lines , ▁the ▁group ▁held ▁meet ings ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁any ▁problems ▁that ▁ar ouse ▁and ▁sessions ▁to ▁raise ▁group ▁conscious ness . ▁Some ▁former ▁students ▁now ▁see ▁this ▁t ension ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Chicago ' s ▁author itar ian ▁presence , ▁feeling ▁that ▁she ▁im posed ▁her ▁own ▁goals ▁on ▁the ▁group . ▁ ▁Here ▁are ▁some ▁pers pect ives ▁from ▁particip ators ▁when ▁they ▁recall ▁the ▁strugg les ▁of ▁Woman house ▁after ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁Camil le ▁Grey ▁: ▁“ Put ▁ 3 0 ▁women ▁together ▁and ▁see ▁what ▁happens . ▁A ▁night m are .” ▁ ▁Robin ▁Mitchell : ▁" ▁It ▁was ▁simultaneously ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁and ▁worst ▁experiences ▁of ▁my ▁life .” ▁ ▁Mira ▁Sch or : ▁" ▁I ▁left ▁the ▁Program ▁after ▁one ▁year , ▁because ▁of ▁my ▁disag re ements , ▁and ▁because ▁I ▁wanted ▁to ▁experience ▁the ▁school ▁outside ▁the ▁conf ines ▁of ▁the ▁Program . ▁I ▁have ▁avoided ▁group ▁femin ism ▁since ▁then .” ▁ ▁Nancy ▁You del man : ▁" ▁Looking ▁back ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁later , ▁I ▁have ▁mixed ▁feeling ▁about ▁the ▁Fem in ist ▁Art ▁Program ▁– ▁We ▁had ▁something ▁really ▁incred ible ▁and ▁unique ▁and ▁somehow ▁we ▁could ▁not ▁get ▁beyond ▁personal ities ▁and ▁create ▁a ▁last ing ▁support ▁system ." ▁▁ ▁Part icip ating ▁artists ▁▁ ▁Chicago ▁and ▁Sch api ro ▁invited ▁other ▁local ▁artists ▁Sher ry ▁Bro dy , ▁Carol ▁Ed ison ▁Mitchell ▁and ▁W anda ▁West co ast ▁to ▁particip ate