▁and ▁houses . ▁The ▁end ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁project ▁was ▁the ▁Woman house ▁installation , ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁students ▁in ▁an ▁abandoned ▁Victor ian ▁house ▁in ▁Hollywood . ▁ ▁The ▁program ▁util ized ▁a ▁method ▁of ▁teaching ▁that ▁re lied ▁on ▁group ▁co operation . ▁Stud ents ▁would ▁sit ▁in ▁a ▁circle , ▁and ▁share ▁their ▁thoughts ▁on ▁a ▁selected ▁topic ▁of ▁discussion . ▁The ▁circular ▁teaching ▁method ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁" n our ishing ▁environment ▁for ▁growth " ▁and ▁to ▁promote ▁a ▁" circ ular , ▁more ▁w omb - like " ▁atmosphere . ▁The ▁goal ▁of ▁these ▁discuss ions ▁was ▁for ▁each ▁woman ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁higher ▁level ▁of ▁self - per ception , ▁to ▁validate ▁their ▁experiences , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁" search ▁for ▁subject ▁matter " ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁into ▁art work ▁and ▁to ▁address ▁their ▁individual ▁a est h etic ▁needs . ▁However , ▁many ▁students ▁fost ered ▁res ent ments ▁towards ▁Chicago ▁and ▁Sch api ro , ▁claim ing ▁they ▁were ▁suffering ▁from ▁their ▁own ▁power ▁tri ps . ▁Chicago ▁ins isted ▁her ▁students ▁feelings ▁were ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁internal ized ▁sex ism ▁and ▁un cons cious ▁manifest ations ▁of ▁their ▁difficulties ▁dealing ▁with ▁female ▁authority ▁figures . ▁ ▁The ▁project ' s ▁goals , ▁as ▁prof essed ▁by ▁Sch api ro ▁and ▁Chicago , ▁were ▁to ▁help ▁students ▁overcome ▁some ▁problems ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁woman . ▁These ▁included ▁" a ▁general ▁lack ▁of ▁assert iveness ▁or ▁amb ition ", ▁an ▁"