Feminist: Lamps & Treasures

I was just teaching Violet what a feminist is.
First, I was explaining females and males. "Do you know what a female is? Like a female bird?" I asked.

Violet said, "Yes, my moogie taught me. It's a girl."
Me: "And do you know what a male is?"
Violet: "Yes, it's a boy."
Me: "Very good. Well, the word feminist is like the word female. They both start with FEM. They mean female. Can you say feminist?"
Violet: "Feminist"
Me: "Good. A feminist is a person who thinks women can do things that men can do. Some men don't think that women should do the same things that men can do. Like some churches don't let women talk or pray. Only the men can be the leaders of the church. Do you think women could be good leaders?"
Violet: "Yes"
Me: "And do you remember when we went to vote? When we went in that curtain and pressed some buttons?"
Violet: "Yes"
Me: "Well, not too long ago women couldn't vote in this country. The men wouldn't let the women. Does that sound very fair?
Violet: "No."
Me: So, some boys aren't very nice to girls and feminist try to change that so that women and men are equal.
Violet: "I know what we can do! All the girls should buy something for the boys so that they will be nice to us and then buy us stuff."
Me: "What should we buy them?"
Violet: "Lamps and treasures."
Me: "That's a good idea." (I'm sorry I'm a mom, I can't help it! got to boost the ego from an early age.)
Violet: And then, we should write them a letter that says: "dear boys, Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, oh pretty please, please, please, please be nice to the girls."

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT! (I feel like giving Susan B. Anthony a fist bump right now.)