WMST-L LOG9407D ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 22 Jul 1994 11:46:00 GMT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "[Heather Jacobson]" Subject: Inquiry: Law Associations/Lawyers I am posting this for a friend who is not a member of the list. She is in desperate need of addresses for the Irish- American Bar Association or any associations of/for lawyers who are women or associations/organizations dealing with juvenile justice. She needs the info asap, otherwise we would not be asking ( we are in Dublin and it is very difficult to get stuff like that here). If anyone knows any addresses we would be most appreciative if you could send them to me at: hjcobson@vax1.tcd.ie Thanks! Heather Jacobson Women's Studies Trinity College Dublin hjcobson@vax1.tcd.ie ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 22 Jul 1994 10:46:42 -0500 Reply-To: korenman@UMBC2.UMBC.EDU Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: limiting the size of WMST-L messages I'd like to let WMST-L subscribers know about a size-limit feature that has just been implemented on the list. From now on, messages longer than 225 lines (including all header lines) will automatically be rejected by the listserv software. This will be especially helpful in blocking long forwarded messages--often copywritten articles that should never have been sent to the list to start with. It will also encourage people posting conference announcements to include necessary information but not every detail about housing accommodations, the glories of the setting, etc. Since each screen of material contains approximately 20 lines, the rejected messages would take more than 10 computer screens. I've checked the WMST-L postings for June and July to see what effect this size limitation would have had. Of the 778 messages that have appeared on the list since June 1, only 4 would definitely have been rejected. Of these, three should not have been sent to the list to start with, and one was a legitimate but seemingly endless conference announcement that went on for about 20 screens. It SHOULD have been rejected and re-edited. If you have a longer posting that you feel belongs on WMST-L, write to me privately. It will still be possible to make such postings available as files that interested readers can send for. I don't yet know exactly what will happen to rejected messages. (They will either come to me, to my assistant who handles bounced mail, to the UMDD postmaster, or back to the sender.) Indeed, I'm hoping that by letting you know of the need to keep the length of postings under control, I may never have to find out what happens to rejected messages. I might also add that I got this idea from another listowner who has set the size limit on HER list to 65 lines (including the header!). Don't worry--I have NO intention of imposing so restrictive a limit on WMST-L. But I do want to discourage excessively long posts, and this seems like a good way to do it. (It may be that the WMST-L size limit should be somewhat lower than 225, but I thought I'd see first what effect this limit would have.) I am sending this message to the list simply to inform subscribers of the new feature. Please don't feel compelled to comment. If you do wish to comment, please do so privately, not on WMST-L. Many thanks. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 22 Jul 1994 10:36:53 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Stephanie Riger Subject: rule of thumb Our local university net had an intense discussion on this topic a few months ago. I asked the person who initiated that discussion, Dick Campbell, to respond to the recent query on wmst-l. Below is his reply. If you would like to comment on this, please send messages directly to him at DCAMP@uic.edu, not to me or to the wmst-l. Stephanie Riger ***** Stephanie Riger asked me to reply to this note because I sent her a similar message some months back and spent a fair amount of time tracking down referenc es etc. Here are the facts as best I can ascertain them. The assertion that the term originates in judicial cases appears in at least two standard works on family violence, one by E. Pleck and the other by L. Gordon. Neither author gives a specific reference. Neither author is correct as far as I can tell. Here is the best information that I have been able to gather with the help of many scholars on the internet. The term "rule of thumb" has been used to mean "rough or approximate measure" for several hundred years. This is amply documented in the Oxford English Dictionary and various other works. On the other hand, there are apparently legal cases in both the United States and Great Britain in which judges estab- lished a standard for the maximum diamater of a rod with which a man may beat his wife. I have citations available to specific cases if anyone is interested. I use the word "apparently" because I have not actually gone to the law library to retrieve these cases. What is clear is that the term "rule of thumb" does not have its origin in rulings regarding violence toward women; it predates any legal opinions on the issue. Below, I include a lengthy quote from a message I received which cites various legal cases. A lawyer friend of mine is currently retrieving these various opionions. We hope to write a brief paper that properly documents what the var- ious judges actually said. One last point. The practice of "caning" in English Public Schools has a long history. I am surprised that there is not some sort of legal ruling on that issue as well. **************** Quoted Message Begins Here **************** Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 07:11:36 -0500 Reply-To: H-NET Intellectual History List Sender: H-NET Intellectual History List From: "Wm. E. Painter, Jr." Subject: Lexis search - rule of thumb X-To: H-IDEAS@uicvm.uic.edu To: Multiple recipients of list H-IDEAS From: SMTP%"ktonella%pac-man.arcade.uiowa.edu@uicvm.uic.edu" 28-APR-1994 05:18:37.78 I did a quick Lexis search for legal references on "rule of thumb" in relation to wife beating. I didn't have time for a really refined search but below are short relevant excerpts. ----------------- n86 The husband's right to discipline his wife has a long history at commonlaw, related to the concept of wives as chattel. For a review of the changing scope of the disciplinary prerogative at common law, see UNITED STATES COMM'N ON CIVIL RIGHTS, UNDER THE RULE OF THUMB: BATTERED WOMEN AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 14, 21 (1982), supra note 41, at 1-3; Eppler, supra note 13, at 791-93; Note, supra note 16, at 705. 