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Newsletter

Oe tober 1595

Sexual Discrimination: Thoughts from the Field

The following article by Gad Kendall és
excerpted from the Stadio Potter, Volume 19,
#2. Necessanty umiten from on dcademuc
viewpoint (the author's personal expenence)
it would be oweresting fo tea 2 sorular article

from the working craftewoman's point of

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Contemplating the stacus of wamen in
the craft world, particularly ceramics,
impels one to encourage a strong stand in

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all areas in which women are SON Virng Tot

equal tights and status with men.

[n preparing to write this article |
solicited comments, anecdotes, Operas,
facts, and "true stories” from women

colleagues around the country,

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Responses were compelling in their
Himilanty of expenence, trustration, and

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The broad areas [ wish to address are
divided berween professional concerns
having to do with our rele as artists and
éraftepeople, and academic concerns

for those of teaching in collepes and
universioes. Obviously, any one of these
subjects is worthy of book length

Fearment, and many ot them have been

so covered, Therefore, | am going to
touch on these ropics im a general way
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and share with che reader a few stacitiacies

along with indighes and Opiripons {rem our
colleagues in the field.

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