"The Heidi Chronicles and Feminism from 1960-1990" written by Wendy Wasserstein: The struggle for equality for women.

"Then the Lord God said, 'It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him'"(The Holy Bible, Genesis 2:18). Ever since the beginning of time women have been looked down upon as "helpers," created specifically for the convenience of men. Feminism first emerged as a plea for equality in America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Feminists succeeded in their struggle to gain equal …

…Biography Yearbook. 1989 ed. Schneider, Beth. "Lesbians." Women's Studies Encyclopedia. 1991 ed. Sindelar, Jodi. "Special needs of Women and Public Programs." Women's Studies Encyclopedia. 1991 ed. Steinem, Gloria. Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellion. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1983. Stephenson, Gloria. "Feminism and Semiological Theory." Women's Studies Encyclopedia. 1991 ed. The Holy Bible, Revised Edition. Chicago: Broadman and Holdman,1952 ed. Wasserstein, Wendy. The Heidi Chronicles. New York: Vintage Books, 1991. Worcester, Nancy. "Food and Eating Disorders." Women's Studies Encyclopedia. 1991 ed.