In "Taking Women Students Seriously", Adrienne Rich insists it is important for women to first take themselves seriously before expecting others to do so. Rich describes the beginning of her educational journey at an all girl's college. In this school majority of the facultly were independent strong unmarried women. These women hyad passion for the mind and intelligence; they devoted themselves to enrich female students. It was admirable to Rich bevasue even though they were old maids, their life was not empty but full of passion for
