Blog #2 (Second Semester)

I believe it is significant for a woman to take her spouse's surname. For a countless number of years, it has been a tradition for woman to take their husband's surname and it should still continue to exist. Personally, I find it perfectly acceptable if a woman does not want to take her husband's surname and if she wants to keep her maiden name. However, I find it a little radical for this practice to create offense among women because it has been a tradition established for an extremely long amount of time and it was created to glorify the inequalities between men and women. Men don't take their wife's surname because it has been an established tradition for ages that a a wife takes their husband's surname. To me, the subject is trivial at best and if a woman wants to keep her surname or take her husband's surname, it should be her choice.