34 Emory L.J. 855, *874 Historically, wife beating has been an acceptable practice both socially and legally. The right of a husband to physically chastise his wife was inherited from the British Common Law tradition which considered married people to be one person, specifically the husband, n91 and, which gave the husband who beat his wife immunity from prosecution. In Bradley v. State, n92 a Mississippi court articulated and adopted this form of immunity, holding that a husband should be able to moderately chastise his wife without subjecting himself to vexatious prosecution for assault and battery. Moderate chastisement was measured by the " rule of thumb" which allowed a husband to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. n93 The societal basis for this legal acceptance of wife beating may be seen in the results of a survey conducted for [*875] the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention ofViolence, which found that twenty-five percent of college educated men interviewed felt that physical chastisement of a spouse was acceptable in some situations. n94 106 Harv. L. Rev. 1501, *1502 II. Historical Underpinnings of Wife Abuse When you see your wife commit an offense, don't rush at her with insults and violent blows . . . . Scold her sharply, bully and terrify her. And if this still doesn't work . . . take up a stick and beat her soundly, for it is better to punish the body and correct the soul than to damage the soul and spare the body . . . . Then readily beat her, not in rage but out of charity and concern for her soul, so that the beating will redound to your merit and her good. n4 106 Harv. L. Rev. 1501, *1501 Domestic violence is not a new problem. History is replete with reports of domestic abuse, n11 and despite the community-wide repercussions of domestic violence, an adequate legal response has long been lacking. In fact, United States law condoned wife abuse and protected the right of men to beat their wives through the midnineteenth century. n12 In the late 1800s, shifting public attitudes prompted some states to eliminate explicit legal protection for batterers, and several instituted a range of punishments for abusive husbands. n13 Most early reform efforts, however, focused primarily on maintaining the family structure and failed to provide meaningful relief for the victims of domestic violence. n14 Indeed, until as recently as twenty-five years ago, battered women had few legal remedies available to them. n15 - - - - - - - - - - - - -Footnotes- - - - - - - - - - - - n11 See OKUN, supra note 1, at 2-6. n12 See ANGELA BROWNE, WHEN BATTERED WOMEN KILL 165-67 (1987). 20 Fla. St. U.L. Rev. 679, *681 n7 Id. ("For as he [the husband] is to answer for her misbehavior, the law thought it reasonable to intrust him with this power of restraining her, by domestic chastisement, in the same moderation that a man is allowed to correct his apprentices or his children." (quoting 1 William Blackstone, Commentaries *444)). ======================================================================== 217 >I'll let you reply to this one, since you are now our resident expert. Stephan >ie >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >I have gone around quoting the "rule of thumb": that is it used to be law >that a man could beat his wife with a switch (tree limb) no wider than the >width of his thumb. Someone has challenged me on this, and I need a reference >I can show him to quell the debate. Can anyone help? You may answer privately >or if you think others might want the reference - just reply to the listserver. >Thank you. LuAnn Beamer: LB9696@albanyvm1 or LB9696@uacsc2.albany.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard T. Campbell | Internet : DCAMP@UIC.EDU Department of Sociology M/C 312 | Phone (W): 312/413-3759 University of Illinois at Chicago | Phone (H): 708/386-2263 1007 W. Harrison St. | FAX : 312/996-5104 Chicago, IL 60607-7140 | BITNET : u08239@UICVM ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 22 Jul 1994 16:07:33 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Barbara Shearer Subject: Notable Women in Science ********************************************************* * * * NOTABLE WOMEN IN SCIENCE * * BIOGRAPHICAL PROJECT * * * * VOLUME 1 * * * ********************************************************* Contributors still needed for the following: Anatomy -- Margaret Lewis Biology __ Victoria Foe, Mimi Koehl, Deborah Penry, Naomi Pierce, Ellen Silbergeld, Heather Williams Biophysics -- Mildred Cohn, Nuran Gokhan Botany __ Margaret Ferguson Cytology -- Elizabeth Hay Medicine -- Elizabeth Neufeld, Marie Walker Microbiology -- Gladys Dick Mycology -- Elizabeth Hazen Zoology -- Mary Jane Guthrie, Ethel Harvey, Hope Hibbard, Agnes Moody If you are interested in writing and publishing a 1,500 word biographical essay on any of these women, please contact Barbara Shearer, co-editor, at Shearer@jeflin.tju.edu for further information. Barbara Shearer Associate Director for Public Services Scott Memorial Library Thomas Jefferson University 1020 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107-5587 Telephone: 215-955-2827 Fax: 215-955-7642 E-mail: Shearer@jeflin.tju.edu ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 22 Jul 1994 17:43:55 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Margaret Susan Thompson Subject: Clericalism/Patriarchy [As I am sending this query to several lists, my apologies to those who get more than one copy.] In the course of my work on Catholic sisters, I'm trying to disentangle the two concepts of *clericalism* and *patriarchy*. While I realize these two phenomena *may* on occasion be conflated, they are distinct and I'm trying to understand them as such. Part of what I'm doing is reading about religious brothers, who are male, but not clerics. But what I'm looking for, most of all, is any analysis that has been done--from a social scientific, feminist, theological, or other perspective--on either the convergence or the divergence between the 2 phenomena of clericalism and patriarchy. So far, I have not found any. Please send any suggestions directly to me, unless you think others on this list may be interested. Many thanks! Best, Peggy Margaret Susan Thompson Dept. of History, 145 Eggers Hall Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-1090 315-443-5882, 443-2210 ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 22 Jul 1994 17:54:34 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Paulette Olson Subject: info on "take back the night" In preparation for our "take back the night" march planned for Sept 26th here at Wright State, we would like to have some background information on its origin-- such as who planned the first one, where did it take place, and was it in response to a particular event? Thank you in advance for cites, information, etc. Please reply privately. Thanks again. PAULETTE OLSON POLSON@DESIRE.WRIGHT.EDU Department of Economics POLSON@WSU.BITNET Wright State University FAX (513)873-3545 Dayton, OH 45435 OFFICE (513)873-2409 ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 10:47:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: New file on women and whiteness WMST-L subscriber Giavanna Munafo has made available a bibliography she has compiled on women and whiteness. I have added it to the WMST-L file collection under the title WHITENES WOMEN . You can retrieve the file from LISTSERV@UMDD.UMD.EDU (Internet) or LISTSERV@UMDD (Bitnet) by sending a message to listserv that says GET WHITENES WOMEN . Please note the strange spelling WHITENES (IBM filenames can have no more than eight characters in each of two parts). If you wish to see what other files are available, you can send a two-word message to listserv that says INDEX WMST-L . Please be sure to send these messages to LISTSERV, not to WMST-L. Many thanks to Giavanna for making this valuable bibliography available. (And yes, in case you're wondering, we just had two entire days without a single WMST-L message.) Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 14:06:07 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Paula Gaber Subject: inforM update The following directory has been added to inforM's Women's Studies Database: Educational Resources/Academic Resources by Topic/Women's Studies Resources/Gender Issues/Women in the Workplace/ The Economic Status of Black Women A comprehensive report from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights investigating the economic status of black women in America. The report was completed in October 1990. To access the inforM database, telnet or gopher to INFORM.UMD.EDU. (If you do not know how to telnet or gopher, contact a local computer wizard, or try typing "telnet inform.umd.edu" or "gopher inform.umd.edu" at the main prompt of your computer account). Hit return to set the default terminal type or type "?" for a list of choices. Use either your arrow keys or number keys to select -> 4. Educational Resources 3. Academic Resources by Topic 9. Women's Studies Resources The Gopher interface has a feature that allows users to send files to their e-mail accounts. After selecting a file, either scroll to the end of the file or type "q", then press "m". The system will then prompt you for your email address. The inforM system also maintains Web pages. The URL is: http://inform.umd.edu:86/Educational_Resources/ AcademicResourcesByTopic/WomensStudies The inforM system is also accessible by anonymous ftp. FTP to INFORM.UMD.EDU. Login as "anonymous", and use your mail address as a password. Choose the "inforM" directory by typing "cd inforM". The command "cd [directory name]" will change the directory. The commands "dir" or "ls" will display a list of files in that directory. Use the command "get [filename]" to download a file into your account. The FTP pathname for these files is: inforM/Educational_Resources/AcademicResourcesByTopic/WomensStudies/ GenderIssues/BlackEconStatus Your local Gopher system may be set up to automatically link to the Women's Studies Database. Check the "Other Systems" or "Other Gophers" directory or ask your system administrator for help. Even if you do not have real Internet access, it is still possible to get files from inforM. If you are interested in this option, please email me and I will forward a file written by Mark Whitis that explains how to do this. Please remember that the system is case sensitive. Anything that appears in quotes must be typed exactly as it is here. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Paula Gaber inforM, Room 4343 Coordinator, Women's Studies Database Computer Science Center gaber@inform.umd.edu University of Maryland (301) 405-2939 College Park, Maryland 20742 =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 11:25:29 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Susan Herring Subject: climate for women in computer-mediated classrooms We know about the chilly climate for women in regular (other than women's studies) face-to-face classrooms. But what about in computer- networked classrooms, where students have to interact over a computer network as part of the course requirements? Does anyone know of any *published research* that reports on women's participation on course- related networks? My suspicion is that women participate relatively more actively in computer-mediated discussions when there is a grade (or the teacher's approval, to say nothing of the teacher's protection) attached to it, than they do in mixed-sex discussion groups on the Internet, where men generally dominate. That is, networked classrooms may actually encourage women to speak up who wouldn't do so in either a traditional classroom or on a computer network outside the classroom. Is this true? I'm looking to read empirical research that bears on this question. For the purpose of my question, it doesn't matter what subject matter is taught in the classroom. It would be important to know the approximate ratio of women to men in the class, however. (On the Internet, at least, the more women in a group, the more women participate at a rate proportional to their numbers. The fewer women, the less those few speak. There is power in numbers, in more ways than one.) Thanks in advance for suggestions for relevant articles, reports, etc. Susan Herring susan@utafll.uta.edu ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 16:16:21 CST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: DEB NORDGREN Subject: Women in Film A colleague is preparing a new course on the image of women in popular film. She's been unable to find a good textbook to use. Any suggestions? Please reply privately. Thanks. Deb Nordgren University of Wisconsin-Superior Superior, WI 54880 (715)394-8233 dnordgre@uwsuper.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 11:12:22 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: NANCY GRACE Subject: Interdisciplinarity I'm in the process of researching the interdisciplinary nature of women's studies programs and research and am interested in learning more about how women's studies scholars/teachers define and practice interdisciplinary teaching and research. While much of the literature on women's studies programs incorporate the term "interdisciplinary," there is disagreement about the extent to which many WS courses are "truly" interdisciplinary. Any thoughts on this issue would be greatly appreciated. I'm particularly interested in definitions of the terms and ways in which we attempt to actualize those definitions. Thanks for your thoughts on this. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 13:42:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: Ehrenreich on Sommers I think some WMST-L readers may find interesting the full-page article by Barbara Ehrenreich about Christina Hoff Sommers' recent book, _Who Stole Feminism_. The article appears in the August 1 issue of _Time_ (p. 61 in the American edition). Ehrenreich offers a somewhat balanced account, though the negative comments outweigh the positive. I am not trying to rekindle discussion of Sommers, but merely to call attention to Ehrenreich's assessment. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 16:21:00 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Thura Mack Subject: Re: Notable Women in Science Hello Again, As per our conversation early today I am very interested in writing a biographical essay on Margret Ferguson. If no one else has selected her I will get my vita to you asap. Thanks, Thura MACK@UTKLIB.LIB.UTK.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 16:09:00 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Linda Coleman Subject: ehrenreich article Re the Ehrenreich review of the Sommer's book, I wondered if anyone else saw in Ehrenreich's comments a kind of generalized distrust of/hostility towards academic feminism. It's been a while since I have read her work but I don't remember this being the case. Linda S. Coleman Eastern Illinois University cflsc@eiu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 22:51:20 +0000 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Judy Evans Subject: Re: ehrenreich article In-Reply-To: <"leeman.yor.071:26.06.94.21.18.47"@york.ac.uk> On Tue, 26 Jul 1994, Linda Coleman wrote: > Re the Ehrenreich review of the Sommer's book, I wondered if > anyone else saw in Ehrenreich's comments a kind of generalized > distrust of/hostility towards academic feminism. It's been a while > since I have read her work but I don't remember this being the case. I read Ehrenreich's Sunday columns here. I have not noticed anything like that. I shall try to get hold of the Time piece. Incidentally - it is good to hear from you, Linda - did you know (unsubtle message to Joan, Joan I am sorry) that we all got your message twice?! (Well, I did. And this is a "nothing once" time of year.) Judy Evans Politics jae2@unix.york.ac.