A foolish protest at Wellesley

A group of students at exclusive Wellesley College is objectingto Barbara Bush as commencement speaker on grounds that she's anobody in her own right. What a petty and depressing commentary thatis on some aspects of what is called feminism.

Some 150 students at the Massachusetts school signed a petitiondisdaining the first lady for quitting college to get married. "Tohonor Barbara Bush as a commencement speaker . . . is to honor awoman who has gained recognition through the achievements of herhusband, which contradicts what we have been taught over our years atWellesley," the petition said.

A man or woman's distinction cannot …