At 3:09 PM +0100 9/13/99, Sarah Graham wrote:
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jonathan Morse <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: 10 September 1999 02:16
>Subject: A sociological observation
>>Just out of curiosity: are there any women on this list? I've been a
>>subscriber for a year or so, and in that time I can't recall a single
>>contribution posted by a woman.
>>Does that observation seem accurate, colleagues? If it is, do you suppose
>>it might be worth speculating about?
>
>Well, I'm here, and I'm female, and I suspect that I'm probably in the
>minority on this list.
 
Dear Sarah Graham,
        I had intended to answer the original question, because the writer
has a memory problem. A visit to the archive will confirm many memorable
contributions by women scholars in the past "year or so," including Chantal
Bizzini of Paris and Patricia Cockram of New York. We used to hear from
Anita George, New Haven, as well as Ellen Stauder of Oregon. But naming
names seems always a feeble defense, and your broader point seems correct.
Please bring your friends. As with most lists I've been on, the daily
traffic represents a small percentage of the membership. Best Regards,
Sylvester Pollet