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   Until I read your Death for the Feminist Cause I was about to give up on this Forum.  Like Gail, it seemed to me it was a collection of independent essays, each one vying to see how impressive and academic it could be.  There was no sense of a forum or conversation.  But you have raised some meaningful and reality oriented questions, questions that have no easy answers.

I have always considered myself a Feminist but I would not "die to have equal rights between men and women".  As a matter of fact I think many women have come to realize that the masculine model of success has some serious drawbacks and does not necessarily make for a meaningful and satisfying life.  At this stage of my life (70's), I think in more humanistic terms.  What can we do to make the lives of women and men more fulfilling and worthwhile?

 Every new generation gets accused of something.  Even the young people involved in the 60's movements became disillusioned when their lofty ideals and plans did not come to fruition.  As you move through life, your cohort will be confronted with a variety of challenges and some of you will rise to meet them. 

Perhaps one reason there seems to be more silence today is that people are isolated in their own world of technology and spend much of their lives in virtual reality rather than true communication.  This Forum is an opportunity to break that silence, to communicate across generations.  Let's do it! 

 Barbara  '57