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Letters To The Editor, Paul Lauter, John Benedict, Emily Toth, Agate N. Krouse

Women's Studies Quarterly

Dear Sirs: I have recently received a brochure advertising the so-called "Major Authors Edition" of your anthology of English literature. The blurb absurdly advertises it as "the essential works of the essential authors." More properly, it should be described as "Some Major (and Some Minor) Works by Thirty White Male British Authors" ...

Second Berkshire Conference On The History Of Women, Mary Dunn

Women's Studies Quarterly

The Berkshire Conference of Women Historians decided in 1972 to lend support to research in the history of women. The field was regarded with some suspicion by many historians who did not see it as legitimate, and insisted that it was a "fad" whose time would soon pass. Moreover, too many people doing research in the field were working in isolation; rarely does one history department employ more than one person working in the history of women. Professors Lois Banner and Mary Hartman made the first proposal for a conference which would assert our belief that the history of women …

Structure And Staffing Of Programs, Florence Howe

Women's Studies Quarterly

[This is the first in a series of brief essays on various aspects of women's studies. In the Summer issue, Ms. Howe will write on curriculum. We welcome responses, in the form of letters or essays, to Ms. Howe's views.]

In the sixties, I surveyed the free university movement which had spawned in its brief lifetime of some three years upwards of 300 parallel or counter-institutions on or near campuses as diverse as San Francisco State College and the University of Pennsylvania. That movement did not accomplish its short-range goal: to effect change at host institutions. Indeed, those free universities …

New (And Still Sexist) Scholarship, Katherine M. Rogers

Women's Studies Quarterly

"Many distinguished women in the academic profession are far more exacting than a top sergeant at his most overpowering ... women in authority are all too often relentless to others in their profession, yet savagely intolerant of criticism of their own performance by anyone else." They are, in fact, neurotic shrews like Shakespeare's Katharina, and should take to heart the improvement produced in her by her taming. Another neurotic shrew, Shakespeare's Cleopatra (not only a mistress and mother but one of the most sexually fascinating women of all time), "carries an affectation of virility ... to a sustained rejection of …

Back Matter, The Feminist Press

Women's Studies Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Shirley Temple: Feminist Heroine?, Phyllis Zatlin Boring

Women's Studies Quarterly

I have fallen in love at first sight, and, as might be expected, I want to share my happiness with the world. The object of my affections is a curly-headed, dimpled charmer who has captured my heart on the basis of only a few minutes here and there on the Saturday afternoon rerun movies. Maybe others love that adorable little Shirley Temple of the 1930's because she is irresistibly cute, but my adoration is based on her indomitable spirit, her courage, and her unwillingness to play the role of docile, passive, spectator female child.

Newsbriefs, The Feminist Press

Women's Studies Quarterly

No abstract provided.

To Our Readers, The Feminist Press

Women's Studies Quarterly

With this issue, we inaugurate a series on The Future of Women's Studies, featuring contributions from programs around the country. We have had 20 responses thus far, and we print here a variety of the ones received earliest. We will print others in a double Summer/Fall issue, when we plan to feature the State University of New York's system, in which we reside, as well as our neighbor, the City University of New York. Programs that have not yet responded may, of course, do so now. We will also include in that issue, a 16 page review of high …

The Future Of Women's Studies, Chris Bose, Sue-Ellen Jacobs, Deirdre O'Neill, Mary Reeves, Beryl Richards, Dana V. Hiller, Joan Geetter, Nancy Porter, Julie Allen, Jean Maxwell, Sybil Weir, Betty Littleton

Women's Studies Quarterly

from the UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE

Because the degree which our students receive reads, "B.A. General Studies," students have asked for some means to show on their transcript the women-oriented courses they have taken in their Women Studies concentration. Thus, beginning in summer 1975, many of the courses that would have been listed under General and Interdisciplinary Studies (GIS) will now be listed under Women 290 or Women 490. These new numbers are for special topics in Women Studies and augment our three (only) permanently numbered courses: Women 200 (Introduction to Women Studies), Women 310 (Women and the Law) and …

Title Ix And Equality For Women Students In Sports, The Feminist Press

Women's Studies Quarterly

The following excerpt comes from an excellent pamphlet entitled "What Constitutes Equality for Women in Sport?" prepared by the Project on the Status and Education of Women at the Association of American Colleges, 1818 R Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009. The report includes a thorough review of Title IX and athletics as well as several rich pages on resources, including publications.

