And now, for Feminist Theory

Really, Gerald Graff? REALLY?! As if you weren’t insulting enough with the aforementioned little paragraph about one very influential woman, you’ve actually surpassed that lack of class in the second half of the book.
On page 222, Graff finally acknowledges a rather important school of theory: feminism. Now, really, I am not a hardcore, boot-stomping feminist; [...]

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Sexist Slant

While I am by no means a history buff, or even a slight connoisseur, I still am surprised at how surprised I was to recognize the intensely noticeable absence of women in Graff’s first 100-some pages. Of course, I’m sure that historians recognize and approve of the clear absence of women (especially in those ever [...]

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