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 18:38:58 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Beatrice Kachuck Subject: Re: crisis in ws program In-Reply-To: Message of Sat, 16 Jul 1994 10:01:57 -0400 from Rachel, a basic problem you seem to have at Binghampton (in addition to budget, which is not a trivial issue) is administration interference with the conduct and content of an academic program. (yes, administrators can paralyze programs via budget, hiring, and promotion practices.) It seems to me the WS faculty - and allies among colleagues and students - ought to take a very tough stand on who the program head should be. At CUNY, at Brooklyn College, when the presi- dent and the dean on his behalf, complained that we were announcing our newly elected coordinator before the president concurred in her appointment (the formal procedure for departments), we simply stood firm, in effect daring the president to override our choice. we also reminded the dean of our high student enrollment in contrast to college-wide declines at the time. When a budget line was threatened (our only secretary) we (I, as coordinator) did an enroll- ment analysis, noted our importance in the network of ws programs (including mention of elite institutions - the president was job hunting), and I also called women in the State legislature (there's a women's caucus) because the president would be coming there to lobby for the college budget. The legisla- asked him what he was doing about ws. -- At the graduate center, where there are ph.d and other "program" rather than depts, thus evading the by-laws on faculty elections, we did elections anyway in the ws certificate program (no, the faculty hasn't always been cohesive there but getting better, i think, sure was together last year) and sent the president there a letter with our proposal for a coordinator (one name, no choices). hope this helps. good luck beatrice beabc@cunyvm.cuny.edu ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 20:13:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: "Dialogues w/Madwomen" on PBS and online discussion The following announcement about an upcoming TV show on PBS, "Dialogues with Madwomen," appeared today on the Usenet newsgroup soc.feminism, with a note urging wide redistribution. Since some WMST-L readers may wish to view the show for possible use in class and/or participate in the accompanying online discussion, I am posting the notice. For more information, please contact the people named at the end of the announcement. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ****************************************************** DIALOGUES WITH MADWOMEN, a fascinating film introducing the world of madness through the experiences of seven women who've been there and back, will be fed to PBS stations nationally on August 2nd, 1994. (Check local listings or call your public TV station for local broadcast times.) DIALOGUES was directed by Academy Award winner Allie Light (also one of the subjects of the film) and is being aired as part of the award-winning nonfiction film series *P.O.V.* *P.O.V.* invites those wishing to participate in online discussion of the film and the issues it raises to e-mail majordomo@igc.apc.org with the message "subscribe pov-madwomen." We hope you'll join in this experiment in using computer networking to enable dialogue between independent producers of social-issue film and video and the viewers and users of the media they produce. Comments and questions from each of these conferences will be forwarded to P.O.V. producers and to the makers of these outstanding nonfiction films. PLEASE POST THIS NOTICE AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE, AND FORWARD IT TO FRIENDS! Arlene Goldbard and Don Adams ADAMS & GOLDBARD P.O. Box 404, Talmage, CA 95481 phone/fax 707/462-0169 goldbard@pacific.pacific.net ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 19:22:59 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Miriam Harris Subject: call for papers 1995 scmla Two special sessions proposed for the 1995 SCMLA in Houston may be of interest to WMST-subscribers: THE LIBRARY/MUSEUM: Rediscovery in the Archives. This session will present papers by scholars who are researching (or have researched and seen through republication) archival holdings that have gone out of print but deserve reevaluation, e.g. women's works and nature writing. Send 2-page abstracts by Sept. 1 to Margaret Moore, Dept. of English, Northeast Louisiana Univ.; Monroe, LA 71209 VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF FEMALE LITERARY CHARACTERS: The Eye of the Beholder. Shakespeare's Ophelia was a particularly popular subject of Pre-Raphaelite painters. She also had a powerful effect upon Victorian psychiatrists, some of whom were moved to pose their female patients and photograph them as victims of erotomania. Send 8-12 page papers by Sept. 1 to: LaRue Love Sloan, Dept. of English. Northeast Louisiana Univ. Monroe, LA 71209. For other sessions email SCMLA@VENUS.TAMU.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 18:07:16 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Susan Ervin-Tripp Subject: intimate talk A colleague is studying the conversational/linguistic structure of women's troubles talk, comparing talk to friends and talk with therapists. She wants to know if there is any extant study of the special features of women's troubles talk and of course replies to troubles talk. Susan Ervin-Tripp ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 21:26:55 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Ellen Greenblatt Subject: queer-studies moves to QSTUDY-L This message has been posted to several lists. Apologies for any inconvenience caused by this duplication. queer-studies (formerly at ferkel.ucsb.edu) has a new location and a new name: QSTUDY-L@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU QSTUDY-L is a forum for academic discussions pertaining to queer theory, an umbrella term encompassing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual/transgender studies. QSTUDY-L is also intended to promote networking and information sharing between teachers, researchers, librarians, and students -- anyone involved or interested in the field of Queer Studies. Posting announcements about relevant conferences or publications, calls for papers, job opportunities, or anything else relevant to the topic of Queer Studies is encouraged, though only subscribers may post to the list. It is hoped that QSTUDY-L will serve additionally as a file repository for syllabi, bibliographies, and other items of interest relating to Queer Studies. To subscribe to