Feminist Medea Premieres, The Feminist Press

Women's Studies Quarterly

The Westbeth Playwrights' Feminist Collective will present Seattle playwright Gloria Albee's feminist Medea, directed by Patricia Carmichael, at the Westbeth Gallery Theatre, 155 Bank St., January 17-19, 24-26, 31; February 1 and 2. Friday and Sunday the performance begins at 8:00 PM, Saturday at 7:00 and 10:00 PM. Admission is $2.50.

Peer On Title Ix, The Feminist Press

Women's Studies Quarterly

These comments represent the thinking of several major women's groups in Kalamazoo, Michigan: The Committee to Study Sex Discrimination in the Kalamazoo Public Schools, the Kalamazoo Area Chapter of the National Organization for Women, The Kalamazoo Young Womens Christian Association, the Commission of the Status of Women of Western Michigan University, the Kalamazoo League of Women Voters, and the Kalamazoo Branch of the American Association of University Women. They are one section of a lengthy critique of the Title IX Guidelines.

Letters To The Editor, Eleanor Flexner, Cheri Register, Jennifer Macleod, Sandra Silver(Wo)Man

Women's Studies Quarterly

Dear Friends, Although she warned severely against "condescension," the writer of the article "reporting" on feminism at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho (Women's Studies Newsletter, Summer 1974) struck me as having enough of that quality and a good deal to spare, when it comes to the state of things there. Just a little swat such as "U.S. 95, the only federally numbered goat trail in the country" struck a pretty sour note, and of course she is not even accurate (unless "county" was intended instead of "country") and certainly conveys no image of the situation in …

On Title Ix From The Feminist Press, The Feminist Press

Women's Studies Quarterly

[The following statement was sent to the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.]

We congratulate the Office for Civil Rights on the appearance of the Title IX Guidelines and on most of their content. We are convinced of the importance of this document for the equitable education of young people and others, and we are especially pleased to see in the Guidelines language that insists upon equal treatment for all students. Such criticism as we have of the Guidelines is generally of two sorts: we should prefer more specificity in a …

Women's Studies Comes To The Military: Reflections On A Pilot Project, Margaret Mcfadden-Gerber

Women's Studies Quarterly

The overseas U.S. military base presents movement women with a complex and essentially hostile environment. The needs of four very different categories of women must be addressed: (1) women in uniform; (2) wives and daughters of servicemen; (3) wives and daughters of civil service employees; and (4) career civil service women. Since the "daughters" form a psychologically distinct group, they perhaps deserve their own niche. The picture is further complicated (and enriched) by the presence of numerous "host country" women who hold down a variety of jobs on base.

The "dependent wife," whether from the second or third category, experiences …

International News: Changing Children's Literature, The Feminist Press

Women's Studies Quarterly

The following is a list of women's groups in England working to change sexist children's literature.

Women's Studies At A State College, Elaine Hedges

Women's Studies Quarterly

The number of requests received at Towson State College (Maryland) for information on our Women's Studies Program suggests that the growth and expansion of women's studies is creating an as yet unfulfilled need for descriptions of how programs came into being, how they operate, survive, and, hopefully, flourish. What follows is an abbreviated version of our experience as faculty at Towson, with emphasis on our nature as a public, specifically a state, institution, and on the ways in which we have both accommodated ourselves to and profited from that public status.

Back Matter, The Feminist Press

Women's Studies Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Special Double Issue: Supplement On Title Ix, F. H.

