All the essays that appear in this book are written by the brave women enrolled in the fall semester second session of the ÒWriting in the DisciplinesÓ course at Bay Path University and The American WomenÕs College. Each woman writer chose her own topic to research and write about throughout the six-week course. In this collection of essays, the reader will see that each writer has taken a stand, made a strong assertion to solve a problem or resolve conflict Ð lofty goals that each writer meets in this collection of essays.