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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1980-11-08, Page 25• Huron Coun Women Today By ShelleY, McPhee The silencing of women, through the centuries has not been a deliberate exclusion. But if 'women want more input in future ideas and, tomorrow's culture, they must start acting now. Dr, Dorothy Smith, a professor of sociology from the University of Toronto addressed a group of over 25 women wi, this thought at a recent meeting in, Linton. Women from a variety of interests and livelihoods, from their early 20s to senior years came out to hear Dr. mitt .speak to the Huron County Women Today group on Octebr 23. Dr. Smith explained that women have had little say in society, and as a result much of our culture has been male dominated. The unintentional silencing began over 500 years ago when men joined together to exchange ideas and thoughts and to write books. At that time the circle of scholars and in- tellectuals were like a social group and women. were not purposely rejected. "The social process worked and women were just not there to take part," Dr. Smith explained. • Toronto professor discusses the Since that time, men have held dominate positions in all parts of society, in politics, art, literature,. religion and industry., . "The workof women in the home has been invisible work," l)r. Smith stressed, "even we (women) couldn't see it as a work process." • But she noted that in the last cen- tury there have been rumblings in society and women have begun realizing that housework takes time, effort andskit is important skill and an ...porta t and necessary part of our culture. "It's the general view of society from which women have largely been omitted," she noted, explaining that in the past work has gone on to keep women in their place. However,' Dr. Smith referred to the "underground river of women " a. continually surfacing group of in- tellects and talented women who have taken important places in soca y, Despite few opportunities to expand their talents in the male dominated world, many have been able to overcome the barriers and obstacles and women like the Bronte sisters and Er.;ily Dickinson, for instance, produced classic literature and poetry in the 1800'x, "Womenhave produced wortof extraordinary skill," Dr.. Smith ex- plained and encouraged that quilting, a domestic chore of the past, is now regarded as an art and is gaining prominence in culture. In the past, women who attempted to speak up in spiritual or political leadership were actively suppressed. Jane Boughten and. her daughter Lady Youge were burned at the stake in the 15th century., for their attem "ts to interpret the Bible. Anne ut- chinson was banished from her community when she tried toteach religion. Others were guillotined as an example of what would happen when women stepped out of place and in the early 1900's an American, Mrs. Packard, was institutionalized in an insane asylum for holding religious opinions different thaiiKer husband's: Husbands had this right, Dr. Smith explained, but Mrs. Packard was able to win her release in the widely publicized case. Women have also been systematically excluded from religion and politics in the past and Dr. Smith said that in Canadian and American medical schools, a seven percent limitation was set for the number of wornen studying in the schools. Some progress has been made since then, engburaged Dr. Smith and she added, "We don't see this savage process in North America today." "But in a daily routine way," she noted, "it can be seen that women still don't have a voice in culture." In education for example, the largest proportion of women teach primary grades. Seventy percent of elementary teachers are women, 33 percent are secondary teachers, 19 percent are community college in- structors and 12 percent work in Canadian universities.. Only three percent of their women are full professors. • Dr. Smith stressed that she wasn't CLINTON NEWS -RECORD" HURSD.AY Nan BER 6, iN'AOS M . position of authority not only comes on an individual basis but men are Chosen for these positions because of their sex. "Their authority is like an organization," Dr. Smith noted. "They don't appear as thernselves alone. Their words count for one another." 4s further illustration of the male dominated society, Dr. Smith ex- plained that men control topics of conversation. She told the group that it's a common fallacy that women talk more than men, but in fact women supposedly talk more only because they have had limitations set. If they exceed these, they're said to be talking too much. In California, research has shown that men may interrupt women, but when a woman interrupts a man, she is penalized and her behaviour is impyang a — rrenta-ry .-._.___---disappr.eved of. teachers didn't have an important place but stated, "Women are not located in positions where they have a say or any authority," "Men have an authority in the world of culture and thought," she went on to say, explaining that the TOMATO OR VEGETABLE CAMP -BELLS SOUP 10 FL. OZy TINS FINE GRANULATED WHITE SUGAR F'.. 2 Kg BAG • HIGH LINER FILLETS 16 oz. OR IN BATTER 14 oz. BOSTON BLUEFISH ORANGE FLAVOURED TANG CRYSTALS_ POST CEREAL HONEYCMB O_ HABITANT CHUNK BEETS 48 oz. TIN 129 13 oz. PKG .� OF 4- --f,39 .; -400 g. BOX 159 139 WEIGHT WATCHERS LOPARED CALMOISTEETENER _ _ 1 's_ 169 PRESWF CHUM DOG .FOOD_ 25 oz_TIN _2 R 89 BREAD & BUTTER •h HEINZ PICKLES HEINZ NO GARLIC DILL PICKLES_ COLD MEDICINE LEMON TIME 48 oz. JAR t69 48oz'JAR $119 PKG. 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But the future doesn't have to be this way. Already women are widening their bounds and op - portunities for better profossloniti personai lives aro inoreosing. "But you have to begin with oneself," rfrr. Smith told the VOW "so your children may grow up Me different. You have to talk Velar and trY to do things differentlY. Speaking from her own experiOnoos Dr. Smith said, "I used to be a quivering piece of Jelbr 10 Years Ago* You may now say she speaks viltb such authority, but this dida't come naturally. I had to work colt," "You have to take yourSelf seriously first," she stressed and said that women interested in change and improveinents need good asser- tiveness training and netnorks, like the Women Today group. The county -wide organization has scheduled another meeting on . Thursday, November 20. Women of all ages and interests are invited to --this. 7 p.m. meeting at the- board- -of- education offices at the corner of Albert and Princess Streets in Clio - ton. 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