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I have been lurking on this list for the past 10 months, and have finally 
found an excuse to introduce myself.  I completed my Ph.D. in the history 
of economic thought at UNC-Chapel Hill a year and a half ago and am 
starting my second year as assistant professor at Millersville University 
in Pennsylvania.  My dissertation concerned methodology in the history of 
econometrics. 
 
I am currently consolidating a list of references regarding the treatment 
of women in the history of economic thought.  I am primarily interested in 
views concerning the role of women held by major contributors to economic 
thought.  This list includes J.S. Mill's piece, "The Subjection of Women," 
Veblen on "The Barbarian Status of Women," and more recently, Galbraith's 
work on "The Higher Economic Purpose of Women."   
 
I have two questions for the HES list subscribers.  (1) Are there any 
recommended additions to the list?  I am interested in all views on the 
role of women in an economy, not only those with an equal rights 
perspective. (2) Is anyone aware of recent work in the history of economic 
thought which documents the treatment of women in the economics 
literature?  The history of thought work may review published literature 
on the role of women such as those pieces listed above, or it may concern 
implicit attitudes held by economic thinkers toward the role of women in 
an economy.  I will be teaching a course on women in development in a year 
and thought Id start with a review of attitudes during the earlier stages 
of western economic development.  Depending on what's been written on 
attitudes toward the role of women in the history of economic thought, I 
may also write a paper on the topic. 
 
Kirsten Madden 
Economics,  Millersville University 
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