feminism has been defined as “a doctrine advocating the social, political, and economic rights for women to be equal to those of men”. Using this definition while reading the book it becomes clear that Lysistrata is a feminist play. Lysistrata is a product of its time, so of course it is not talking about some modern feminist problems. In those times there were no women in government, though that is not much different from 18% of women in Congress today (Swanson). Or the play does not talk about the wage gap between genders, since at the time the women’s realm was at the house. Nonetheless, Lysistrata is not just a play about women protesting war through abstaining from sex, but it is a feminist play, because it shows how the women sought to improve their lives through three realms: social, political, and economical.
First, in the play Lysistrata, women have absolutely no political rights. There is a war going on and one woman wants to put an end to it. This woman is named Lysistrata and she challenges the political structure - the Assembly - to achieve her goal of ending the war. She and the other women get fed up with the assembly and the constant decision to continue the war, while ignoring peace. So she and the women take things into ...