 Dewey’s thinking was also shaped by the gendered expectations of his time and place, even though women played more equal roles in his life. As Seigfried noted (1998), Dewey was a supporter of many feminist causes. Yet, as she also pointed out later, “the pitfalls of a view of women seen solely from a male perspective, even that of a sympathetic male” still affect Dewey’s writing (2001: 10). Why does this matter? As Nancy Tuana has said, 