She is woman and a capacity crowd packed Battell Chapel to hear her roar. Camille Paglia, professor of humanities at the University of Arts in Philadelphia, asserted at last night's Political Union meeting that women are better than men.
Women are the origin of all things.
Paglia defended women's role as mothers against feminists who she said reject women's call to childbearing. Amid laughter, as well as some hissing, Paglia went on to cite historical evidence to support her claim of female superiority. Paglia even included Yale's recent decision to return the Lee Bass grant to support her claim of female superiority. Her controversial statements elicited questions from a wide spectrum of the audience, including a drag queen and members of the PU's various parties. On topics ranging from the socialization of males to the nature of power in society, Paglia addressed the current debate about gender equality and what it means to be a feminist.