At Wellesley College, educational theorist Peggy Macintosh advised administrators and teachers to "de-emphasize discipline and excellence in thinking" because they were 'white male elite concepts." She instead encouraged the teaching of "truisms from the domestics sphere," such as substituting the study of great music and art with the examination of quilts, pots, pans, and shapes of bread.

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From a handwritten "Motion for special jury selection" filed in February 1992 by Harry Veltman III, who was tried in U.S. District Court in California for sending "obscene and threatening" letters and photographs to Katarina Witt, the German ice skater. Veltman acted as his own attorney, and his motion was denied:

Comes now the defendant, Harry Veltman III, pro se:

Any typical jury might convict me on all charges out of prejudice because of the bad publicity I have received through television, radio, and newspapers, and/or because of the erotic love letters and photos that I sent.

A jury of nymphomaniacs would not likely be prejudiced against me because of my erotic love letters and photos. Therefore I request a jury of nymphomaniacs, or at least a jury with several nymphomaniacs, including Racquel Darrien, of Hustler's "Call of the Wild" photo spread; Danielle, a Hustler Honey; Stephanie Seymour, the famous Almay supermodel; and Katarina Witt, to whom I mailed the letters and photos.

I further require a jury consisting of 50 percent atheists and agnostics, to avoid domination by religious self-righteous hypocrites, who might convict me blindly on all charges after seeing even one erotic photo or reading one erotic letter.

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255,000 constituents in Missouri's sixth Congressional District received mail from Rep. Tom Coleman, only to learn that he didn't bounce any checks in the House Bank scandal.

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