Examines literature, art, and historical works to identify major historical themes from European Middle Ages regarding sexuality of the elderly. Proposes that thoughts on the ages of life excluded the elderly from having normal sex lives. Suggests that the church of the Middle Ages defined sexual behavior by the elderly as immoral. (Author)

Argues for the importance of understanding women's roles in newspaper families by re-examining the beginnings of Southern California's Otis-Chandler dynasty in terms of the activities of Eliza A. Otis, wife of the Los Angeles "Times" publisher Harrison Gray Otis. (MM)

Reviews the early career of Margaret Mead (1928-1942) and study methods she used in Samoa, New Guinea, and Bali. Particular attention is paid to her examinations of sex roles and her own experiences as a female scientist. (Part of a theme issue on anthropological methods in educational research.) (SJL)

A 1911 popular-magazine article by John Dewey is analyzed along with other writings by and about him in an attempt to determine Dewey's views on women, feminism, and coeducation. (MT)

Describes the life of "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias from her start as a basketball player and Olympian through her career as a professional golfer. Addresses the difficulties faced by women who are successful in the male arena of athletics. Discusses her struggles against cancer and to be seen by the public as a normal female. (DK)

Using a Marxist framework modified by recent feminist theory, analyzes the work of three seventeenth- and eighteenth-century women writers. Illustrates how women's historical participation in production for consumption rather than exchange gave rise to the polyvocal critical perspective essential to the novel's identity. (CJS)

Guided by a set of assumptions drawn from the fields of anthropology, history, sociology of medicine, and human development, this study provides a historical description and analysis of chlorosis, a disease linked solely to female adolescence in the period from 1870 to 1920. (MP)

Considers the style and content of Susanna Rowson's dialogue that brings readers closer to the dreams and concerns of a woman who sought to empower future generations of young women. Suggests that by focusing the spotlight on Rowson's dramatic pedagogy, scholars can begin to understand the extent to which theatre played a role in educating…

Rachel Speght, a London (England) minister's daughter, was not yet 20 years old when she wrote her first pamphlet. In it and her other works, she attempted to transcend patriarchal discourses that sought to both define her identity and determine the limits of her rhetorical situation. Women's ontological status, as derived from orthodox…

This discussion of the parallel development of instructional development and the professional practices of women instructional developers examines both the three historical phases of the instructional development literature from the 1960s to the 1980s, and the literature of the women's movement for the corresponding period. The first stage is…

Explores Gertrude Buck's approach to argumentation demonstrating the intellectual and social significance of her work and showing how she introduced a democratic ethics encouraging Vassar women to take a more active and public role in society. Focuses on one of Buck's instruments of teaching writing, "A Course in Argumentative Writing"…

The history of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae (ACA) is examined. ACA is the parent organization of the American Association of University Women and the National Association of Women Deans and Counselors. ACA played a crucial bridging role in the history of higher education for women by simultaneously supporting conventional and radical…

Compares the careers of the Zuni We'wha (c. 1849-1896) and the Navajo Hastiin Klah (1867-1937). Both were religious leaders, accomplished craftsmen and artists, envoys to the White world, anthropological informants, adapters of traditional crafts for commercial markets, and berdaches--the third gender bridging men's and women's roles. Contains 71…

Argues that some of the complexity and tension in Lucretia Coffin Mott's speech results from the conflicting demands of the immediate situation and the speaker's broader views on theological and social issues. Suggests the speech's inherent tensions are not fully resolved, particularly those between a typological sense of history and a progressive…

Looks at Lucretia Coffin Mott's speech on women by approaching it from the standpoint of a conversation. Examines Mott's rhetorical persona. Shows how her stylistic choices reflect a conversational approach. Discusses how Mott draws on earlier participants in the conversation on women. (TB)