Despising Our Mothers, Despising Ourselves

by Orania Papazoglou

Feminism has devalued the role of . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 1992

My Mother, the Expert

by Jean Bethke Elshtain

When I was a sophomore in high school in Colorado in the late 1950s, I was required, as were all female students, to take a course in “home economics.” The home economics movement had emerged out of a progressivist desire to “scientize” a hitherto amateur activity. The complicated tasks of . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 1991

Feminism: Beyond the Second Stage

by Jessica Gress-Wright

Barbara Bush finally got to speak at the Wellesley commencement last June, despite protests from 150 seniors that she did not embody the qualities that Wellesley seeks to instill in its students because she had dropped out of Smith to become a wife and mother. At about the same time, another Smithie . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 1990