Homeschool mom Melanie K., and several of the coeds in her Bible study group, went to hear Attorney Schlafly speak at UMass/Amherst. (The poster advertising the event.)
Various drama queens also attended: "Our field trip was definitely eye-opening! There was much rage and anger in the room. College women wearing aprons and carrying mixing bowls and wearing signs that asked, 'Are you happy now???' Women with duct tape over their mouths."
Oh, brother sister.
Mel, sans duct tape, spoke during the Q&A. Brava.
BTW: Phyllis is now in her eighties and still looks stylishly chipper. The New York Timesprofiled her a few years ago, and the article notes that Mrs. Schlafly's two daughters don't exactly personify the 'stay-at-home and bake cookies' cliche. In fact, Liza (Schlafly) Forshaw, mother of three, made it on a corny-sounding (but, no doubt, prestigious) "super lawyers" list a couple of years ago.
A quote from the NYT piece that is vintage P. Schlafly: "Feminism has changed the way women think, and it has changed the way men think, but the trouble is, it hasn't changed the attitudes of babies at all."
For further reading: The libertarian ifeminist.com position on women's studies programs and affirmative action programs.
Encouragment to Get Pregnant and Forego Shoes, Too
A reporter on Wolf Blitzer's "The Situation Room" did a story about Texas-based Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's new degree program in "homemaking." For women only. There was the usual tut-tuting (from a male critic) about turning back the clock and keeping the fairer sex out of the workplace. Paige Patterson, the president of the seminary, explained (paraphrasing here) that the courses and undergraduate degree - which begins this fall and has attracted 15 students - are designed to encourage and instruct ladies who are committed to making 'the home' their vocation.
The coursework appears pretty harmless and more useful than the typical menu served up at most Womyn Studies Departments, like, "Feminist Reconceptualizations of Knowledge" or "Sociology of Gender."
Dr. Dorothy Patterson, wife of President Paige, teaches several classes. She also describes herself "as first and foremost a homemaker." Frankly, more of today's unfettered young ladies would benefit from a mentoring relationship with a stable, older woman like Mrs. Patterson.
Robert Parham, professional curmudgeon, had a snarky comment about the voluntary degree program. This is the same fella that was loudly opposed to the 'exit strategy.'
Dr. Dorothy Patterson, wife of President Paige, teaches several 