Kate,

I have an essay in Sharon Meagher and Patrice Diquinzio's "Women and Children First: Feminism, Rhetoric, and Public Policy" (SUNY) that might be of interest to you.  The essay is called "Battered Woman Syndrome: Locating the Subject Amidst the Advocacy".  (It doesn't provide a survey of the legal approaches to reasonable woman but it does give a philosophical overview of some of the problems in using BWS (Battered Woman Syndrome) in the courts and social services.)

That entire book, by the way, is really interesting--worth a look for your course.

Sally

Sally J. Scholz, Ph.D.
Professor
Center for Peace and Justice Education &
Department of Philosophy
Villanova University
800 Lancaster Ave.
Villanova, PA 19085
610-519-4099
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Date:    Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:26:14 -0600
From:    Kate Parsons <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Reasonable woman

Dear FEAST list,

Can anyone recommend a good, accessible piece that analyzes the
"reasonable woman" standard with respect to battered women?  I'm
looking for an update on this issue for my feminist philosophy course
this spring.

Thanks, in advance, for the help!
Kate


Kate Parsons, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Director, Center for Ethics
Webster University
470 East Lockwood Avenue
Saint Louis, Missouri 63119
U.S.A.

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