Introduction

My name is Laura Lukowski and I am in my junior year here at Fredonia. I am a Childhood Education major with a middle school extension and a concentration in English. I am from a town in Buffalo called Orchard Park. It is about 45 minutes away from here. I play for the women's soccer team here at Fredonia and I have been playing soccer since I was 4 years old. I love playing all sports and staying active.

This course caught my attention right away when I was looking up English courses for my concentration. When I then figured out that it also counts for one of my CCC classes and worked perfect into my schedule I knew I had to take it.  I also really enjoy writing. It comes easy and natural to me so I thought why not learn about other women who made a difference in the writing world,  instead of just constantly learning about male authors. I also have never taken a class with only women in it so I thought it would be interesting to see how class discussions went.  

When I was reading the introduction, one of the first quotes stood out to me right away. "The concept of engendering language, silence, and voice offers insight to readers who approach this anthology eager to explore women's ideas and experiences but who also seek inspiration from women who have successfully made the enormous leap from anonymity to literary recognition." There are so many great writers and authors in this world, both men and women. But the difference between well writers and successful writers are the ones that go above and beyond to make a difference and have reason within their writing. They relate and speak to their readers. Women writers who go beyond the minimum or required are the ones readers listen to. It really made me think of so many more female writers that I enjoyed over some male ones. Society is so focused on male authors that sometimes women authors get over looked.