In two conversations, the first with Bonnie Smith, Soundings addresses questions of gender, history, science, and the beginnings of feminist theory. Does gender determine viewpoint in the writings of history and the practice of science? Are history and science definable as objective chronology or subjective interpretation?
In the second segment [14:10], Elizabeth Fee and Ruth Hubbard join the discussion.
At the time of this interview, Smith, a Fellow at the National Humanities Center (1984-85), was professor of history at the University of Rochester.
Fee was professor of health policy and management at Johns Hopkins University. Hubbard was professor of biology at Harvard University.
This edition of Soundings was conducted by Wayne J. Pond.
