Discussion Questions:

1. Mary Pratt states:

   It is easy to be tricked into thinking that a popular ideology is a satisfactory substitution for a personal philosophy. It is hard not to “join the parade”.

   Why is it hard not to “join the parade”?

2. How can you avoid joining in?
3. Mary Pratt states:

   I am personally opposed to a world awash with easy information and facts.

   Why would Pratt feel this way?

4. How do you feel about the availability of information and facts?
5. Mary Pratt states:

   I prefer to discover things for myself and celebrate those discoveries in my painting.

   What does it mean; “to celebrate discoveries”?

6. In what ways you ever done that?
7. Why are there so few “great” women artists?