▁the ▁end , ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁women ▁gather ▁in ▁a ▁circle ▁as ▁they ▁chant ▁and ▁sing ▁with ▁heads ▁bow ed . ▁The ▁chant ▁grows ▁l ou der ▁with ▁time , ▁ending ▁in ▁a ▁" pe ak ▁of ▁ec static ▁sound ". ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Woman house ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁femin ist ▁art ▁project ▁to ▁receive ▁attention ▁on ▁a ▁national ▁scale ▁following ▁its ▁review ▁by ▁Time ▁( mag azine ). ▁Woman house ▁exhibition ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁introduction ▁of ▁femin ism ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁a ▁revolution ary ▁act ▁for ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁and ▁it ▁spark ed ▁lots ▁of ▁deb ates . ▁One ▁year ▁after ▁Woman house ▁closed , ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁published ▁by ▁M s . ▁Magazine : ▁" Many ▁women ▁artists ▁have ▁organized , ▁are ▁shed ding ▁their ▁sh ack les , ▁proud ly ▁un ty ing ▁the ▁apr on ▁strings -- and , ▁in ▁some ▁cases , ▁keeping ▁the ▁apr on ▁on , ▁fla un ting ▁it , ▁turning ▁it ▁into ▁art ." ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁review ▁in ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁by ▁William ▁Wilson ▁described ▁Woman house ▁as ▁a ▁" la ir ▁of ▁female ▁cre ativity " ▁that ▁" rem inds ▁us ▁that ▁the ▁female ▁is ▁our ▁only ▁direct ▁link ▁with ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁nature ". ▁Though ▁he ▁remarks ▁that ▁" man ' s ▁greatest ▁cre ative ▁acts ▁may ▁be ▁but ▁en vious ▁shadow ings ▁of ▁her ▁f ec und ity ", ▁this ▁review ▁may ▁have ▁also ▁highlight ed ▁s