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major, however, is still open question. 

The existence of feminist community--even in concept-- is in profound conflict with the general society in which it occurs. While the colleges and art institutions which have on occasion invited and hosted our feminist programs have appeared to be congenial for those efforts, the programs have instead acted as foreign bodies on the organism of the university, and as any foreign body in an organism, have resulted in infection, fever and ultimate rejection. The fundamental conflict is not primarily one between the world views of people who participate in a feminist vision and the traditional world views of the society in which they work and live. The ability of a feminist community to disrupt does not lie in its apparent separatism but in its strong critique of our culture's values and its position as a concrete alternative. The existence of a public forum for women's culture is essential to the dialogue that women must now have and is feminist eduation in its most fruitful form. Women's creative work can reveal a feminist visio of the future which moves us toward a more humane, egalitarian world.