QSTUDY-L, send the following message to LISTSERV@UBVM.BITNET (or LISTSERV@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU): subscribe QSTUDY-L Listowner: Ellen Greenblatt ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 00:11:44 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Rosa Maria Pegueros Subject: The Story of O The subject of S/M eroticism comes up now and then on this list. Those who are interested in this subject might be interested to hear that the new issue of the New Yorker (August 1, 1994), p. 42-50, features an article/ interview with the author of *The Story of O*. The author of this work wrote it under a pseudonym, Pauline Reage, and the identity of the true author has long been a matter of speculation. The article is called *The Unmasking of 0* by John de St. Jorre. Rosa Maria Pegueros PEGUEROS@URIACC.URI.EDU Dept. of History University of Rhode Island ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 08:12:52 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "Becky Howard, Department of Interdisciplinary Writing, Colgate University" Subject: Re: climate for women in computer-mediated classrooms Susan, you might find this article interesting: Selfe, Cynthia L. Technology as a Catalyst for Educational Reform in English Classes: Computer-Supported Writers Conferences. Constructing Rhetorical Education. Ed. Marie Secor and Davida Charney. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 1992. 150-70. It's not a report of research but a report of pedagogy. Selfe had a discussion network set up for her graduate class in grammar, and she really liked the results, in part because she believes that cyberspace removes markers of race, class, gender, etc. Interestingly, she does not reflect on the relative ease with which women might participate in such a forum, and she does not acknowledge the possibility that social markers appear in print, too. Becky Howard Department of Interdisciplinary Writing Colgate University BHOWARD@CENTER.COLGATE.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 08:57:23 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: ric ferraro Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computer Network Subject: Re: intimate talk In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 26 Jul 1994 18:07:16 -0700 from susan e-t. you may want to contact susan kemper at the univ, kansas. she has been doing speech sample research for several years, and we have published some papers re: spontaneous speech in, for instance, older adults and adults with Alzheimer's disease. i think here methodology would be what you are looking for. susan kemper dept. psychology 426 fraser hall univ. kansas lawrence, ks 66045 913-8644131 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 10:50:36 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Katherine Side Subject: Re: intimate talk In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 26 Jul 1994 18:07:16 -0700 from The following two articles might be of interest: Johnson, F.L. and E.J.Aries (1983) "The Talk of Women's Friendships," Women's Studies International Forum 6,4: 353-61. Johnson, F.L. and E.J. Aires (1983) "Close Friendships in Adulthood: Conversational Content Between Same-Sex Friends," Sex Roles 9: 1183-96. There is a very extensive bibliography, (although not linguistics specifically) in Pat O'Connor's Friendships Between Women: A Critical Review London, The Guilford Press, 1992. Hope that these are of some help. Katherine Side klside@vm1.yorku.ca ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 10:49:15 LCL Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Jami J Snyder Subject: pol.theory grad school Several people expressed interest in receiving a list of the schools that have good programs in political theory that allow for study in the area of feminist theory also. The schools that people mentioned included Duke University, Rutgers, University of Indiana-Bloomington, Union Institute, University of Washington, York, and University of Wisconsin-Madison. I am looking into a few of these schools--so if I may have more info on them if anyone is interested. let me know----- jsnyder@gac.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 11:55:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: 3 job openings The following three job announcements may be of interest to WMST-L readers: 1) Lecturers (2) in W.S. (Australian National Univ.) 2) Academic Coordinator: Women's Triad Project (UC, San Francisco) 3) Women's History (Illinois State Univ.) For more information, please contact the people named in the announcements, not WMST-L or me. Joan Korenman (korenman@umbc) *************************************************************************** 1) The Australian National University FACULTY OF ARTS WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAM LECTURER (Level B) CONTINUING AND NON-CONTINUING 2 POSITIONS The Women's Studies Program at the ANU is a rapidly growing, transdisciplinary program, offering a full range of study from undergraduate to Ph.D. Applications are sought for two lectureships: one tenurable post in the area of the humanities; and one fixed term appointment in the social sciences. Applicants for the tenurable post are sought in the interdisciplinary field of feminist literary and critical theory. Interest in cultural studies and postmodern theory would be an advantage. The successful applicant would be expected to plan and teach interdisciplinary undergraduate and advanced courses in Women's Studies, supervise honours and graduate research, and coordinate either the undergraduate or the graduate program. Applicants for the fixed term post are sought in the interdisciplinary field of social analysis. Interest in feminist empirical research methods; the social-psychological dimensions of gender differentiation and gendered identity formation; and issues of race and class would be an advantage. The successful applicant would be expected to plan and teach interdisciplinary undergraduate and advanced courses in Women's Studies, supervise honours and graduate research, and co-ordinate the honours program. Applicants for both positions will be expected to have a higher degree in Women's Studies or a related field, expertise in feminist theory, and a strong research profile. Both positions are available from 1 January 1995. Appointment: Continuing: Initial appointment will be for a period of four years with possible extension to retiring age, after review. Non-Continuing: Three years in the first instance. Enquiries: Ms. Dallas de Brabander, Administrator, Women's Studies Program, telephone (06) 249 4349; fax (06) 249 0525; e-mail: Dallas.deBrabander@anu.edu.au. Further particulars and selection criteria may be obtained from the Secretary, telephone (06) 249 4566; fax (06) 249 5011. Salary: Lecturer: $41,574-$49,370 p.a. Applications addressing the selection criteria should be submitted in duplicate to the Secretary, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, quoting the reference number and including curriculum vitae, list of publications and names and addresses of at least three referees. The University has a ``non-smoking'' policy in all University buildings and vehicles. THE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER From: