Introduction

My name is Holly Machuga. I’m a public relations major with minors in film studies and English. I am from Central Square, New York, which is about 20 minutes north of Syracuse. Currently, I am the Social Media Director at Fredonia Radio Systems and that is where you find me most times on campus.

I am taking this class because it not only counts for my minor, but I think it is important to educate myself as a woman in terms of what our successors have gone through and written about.

The quote that stood out most to me in the reading was on page xlvii of the preface. It was by French feminist theorist Helene Cixous, who said, “Write your self. Your body must be heard. Only then will the immense resources of the unconscious spring forth.” I found this quote most interesting because it was mentioned in class the other day that editors think that women should leave their talk of their bodies at the door if they want to be published. If men are allowed to talk about their bodies in their published pieces then why are women criticized so harshly on their pieces that won’t be published because mentions of their body?

In relation to that quote, I also think it is very important that women write their thoughts and say what they think should be said. Everyone’s opinions are important.