Women's Studies Quarterly

"God Bless Title IX" say the newest buttons in Washington, D.C. (available for 25¢ from the Project on the Status of Women, 1818 R Street, Washington, D.C. 20009) and the mood of feminists there and along the east coast is equally equivocal. Some feel that the Guidelines raise more problems than they solve; others are glad to have anything at all with which to approach the sexism of school systems; and most wish the Guidelines were firmer, more specific, and more inclusive. At the same time, there is some concern about the life of female or feminist institutions, especially those …

Phd In Women's History, The Feminist Press

Women's Studies Quarterly

The Department of History at the State University of New York at Binghampton has announced a "modest major in women's history." Graduate students may design their PhD program to complement a regular area and period major defined flexibly enough to allow for ample comparative and interdisciplinary work in women's studies.

Front Matter, The Feminist Press

Women's Studies Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Making The Most Out Of Scarcity: Role Models In Motion, Ellen Kimmel

Women's Studies Quarterly

Women psychologists in the South are doing something about the problem of minority status in their profession. Less than 20 percent of all psychologists are female. Worse yet, even a smaller number are employed in academic institutions where they might serve as role models for women students who are in the process of choosing a career. In fact, only nine percent of the faculty of Southern psychology departments are female. Since jobs in psychology usually require a doctorate, young women must prepare for such careers much as they would for law or medicine. But what if women students attend institutions …

International News: New Feminist Presses, The Feminist Press

Women's Studies Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Kalamazoo On Textbooks And Curriculum, The Feminist Press

Women's Studies Quarterly

These comments represent the thinking of several major women's groups in Kalamazoo, Michigan: The Committee to Study Sex Discrimination in the Kalamazoo Public Schools, the Kalamazoo Area Chapter of the National Organization for Women, The Kalamazoo Young Womens Christian Association, the Commission of the Status of Women of Western Michigan University, the Kalamazoo League of Women Voters, and the Kalamazoo Branch of the American Association of University Women. They are one section of a lengthy critique of the Title IX Guidelines.

Summary Of Issues Being Raised By Women's Groups Concerning The Proposed Regulations For Title Ix Of The Education Amendments Of 1972, Bernice Sandler, Mararet C. Dunkle, Frnacelia Gleaves, Kay Meckes-Jones, Louise Hunter

Women's Studies Quarterly

For a more detailed analysis of issues raised by women's groups, see The Congressional Record, July 18, 1974, E4863-4869, which contains a critique of the proposed Title IX regulations prepared by Rep. Bella Abzug and the Women's Equity Action League (WEAL). This can be obtained by writing your Representative or Senator.

News From The Staff, The Feminist Press

Women's Studies Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Re-Educating A Generation Of Teachers: A Conference Report, Jo Jacobs

Women's Studies Quarterly

The Feminist Press national conference "Toward Nonsexist Schools: Re-educating a Generation of Teachers" took place November 21, 22 and 23, 1974 on the campus of SUNY /College at Old Westbury. The program of this working conference was intended to provide specific methods and materials for public school teachers and administrators who are organizing in-service courses on sex-role stereo typing. More than 25 different workshops and panels presented new research on socialization, history and literature, and models for organizing and administering a women's studies in-service program.

Affirmative Action Under Attack, Sheila Tobias

Women's Studies Quarterly

It is doubtful that serious discussion of Richard A. Lester's book on affirmative action (Antibias Regulations of Universities: Faculty Problems and Their Solutions, McGraw-Hill, 1974) can ever undo the damage caused by the flurry of misleading articles that appeared about the book in the New York Times, Newsweek, and The Chronicle of Higher Education six months ago. "Minority Hiring Said to Hurt Colleges," the New York Times headlined its front-page piece, continuing that minority hiring had caused a "lowering of standards and an undermining of faculty quality." Readers were left to assume that Lester had hard …

Scholarships/Fellowships, The Feminist Press

Women's Studies Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Women's Studies Programs, The Feminist Press

Women's Studies Quarterly

Most of the programs listed below are interdisciplinary, i.e., they combine courses in literature, language or culture with work in sociology, anthropology, economics, political science, history, philosophy, psychology, biology and related fields. Some programs offer minors (denoted by *), others award the B.A. (denoted by **) or A.A. degree (denoted by ***), still others offer the M.A. (denoted by+). Only one offers the Ph.D. (denoted by †). Programs listed without a specific label offer a roster of elective courses. Where no chairperson is listed, either the program is still in the process of organization or it has chosen to function …