*    Professor McBride was gone today, so Jill ran the class.

*    Evaluations were completed for Professor Anderson, the guest lecturer on February 27th.

*    Discussion about Readings
    *    Virginia Woolf-A Room of One's Own
        *    Background-She is from England, upper and middle class, white society.  She believed that she was a snob because of the way
                she was brought up.
        *    Her husband edited parts of her diary, consequently leaving out personal information and relationships.
        *    Woolf wrote in order to move away from man’s traditional way of writing.  She tried to create a new style of writing, called the
                woman’s sentence.
            *    Woolf has her own rhythm of writing, which sometimes is hard to understand.
        *    Idea that some women were trapped genius’ who did not have time or the education to write.
        *    Woolf left out certain women in her writing, lower and working class women, as well as all colored women.
        *    Woolf believed that women were more then just mothers because they can do other things like writing.

    *    Charlotte Perkins Gilman- “The Yellow Wallpaper”
        *    A woman who talked herself into believing that her husband is right in making her rest to get well.  But was the woman actually ill?
        *    She believed her husband because he was not only a doctor, but also a man.
        *    She becomes obsessed with the wallpaper in her room.
        *    Theories- There are many theories about what this story represents.  The most interesting was the idea that perhaps this was a
                mental institution.  The lady’s husband was actually her doctor.  The contextual evidence supports this theory.

*    Literature in History
    *    We discussed whether literature, like the fiction written by women should be used in history classes.
    *    Arguments for the use of literature
        *    The fact that we see first-hand what is going on in society.
        *    It provides a different insight into what is going on with women during the time period.  You actually see how they felt.
    *    Arguments against the use of literature
        *    The stories are non-fiction, and although they are interesting, they do not provide real information, but instead distorted views
                about the time period.
*    Essay #1
    *    This essay was handed back in class.  There was an email sent out over the listserv with comments from Professor McBride.  If you
            are going to revise your essay, make an appointment with Jill or someone in the Writing Center.

*    Essay #2
    *    This essay was assigned with a handout and is due March 27th.
        *    There is one mistake on which sources we can use.  Do not use the source “Working Women” because it does not cover the time
                period we are studying.
        *    If you want to turn in a draft to Jill or the writing center, both are available for your use.
 

*    Jill Pioter ran lecture because Prof. McBride was out of town.
    *    We started class with Evaluations of Prof. Anderson

*    Virginia Woolf:
    *    How her husband edited/published her diary
    *    He presented her just as a writer, leaving our personal themes like her relationships, her bouts with anger and depression.
    *    What sort of image was he (her husband) trying to shape?
    *    Class opinion of Woolf: Imagery was good, but needs to get to the point sometimes.

    *    She is trying to create the women's sentence
    *    Brief discussion of Orlando, a novel written by Woolf at roughly the same time as ROOO.
        *    Orlando is a man, a noble poet with a troubled soul, he falls for a girl who has masculine traits and is confused.
            *    He transcends genders and eras but is still Orlando
            *    Orlando is still a great poet adn writer despite his sex
    *    Woolf created Judith Shakespeare, William's sister if ther could be one
        *    Suicide is a reaction to artists not being able to express their artistic self-- no outlet, trapped genius
        *    Who is Woolf leaving out?  Tthe poor, (they don't have time to be creative) the only group really addressed is the caucasian
                bourgeoisie, or white middle class
    *    Sylvia Plath has a similar style with a poor upbringing and feels a connection with Woolf's writing.
    *    Woolf: can't drop self, she admits she is a snob, born into her class
    *    Who are the Beadles?  Those who hold the keys, representative of having an access to power that Woolf can't because she is a
            woman.

*  As we finish the book, things to think about: Consider women and Creativity for this point in feminism

*    "The Yellow Wallpaper"
    *    Trying to fit self in world
    *    Character was trying to talk herself into believing her husband knew better
    *    Connection between her room and a mental institution
    *    Rubbing, crawling along the wall

*    Literature in a history class
    *    Class opinion: some like some don't
    *    You get a feeling for the time period
    *    Fiction gets more freedom, it's not as criticized, way to get out the truth with less resistance
    *    Can supplement but cant replace historical documents

*    Essay #2 due March 27
    *    Choose one of the given publications minus "working women"
    *    Use an outside secondary critical article
    *    Use a secondary in class article
    *    You can either follow up your argument from Essay #1 or start a new one
    *    You can do a rough draft
    *    Contact Ruth with any research problems

*    Meet with Jill or Writing center if you need to revise essay #1