Greetings! My name is Maria Robinson and I will be one of the Summer Interns at the Minnesota Women's Consortium. I am excited to start the summer off on a great note, by helping out with College Feminist Connect, Facebook, Twitter, blogging and other activities here at the consortium.
I graduated in May from the University of Minnesota here in the cities with a B.A in History and a minor in Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies. My dream job would be a curator of a women's museum or the Smithsonian. However, my current academic focus is on studying for the dreaded GRE and not procrastinating.
I work full time at an aquarium, where I have the chance to see sharks and sea turtles every day. With school finished, I now have a chance to conquer the reading list that has been building up since freshman year, when I got my first text book and realized fun reading would be a thing of the past. I am also excited to start my summer ritual of watching every episode of I Love Lucy. As a history major I also enjoy doing research for the fun of it. This summer Hypatia the Philosopher is the person I am excited to learn more about. Last year I had the opportunity to study abroad in Greece, and this summer I would ideally like to continue learning Greek because my speaking skills are really lacking.
I grew up in St. Cloud, Minnesota which was, and still is very conservative. Lucky for me my parents are Strong feminists, they strongly support many human rights organizations and have taught me about women's power. My first memory of feminism was when I was five, I went to a Take Back The Night rally in my red wagon with my parents. I did not really understand what was going on around me, all I remember was that I wanted to be a strong women, just like all the women around me. I recently had the amazing opportunity to be in the Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies department at the U of M, lead by the faculty of strong professors and the most brilliant TA's.
I have always wanted to be involved with feminism and organizations that are promoted to education and women's rights issues. I am excited to have the opportunity to get started with my post undergraduate life here at the consortium!
Best, Maria
