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 [log in to unmask] http://www.homepage.villanova.edu/sally.scholz ________________________________________ From: Feminist ethics and social theory [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of FEAST-L automatic digest system [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 12:08 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: FEAST-L Digest - 25 Nov 2008 to 28 Nov 2008 (#2008-166) There is 1 message totalling 28 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Reasonable woman ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ------------------------------ End of FEAST-L Digest - 25 Nov 2008 to 28 Nov 2008 (#2008-166) **************************************************************