Why are there No Great Women Artists'?

1. text use Linda Nochlin's essay, Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists' of 1971 as an opening to discuss the hardships and successes women have had trying to become professional artists. Discuss the goals of the early feminist art movements and the prejudices then and today (towards the word 'feminism'. When you finish, discuss the work of two women artists practicing since the 1970s to support the idea that women have achieved much progress. 2. Compare and contrast the use of text in the work of two artists you have studied this term. Provide examples, at least 2 for each artist, in a detailed discussion to support your statements. 3. Discuss in detail the work of Shirin Neshat. You are to focus on how her work is universal as opposed to being simply personal. Provide a detailed discussion of three separate and distinct works of Neshat demonstrating how their themes are universal.