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Uses the metaphor of the two-way street to describe the problems encountered in trying to develop a constructive discourse between feminism & education on the Bates Coll (Lewiston, ME) campus. The goals were to include feminist perspectives in science courses & encompass scientific material in women's studies courses as a way to both enrich women's studies & develop a "self-conscious science" that was aware of its own assumptions, historical background, & social context. The project was approached "one lane at a time" by first addressing scientists, & then the women's studies faculty, in an effort to alleviate the fear each group had of the other. The numerous barriers to opening a two-way discussion are related, including significant problems related to language differences between scientists & feminists. By the second year, women's studies faculty members were willing to consider the importance of including scientific content in their courses, & members of both groups were beginning to talk "to," rather than past, each other. The urgent need to develop communication between different discourse communities is discussed. 22 References. J. Lindroth