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From: "Daniel P. Tompkins" <pericles@astro.ocis.temple.edu>
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the Mary Lefkowitz review of Goodison is not yet up at the BMCR site on
the Penn server, and I seem to have deleted my copy.  So I can't refer to
it in detail.  But I am glad it is out, and glad that Steve brought
people's attention to it.  I'd like to add something Mary Lefkowitz may
have pointed out, that the matriarchy theory has long been criticized by
feminist classics scholars: I'm pretty sure Marylin Katz and Helene Foley
were challenging it in print 20-25 years ago.  Indeed, the group of
classicists that worked on feminist topics from the late 60's-early 70's
strikes me as more concerned with exposing empty ideologies than with
imposing new ones. 

Steve mentions the Portland Baseline curriculum.  Having worked through
this and met its creator Asa Hilliard, I have to agree with Steve.  

Dan Tompkins

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