A lot of what I learned about feminism came from watching The Cosby Show. There was Clair Huxtable, the graceful, yet dignified matriarch who made balancing a full-time job and motherhood look easy. But more importantly, she never stood for sexist behavior (remember when she clapped back at Denise’s boyfriend for his insensitive remarks in season one?). Then there was Clair’s eldest daughter, Sondra, who shined as the progressive, Princeton-educated woman who whipped her chauvinist boyfriend into shape. Though I didn’t know it at the time, these fierce ladies were teaching me the basics of feminism 101. But while they played a key role in my introduction to the movement, it was 8-year-old Rudy Huxtable—the queen of sass and a proud women's rights advocate—who left the biggest impression on me.