The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 27, 1994 *************************************************************************** 2) The University of California, San Francisco The University of California, San Francisco, is seeking professionals for 2 joint educational programs with the San Francisco Unified School District. [lst job omitted] Academic Coordinator: (1/2 time)- $15-$17.5K. The Women's Triad project is a jointly-funded project of the Science & Health Education Partnership (SEP) of the University of California, San Francisco. Its mission is to effect change in the science education environment with regard to gender equity, by establishing partnerships between women scientists, women middle school science teachers and girls in public middle schools through the formation of school-based clubs for girls. You'll develop curriculum materials, plan special events and assist in teacher/scientist recruitment and help with workshops. You must have demonstrated background in women's issues, gender equity and/or women in science; science and/or science education; teaching experience and experience working with teachers, schools and/or students at the pre-college level. Job #CC. BOTH POSITIONS REQUIRE a doctoral degree or equivalent scientific and teaching experience and excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational and computer skills. You must be able to work a flexible schedule, including some weekends and evenings and be able to lift heavy objects. Send resume to: Elizabeth Chatman, Science & Health Education Partnership, University of California, San Francisco, Campus Box 0905, San Francisco, CA 94143-0905. AA/EOE/MFDV. DEADLINE for application is August 30, 1994. From: The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 27, 1994 *************************************************************************** 3) ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY Normal/Bloomington DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY Women's History. Tenure-track position in women's history, beginning August 1995. Applicants should have a secondary field in some aspect of American history and will be required to teach a survey course in American history as well as upper-level courses in women's and American history. A doctorate is required and teaching experience is preferred. Rank depends upon qualifications. To assure consideration please apply by November 1, 1994. [Note: the same ad included job openings in African-American and Latin American history. JK] Applicants should forward a letter of application, a c.v., three letters of recommendation, and/or placement file to: John B. Freed, Chair Department of History Campus Box 4420 Illinois State University Normal, IL 61790-4420 AA/EOE From: The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 27, 1994 *************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 11:19:00 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: "J. Wittner" Subject: Re: intimate talk I would recommend that your friend read Sue Fisher, In the Patient's Best Interest, and Sue Fisher and Kathy Davis, eds., Negotiating at the Margins: The Gendered Discourses of Power and Resistance. I am interested in comparing the one-on-one talk of clients and professionals in criminal courts (specifically in domestic violence cases) with the talk of friends and acquaintances in waiting areas of the court. I'd appreciate any references to these forms of talk. Judith Wittner Department of Sociology Loyola University Chicago, IL 60626 jwittne@luc.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 15:17:32 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Paula Gaber Subject: inforM update: hill-thomas testimony The following file has been added to inforM's Women's Studies Database: Educational Resources/Academic Resources by Topic/Women's Studies Resources/Gender Issues/Sexual Harassment/ testimony of anita hill and clarence thomas These excerpts from the Clarence Thomas hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee include Thomas' statement before the committee and Anita Hill's statement before the committee. Note: the full, four volume transcript of the hearings is available from the Senate Judiciary Committee. To access the inforM database, telnet or gopher to INFORM.UMD.EDU. (If you do not know how to telnet or gopher, contact a local computer wizard, or try typing "telnet inform.umd.edu" or "gopher inform.umd.edu" at the main prompt of your computer account). Hit return to set the default terminal type or type "?" for a list of choices. Use either your arrow keys or number keys to select -> 4. Educational Resources 3. Academic Resources by Topic 9. Women's Studies Resources The Gopher interface has a feature that allows users to send files to their e-mail accounts. After selecting a file, either scroll to the end of the file or type "q", then press "m". The system will then prompt you for your email address. The inforM system also maintains Web pages. The URL is: http://inform.umd.edu:86/Educational_Resources/ AcademicResourcesByTopic/WomensStudies The inforM system is also accessible by anonymous ftp. FTP to INFORM.UMD.EDU. Login as "anonymous", and use your mail address as a password. Choose the "inforM" directory by typing "cd inforM". The command "cd [directory name]" will change the directory. The commands "dir" or "ls" will display a list of files in that directory. Use the command "get [filename]" to download a file into your account. The FTP pathname for these files is: inforM/Educational_Resources/AcademicResourcesByTopic/WomensStudies/ GenderIssues/SexualHarassment Your local Gopher system may be set up to automatically link to the Women's Studies Database. Check the "Other Systems" or "Other Gophers" directory or ask your system administrator for help. Even if you do not have real Internet access, it is still possible to get files from inforM. If you are interested in this option, please email me and I will forward a file written by Mark Whitis that explains how to do this. Please remember that the system is case sensitive. Anything that appears in quotes must be typed exactly as it is here. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Paula Gaber inforM, Room 4343 Coordinator, Women's Studies Database Computer Science Center gaber@inform.umd.edu University of Maryland (301) 405-2939 College Park, Maryland 20742 =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 15:07:37 -0400 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Kathy Turek Subject: biographies list This was posted on another list, and I thought it might be useful for some on this list and I volunteered to pass these lists of biographies along. BOOK-LENGTH biographies of women in science: Babbott, M.K. Maria Mitchell as Her Students Knew Her. (1912) Freeman, Joan. Passion for Physics: The Story of a Woman Physicist. Philadelphia: A. Hilger (1991) Haramundanis, Katherine (Ed.). Payne-Gaposchkin: An Autobiography and other Recollections. New York: Cambridge University Press (1984) Keller, Evelyn F. A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock. Freeman (1983) Kendall, Phoebe M. Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters and Journals. (Orig. pub. 1886) Kennedy, Don H. Little Sparrow: A Portrait of Sphia Kovalevsky. Ohio University Press (1983) Koblitz, Ann Hibner. A Convergence of Lives: Sofia Kovalevskaia, Scientist, Writer, Revolutionary. Boston: Birkauser (1984) Patterson, Elizabeth Chambers. Mary Somerville and the Cultivation of Science, 1815-1840. Boston: Nijoff (1983) Rayner-Canham, Marelene F. Harriet Brooks: Pioneer Nuclear Scientist. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press (1992) Sayre, Anne. Rosalind Franklin and DNA. (Norton, 1975). LESS THAN BOOK-LENGTH biographies of women in science: Abir-Am, Pnina G. and Dorinda Outram. Uneasy Careers and Intimate Lives: Women in Science, 1789-1979. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press (1987) Arnold, Lois B. Four Lives in Science: Women's Education in the Nineteenth Century. New York: Schochen Books (1984) Baldwin, Richard S. The Fungus Fighters: Two Women Scientists and their Discovery. Bonta, Marcia. Women in the Field: America's Pioneering Women Naturalists. College Station: Texas A & M University Press (1991) Brush, S. "Nettie M. Stevens and the Discovery of Sex Determination by Chromosomes." Isis, 69: 163-172. Haber, Louis. Women Pioneers of Science. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (1979) Hypatia's Sisters: Biographies of Women Scientists--Past and Present. Seattle, WA: Feminists Northwest (1976) Keenan, K. "Lilian Vaughn Morgan (1870-1952): Her Life and Her Work." American Zoologist, 23: 867-876. McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch. Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles and Momentous Discoveries. New York: Carol Publishing Group (1992) Montgomery, Sy. Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (1991) Ogilvie, M. B. and C. J. Choquette. "Nettie Maria Stevens (1881-1912): Her Life and Contributions to Cytogenetics" Proc. Amer. Phil. Sci., 125: 292-311. Opfell, Olga A. Lady Laureates: Women Who have Won the Nobel Prize. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press (1978) Ruddick, Sara and Pamela Daniels. Working it Out: 23 Women Writers, Artists, Scientists and Scholars Talk about Their Lives and Work. New York: Pantheon Books (1982) Shepherd, Linda Jean. Lifting the Veil: The Feminine Face of Science. Boston: Shambhala (1993) These were summarized by: ginorio@u.washington.edu 206/543-9531 ...se hace camino Angela B. Ginorio al andar.... Northwest Center for Research on Women AJ-50 University of Washington, Seattle WA 98195 Antonio Machado Thanks Angela! Kathy Turek ------------------------------------------------------------------- Kathleen A. Turek Bitnet: turek@albnyvms.bitnet Computing & Network Services Internet: turek@csc.albany.edu Women's Studies Affiliate Faculty Office Phone: (518) 442-3707 University at Albany Office FAX: (518) 442-3697 Albany NY 12222 ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 17:07:46 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List Comments: Converted from PROFS to RFC822 format by PUMP V2.2X From: Shelley Hornstein Subject: call for papers 1995 scmla In-Reply-To: note of 07/26/94 21:15 For those of us unfamiliar, would you kindly let us know when this conference is scheduled and what SCMLA means. Thx. Shelley Hornstein York University, Histories and Theories of Art ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 16:27:40 +0000 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Linda Subject: address for bobbi mitzenbach I apologize for posting this to the list, but I need to put out a request for someone to send me the e-mail and/or snail-mail address of Bobbi Mitzenbach. She mailed me to ask for some info on gender studies curriculum materials and I accidentally deleted her message before copying her address. If Bobbi or anyone who knows her reads this, please respond privately. Thanks! Linda Linda.M.Chalk.1@nd.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 20:16:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: RHODA UNGER Subject: Re: intimate talk There is a new paper out by Rachel Hare-Mustin on the kind of intimate talk that goes on between clients and family therapists. I am not sure of the journal, but if you get in touch with me privately I will find out and let you know. Rhoda Unger E-MAIL UNGER@APOLLO.MONTCLAIR.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 22:59:48 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Arnie Kahn Subject: Mention of WMST-L in an Address Listmember Ethel Tobach received the 1993 Kurt Lewin Memorial Award, the most prestigous award given by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. Her talk was titled "...Personal is Political is Personal is Political ..." I was unable to attend her talk last August but just read it in the Spring 1994 issues of _The Journal of Social Issues_. In it she praises WMST-L and it's founder, Joan Korenman, and mentions the names of a number of contributors to the list in her paper who posted on the topic. The issue is Vol. 50, No. 1, pages 231-244. On page 213 is Ethel's picture. Arnie (past secretary-treasurer of the Society) fac_askahn@vax1.acs.jmu.edu ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 22:14:21 -0500 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Miriam Harris Subject: Re: call for papers 1995 scmla In-Reply-To: <199407272110.RAA10539@holmes.umd.edu> On Wed, 27 Jul 1994, Shelley Hornstein wrote: > For those of us unfamiliar, would you kindly let us know when this conference > is scheduled and what SCMLA means. Thx. > > Shelley Hornstein > > York University, Histories and Theories of Art > Sorry, this call for papers was my first posting to the list. SCMLA stands for the South Central Modern Language Association. The 1995 meeting will be held in Houston in November 1995 but I don't see a date in the special session annoucnements. For further information, call 409/845-7041 or email SCMLA@VENUS.TAMU.EDU This year's (1994) conference will be held in New Orleans Nov. 10-12 at the Clarion Hotel. I suggest you inquire above for information on this one. The membership address is Katherine E.Kelly, Executive Director, SCMLA, Texas A&M Univ.; College Station, TX 77843-4227 Miriam Harris mharris@utdallas.edu ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 08:10:35 -0500 Reply-To: GC Technical Support Services Sender: Women's Studies List From: GC Technical Support Services Subject: no longer subscribe to Wmst ************************************************************************** * General College Technical Support Services * * 209 Appleby Hall * * 625-3413 * * * * gc-tech@maroon.tc.umn.edu * ************************************************************************** ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 07:27:20 PDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Patricia Tucker Subject: Re: call for papers 1995 scmla right on! ----------------------[Reply - Original Message]---------------------- Sent by:Shelley Hornstein For those of us unfamiliar, would you kindly let us know when this conference is scheduled and what SCMLA means. Thx. Shelley Hornstein York University, Histories and Theories of Art ===================================================================== ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 11:20:00 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Joan Korenman Subject: W.S. Encyclopedia Entry Yesterday (July 27), someone named Karen Ruhleder sent a message to the Usenet newsgroup soc.feminism saying she has been asked to write about the major women's and feminist electronic discussion groups, feminist analysis of electronic mail, gender differences in email networks, and more, for an entry (a single entry!) in The Women's Studies Encyclopedia. She outlined some of the areas about which she'd like information. It wasn't clear from her message how knowledgeable she is about these topics, but certainly I'd like to see her write an accurate and informative entry, so I thought I'd re-post her query here, where there are a number of subscribers very familiar with this subject matter. Since Karen Ruhleder is not a WMST-L subscriber, please do not post information for her here: she won't see it. Her e-mail address is ruhleder@wpi.wpi.edu (she omits one of the wpi's--I suspect either will work). Her message is appended after my signature. Joan Korenman Internet: korenman@umbc2.umbc.edu Bitnet: korenman@umbc ***************************************************** From: ruhleder@wpi.WPI.EDU (Karen Ruhleder) Date: 27-JUL-1994 17:18:40 Description: Women's Studies Encyclopedia Entry Hello all, I have been asked to write an entry for The Women's Studies Encyclopedia, published by Harvester Wheatsheaf, and edited by Cheris Kramarae and Dale Spender. It's for the "Science & Technology" section (Leigh Star, topic editor), and the description of the entry is as follows: "An overview of the major women's and feminist electronic discussion groups; their histories and scope; feminist analysis of electronic mail; gender differences in email networks and organisational mail." I'm to do this all in 500 words or less :-). I have the FAQ from this group [i.e., soc.feminism], and the list of resources and bibliography items. However, I'm still looking for help in the following ways (especially #2): 1) Finding out about WWW and gopher resources I might not know about but should include (i.e., the glass ceiling gopher). 2) Finding out about lists/groups that are local to a particular organization (i.e., the now-defunct "Womens Professional Improvement" conference Zuboff mentions in her book, _Age of the Smart Machine_). 3) Gathering relevant literature not included in the bibliography, particularly feminist analyses of email and the development of information infrastructures; cross-cultural and international perspectives would be very valuable. 4) Anything else you think might be important for me to know, including work-in-progress, personal perspectives and additional contacts. Thanks in advance for helping me be as complete as possible! Please reply directly to me at . Karen Ruhleder Department of Management Worcester Polytechnic Institute ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 10:54:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Eileen Bender Subject: create a digest AFD ADD WMST-L PACKAGE SET WMST-L NOMAIL ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 13:17:44 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Rosa Maria Pegueros Subject: Two news items Today's New York Times (July 28) has two articles of interest. A long interview with Norma McCorvy, the Roe of *Roe vs. Wade*. It is instructi ve for a variety of reasons: She discusses the terrorism she has suffered from at the hands of anti-abortionists; losing her daughter when he mother found out that she was a lesbian; and (in contrast to Christine Sommers contention that the women's movement only concerns itself with upper class women's issues) talks about her socio-economic standing. There is also an article about the Prime Minister and leader of the Opposition in Bangladesh, bith of whom are women. Rosa Maria Pegueros Dept. of History University of Rhode Island ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 13:37:51 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Kelly Burns Subject: Re: "Dialogues w/Madwomen" on PBS and online discussion I think this one just sounds fun. Plus I get to send my usual voluminous reply regarding Nancy's appearance on August 9. I do SO love to opine. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 14:11:44 CDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Felicia Bender Subject: Re: intimate talk In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 26 Jul 1994 18:07:16 -0700 from Linguist Deborah Tannen's _You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Con- versation_ deals with some gendered styles of troubles talk. Felicia Bender c391738@MIZZOU1 ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 17:06:13 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Laurie Stephan Subject: Re: climate for women in computer-mediated classrooms In-Reply-To: <199407251823.OAA12779@holmes.umd.edu> Although he has only one chapter on the subject, Lester Faigley's book, Fragments of Rationality, does have some interesting firsthand insights on differences in computer-mediated communication vs face-to-face communication, some of which have to do with gender differences. It might be useful to check out his bibliography as well. I read it a while ago now, but I remember finding it quite interesting. ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 20:29:00 EST Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: RHODA UNGER Subject: Images of women in the movies Mary Crawford and I are revising our text on women and gender and I am looking for material on images of women in the movies. I have lots of material on MTV, TV commercials, children's books, etc. and I am aware of Molly Haskell's work. I would like to look at something more recent-- either a journal article or a book chapter would be o.k. Please contact me privately unless you have something you think would be of interest to all of wmst. I know about the list of movies about women which appeared some months ago, but what I want is something involving stereotypes. If I receive a lot of replies I will compile them. Thanks in advance. Rhoda Unger E-MAIL UNGER@APOLLO.MONTCLAIR.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 17:53:48 -0700 Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Margo Okazawa-Rey Subject: article on thirld world women i am looking for an article written by third world women critquing the impact of imf polcies on educational opportunities and social programs in their countries. it was published a few years back; don't know the author or title. please reply privately mor@sfsu.edu thanks ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 22:16:09 EDT Reply-To: Women's Studies List Sender: Women's Studies List From: Beatrice Kachuck Subject: Re: "Dialogues w/Madwomen" on PBS and online discussion In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 28 Jul 1994 13:37:51 EST from i'm glad to know about the PBS program on madwomen. i think the on-line and any class discussions should include comment on topics pbs chooses for focus on women. i'm just playing the tapes of the series called "the glorious accident". topics on science, consciousness, evolution. speakers: 6 european american and european males, scientists and philosophers. questions that men have been asking. no women. no feminist scientists and philosphers. a nasty fit to the pbs pattern of programing. beatrice beabc@cunyvm.cuny.edu