*    Group Quiz:  Groups wrote quizzes, then exhanged them with another group and answered the questions.  A sample of questions and answers follows:

*    On Sara Evans' "Prologue: Cracks in the mold", the question was posed of what the  "crack" implied.
    *    Evans meant that the surface placidity of 1950's America hid women's true dissapointment and disillusionment with their places in life.
    *    Women were kept in  the "female ghetto", aka suburban America, without contact to the outside world.
    *    With an increase in knowledge and understanding of personal capabilities, women began to understand the lack of fulfillment marriage had to offer.

*    On Evans' article "Black Power: a Catalyst to Feminism", the class was asked why white women left the "black" movement.
    *    The idea of the SNCC (Students Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) was to educate southern blacks so they would be able to vote in a more informed
            manner.
    *    This was to be a community action by both whites and blacks.  Unfortunately, because of their generally higher education and eloquence, white women 
            were focused on by the media even though black women were working just as hard.
    *    Also, black women were on the "front lines" of the protests, which often resulted in physical violence, an activity many of the white female members did not
             participate in.
    *    Black women also felt that the perception of "white beauty" did not allow for blacks to be considered "true women."
    *    The combination of these issues and  many others led to a feeling of hostility which detracted from the "community" goal previously emphasized and led the
              movement in a "black power" direction.
    *    White women felt out of place and unappreciated, and therefore they left the movement.
 
*    The Moyihan Report discussion centered on the reasons listed for the lack of racial equality between blacks and whites.
    *    The basic idea that stemmed from the report idicated that because black families lacked a male head figure (though this report did not address why the males
            were missing), a matriarchal household dominated black  communities.
    *    This led to a decrease in the quality of child care which led to an increase in crime and a decrease in the black male ego.
    *    Essentially, black women were faulted for the inequality of the races.
    *    Also, this report assumed that blacks were deviant, more inclined to commit crimes, and more likely to suffer mental retardation because of the lack of a
            strong male role model.
    *    Instead of attempting to eliminate the assumptions perpetrated by society, it simply gave an inaccurate explanation for them.
 
*    "How to Be a Good Wife" led to a discussion on the assumptions made in the article.
    *    It assumed women were married, heterosexual, stayed at home, had kids, and only wanted to make the men in their lives happy.
    *    An interesting note is that this article was published in a textbook.
        *    This gives it an air of authority it most obviously should not have and indicates these ideas were deeply imbedded in American society.
 

*    There was a question concerning Prof. McBride’s expectations for the second essay  Does she expect more from WS majors?

*    The class got into groups wrote quizzes, then exchanged them & answered.
    *    The quizzes covered: "Cracks in the Mold," "Black Power," the Moynihan Report, the Jim Crow website, "I Love Lucy," and “How to be a Good
            Wife."
    *    Several people had problems accessing the Jim Crow website, so Jill decided this question was optional.

*    After completing the quizzes, we discussed as a class one question for each source:
 
*    What were the “cracks” in what “mold”?
    *    The “cracks” were women’s increasing dissatisfaction with the “mold” of behavior and practices expected of women in the 1950s.
 
*    Describe factors in the tense relations between black and white women in SNCC.
    *    Black women saw white women as representative of ideal of Western beauty, which likewise classifies black as “ugly.”
    *    Black women were also resentful of white women's relationships with black men.
    *    Lives of white students valued more than those of blacks, more media attention, etc.
    *    Privileged: can always escape to white world.

*    What conclusion did Moynihan Report reach about black women’s role in creating inequality between blacks and whites?
    *    Black women are seen as main cause of inequality because they are dominant in black families, often single mothers.

*    What assumptions did “How to be a Good Wife” make about family structures?
    *    Assumed heterosexual couples, with children, in which wife did not work (middle class)

*    What social structures did "I Love Lucy" address (or not address) in the episode we viewed?
    *    Addresses gender division of labor, but still assumes heterosexuality, etc.