Recently deceased Phyllis Schlafly served as the model for Serena Joy in Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel “Handmaid’s Tale.” Because Serena Joy gets the society she says she wants, however, her life turns bitter. Schlafly was lucky to live in a society that allowed women to have their own careers.
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Schlafly, Model for Atwood’s Serena Joy
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Women vs. Unicorns in Poker, on Dates
In an blog post on the difficulties of handling male aggression, novelist Rachel Kranz looks at male behavior at poker tables, the mythology of virgins taming unicorns, and the rape perpetrated by Stanford swimmer Brock Turner.
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Was T. S. Eliot a Key to Hillary’s Success?
As a college student at Wellesley in 1969, Hillary Clinton made multiple references to T. E. Eliot’s “East Coker.” Now as we watch her become the presumptive Democratic nominee, we can see how Eliot has helped her along the way.
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Poetry that Reclaims Women’s Bodies
A former student, in her senior project, used feminist poems as the basis for art workshops designed to help women feel better about their bodies.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Rising Venus", Adrienne Rich, eating disorders, Kelly Cherry, Lucille Clifton, Self esteem, Sylvia Plath, women's bodies Comments closed
Saving Princesses from the Marriage Plot
Long the target of feminist critiques, the princess story might have some progressive aspects.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Brave, Charles Perrault, Cinderella, Ella Enchanted, fairy tales, Frozen, Gail Carson Levine Comments closed
“Jane Eyre” Still Challenges Us
“Jane Eyre” was radical when it came out and it continues to challenge us today with its assertive women.
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Teaching Gender Sensitivity at West Point
Margaret Atwood’s “Handmaid’s Tale” is required reading for entering West Point cadets. Good things could happen.
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Behn’s Comedy Masks Feminist Protest
Aphra Behn’s 1677 play “The Rover” hides its feminist protest within a comic form.
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