Professions for Women Virginia Woolf January 21, 1931 – a branch of the National Society for Women’s Service When your secretary invited me to come here, she told me that your Society is concerned with the employment of women and she suggested that I...
A Woman’s Place Naomi Wolf May 17, 1992 – Commencement Address, Scripps College, Claremont CA Even the best of revolutions can go awry when we internalize the attitudes we are fighting. The class of 1992 is graduating into a violent backlash against...
The Uses of AngerWomen Responding to Racism Audre Lorde June 1981 – National Women’s Studies Association Conference, Storrs CT Racism. The belief in the inherent superiority of one race over all others and thereby the right to dominance, manifest and...
Address to the International Meeting of Writers Denise Levertov September 28, 1980 – Sofia, Bulgaria Dear Brothers and Sisters, At times during the Peace Parliament I felt discouraged because I feel that though we all sincerely desired a lasting world peace we...
Free Speech and the Modern Campus Camille Paglia May 9, 2016 – The Smart Set Forum, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA Our current controversies over free speech on campus actually represent the second set of battles in a culture war that erupted in the U.S....
Rules to Live ByDo’s, Don’ts, and Other Fabulous TipsFrom Someone Who’s Been There and Done That Callie Khouri May 22, 1994 – Commencement Address, Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar VA I’m so happy to be here today. Now, I don’t...
