. . .Ms. Stein's feminist themes prevail. (In this series, a celebration of diverse female achievers like Margaret Sanger, Flo Kennedy, Virginia Woolf and Billie Jean King.)

We are drawn to the watercolors' subtle, even romantic demeanors, as colors and facial features merge, blur and evolve. Take the montage of Ms. Sanger as an example:  From her portrait covered in white to pictorial representation to replacement by patterns. We wonder if Ms. Stein is simply experimenting with effects or is she also suggesting a connection between her technique and a thematic statement capturing a particular woman or all the women represented.

For instance, there's Ms. Stein's identifying piece for the entire series, "Looking Within." The images are done on a grid and feature bits and pieces of female body parts such as lips and a nose. This fragmentation is certainly symptomatic regarding not only the women's movement, but also individual struggles . . .