Donna Perry, a professor of English, teaches literature, writing, and womenA[a¬a[s studies courses at William Paterson University. She is the editor of "Backtalk: Women Writers Speak Out" and coeditor (with Nan Bauer-Maglin) of "A[a¬ABad Girls/Good GirlsA[a¬A: Women, Sex, and Power in the Nineties" (Rutgers University Press).