Sociology professor Emily Estrada wants to find answers on how to support marginalized communities.

“I am personally at a moment where I’m searching for answers and searching for a direction and really struggling with those things,” Estrada said. “If I’m struggling with those things as a white, middle class, cisgender, straight-passing woman, then I know this might be the case for others struggling to find answers.”

So she screened a film.

With the support of the gender and women’s studies department and the Triandiflou Institute, Estrada hosted a screening of the feminist documentary “Not Done” on March 31.

“I wanted to screen a film that centered on activism, related to gender equality given the political climate that we’re currently facing,” Estrada said.

The film highlights key figures in the modern feminist movement: Tamika Mallory, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Linda Sarsour, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey. During the post-screening discussion, students engaged in dialogue about social movements like Black Lives Matter, transgender liberation and the #MeToo movement.

Crenshaw coined the term intersectionality in 1989 in her essay “Mapping the Margins,” a foundational text in third-wave feminism. She explores how race and gender intersect to create unique experiences and challenges for women of color, particularly in the context of violence and legal frameworks.

“Making sure intersectionality is at the foreground of any type of movement occurring, and centering relationships, experiences and connections of working class women” are critical takeaways for viewers in today’s political climate, Estrada said. 

Indigenous activists throughout the film highlight economic barriers for women and migrant workers who call for economic empowerment and establishment of higher wages, better working conditions and an end to discrimination. 

​​“Being a woman in society and growing up in a Hispanic household around a lot of women helped me understand the significance of feminism,” Cattela Brito, a business major, said.

But to Brito, the campus does not show enough representation of feminism.

“It’s important to see a community where women are represented properly and treated equally,” she said. “I think there’s a lack of awareness towards issues women experience on campus.”

Photo by PBS  under fair use.