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Annette Kolodny, "Dancing Through the Minefield: some Observations on the Theory, Practice and Politics of a Feminist Literary Criticism” (1980)

Elaine Showalter, "Representing Ophelia: Women, Madness, and the Responsibilities of Feminist Criticism," (1985)