What ever happened to feminism?

Two years ago I worked on an oral history project. I interviewed my academic adviser. She was a big feminist during her college years here at St. Olaf. During her time, students were protesting to have condoms readily available on campus. This was a time where the conversation of sex could lead to a deadly one because of HIV/AIDS. As a feminist, she protested holding signs and shouting for students' rights to have condoms on campus. This was in the 80's.

After graduating from college, she was still a feminist but in subtle ways. She now works here on campus and saw how the student body do not display overt forms of feminism at all. You wouldn't find a group of students holding up signs for change. It's different now.

Some of my friends claim to be feminists. A few despise the word and do not think they need feminism anymore. What is going on? I am not sure, but I believe Courtney E. Martin's TED Talk here is very important to consider.