My Final Thoughts

I had a rocky start, beginning this project. Dr. Verta Taylor was the fourth woman I had correspondence with, and the first who agreed to help me with this project despite her very busy schedule! I now wish I would have had her first, because she is arguably one of the most interesting for me to learn about, not to mention that her field and research closely matches that of which I'm interested in. It has been an absolute pleasure getting to learn about her and her research. Her accomplishments are awe-inspiring, her research amazing, her writing and lectures excellent. Her work can be no less than a great role model for women's and gender's studies students, as well as student of sociology. I am very, very, very thankful that she was willing to work with me despite her schedule that leaves her with, what seems like, no time to herself!

I faced a lot of challenges while working on this project, the first being finding a woman who had even a little bit of time to work with me on it. This is not something that is easily avoidable, however, for with the economy and overall state of the nation right now, there really is no time to slow down and take time for an undergrad with a small class project like this it seems! This is something I overcame, however, once I found Dr. Taylor.

Doing the research and getting a chance to read more about her and her work was relatively easy. It took a little digging, but doesn't all research? I truly wish I would have had more time to work with her and work around her schedule. I felt really bad each time I asked her for help knowing that she has a full schedule for what seems like every day of the week! It was nice to find, however, that she was very nice about it and answered the questions I needed. She even sent me a chapter about her from a book through the mail, something I was very grateful for.

There is no way I can truly find criticism regarding this project. Other than the difficulty of finding a woman to do research on, it is a fantastic project that will hopefully serve as a great resource for women hoping to join the realm of sociology.

I would also like to take this space to thank Verta Taylor for working with me so:
Thank You!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Talking with her was just so refreshing! It was really nice to put a voice to her picture, and she did it despite have an entirely full schedule for the day. She was so enthusiastic and happy for me to be doing this, and I just wanted to tell her how enthusiastic and happy I was to have found her! So thank you so much, Verta, for helping me! I know you're constantly busy so it really meant a lot to me that you would take time to help me.

She told me a bit about the Feminist Studies department at UCSB and encouraged me to look into it, and even invited me up to a big Sociology conference being held there next year. Thanks!