====================== HES POSTING ==================== [Given the general interest in this topic, responses can be posted to HES, or to Kirsten Madden personally. -- RBE] 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 [log in to unmask] ============ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ============ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]