My response to Stephen Lett initially takes a “glass half full” perspective on the current state of the Society for Music Theory, showing that in the early years of the Society there were substantive activities through what would become the Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) to diversify membership and work against biases. I provide a historical accounting of these activities from 1985 to 1995, documenting the many frictions within the operations of the Society. My response concludes with a “glass half empty” observation that more needs to be done and makes a radical suggestion for a Society for the Study of Music.

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散漫

我对斯蒂芬莱特的回应最初对音乐理论协会的现状采取了“玻璃半满”的观点，表明在该协会的早期，通过后来成为妇女地位委员会的机构开展了实质性活动（ CSW) 使成员多样化并消除偏见。我提供了 1985 年至 1995 年这些活动的历史记录，记录了协会运作中的许多摩擦。我的回应以“玻璃杯半空”的观察结束，认为还有更多工作要做，并为音乐研究协会提出了激进的建议。