Myth, Movement, and Modern Musings - Is Feminism Still Relevant Today? Written by Sea Siren Sister Ligea…

The Awakening (1970s)

“She wore her voice like velvet and marched into the storm.”

The 1970s were a reckoning. Women were tired of being told to wait, to whisper, to shrink. So they rose. They marched in heels and combat boots, with signs in hand and fire in their hearts. Feminism wasn’t just a word—it was a wave.

This was the decade of firsts.

Firsts in politics, in boardrooms, in bedrooms. Women demanded choice, visibility, and autonomy. They weren’t asking to be included—they were claiming what was already theirs...their rights as a Goddess.

This photograph is from Yves Saint Laurent's 1976 collection, "Prêt-à-porter '76," and is a tribute to the actress Marlene Dietrich, who famously wore men's suits & tailoring. The collection was a significant moment in fashion history and a nod of the designer's approval of The unstoppable feminist movement and the momentum it was experiencing.