Word: feministic
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...colloquium will feature woman who have been important to the field of feminist theory and women's studies, discussing where women's rights stand today, said Associate Professor of History Ellen Fitzpatrick, who will moderate the panel...
...Times debate over the naming of the alleged Kennedy rape victim in Palm Beach--do very little beyond offer the same kind of "insider" Times gossip which all the Times chroniclers preceeding her have done. In a day when questions of women and work continue to baffle and bother feminists and corporate leaders alike, as women continue to be passed over for promotions, Robertson does very little to discuss the complex problems women at the Times face today. Most of these include problems of subtle discrimination: male-biased career tracks and value systems, family and lifestyle issues and biased definitions...
This obscure Shaw gem depicts "life in an English seaside resort" in the year 1896 and what happens when an impoverished dentist falls in love with the daughter of a feminist. When you learn that the feminist also has a pair of impertinent, over-cheerful, hyperactive twins, as well as a husband who is missing (though not for long), you realize that the stage has been set for comedy in the very best style of Shaw...
Jeremiah Kissel, with his awe-inspiring sideburns and jutting jaw, makes and impressive Crampton, the dentist's landlord and the feminist's long-lost husband. The image of a man unable to handle change, he is belligerently ill-at-ease in an era where the whip can no longer be used to sort out family disputes. Unfortunately, Kissel is a little less convincing when he drops his chronic grumbling in favor of a sentimental attitude...
Director Polly Hogan places Phil and Dolly Clandon, the feminist's talkative twins, firmly centerstage. Irritating and loud, the twins, played by Brian Kleppe and Karen Woodward, ask to be spanked. They are a perfect foil for their sister Gloria's austere, elegant superiority. These three siblings, together with their imperious mother, are so overpowering that one is inclined to agree whole-heartedly with Crampton: "this family is no place for a father...