Feminism Isn’t Supporting Our Femininity: Q&A with Author of Feminist to Feminine Justice Kuehl, by Aliya Kuykendall

Justice Kuehl, who holds the title as longest-reigning Miss Tennessee at one year and five months, is the author of Feminist to Feminine: Reclaiming the Value of Womanhood in God’s Story (Fedd Books, January 2024). She told The Stream about her conservative upbringing, how she became a passionate feminist, and then began to realize that the modern feminist movement wasn’t helping women or her own marriage. 

Along the way, she came across Pope John Paul II’s  Theology of the Body, which explain gender roles based on biological design. Those now inform her views of femininity. She encourages readers to find peace in biblical femininity and avoid either a fundamentalist or feminist ideology that reduces women to less than they actually are. 

This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

The Stream: How did  you adopt and then later reject feminism?

Justice Kuehl: I grew up in a very female household. I’m one of four girls. I’ve got a ton of female cousins. So I just have always loved women. …

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