I share much of your enthusiasm about the mounting victories of American women (“The Triumph of Feminism,” September 13, 2008). It is indeed marvelous to see them breaking through one glass ceiling after another. Of course, it is a pity the highest of all glass ceilings will have to wait for another presidential election, but Hillary Clinton among others may have better luck at it the next time around. However, I am not sure that American feminism is doing as well as you claim. Namely, once upon a time not a few feminists believed that women in high places would be not just different, but also better than men. In fact, every victory along the way shows that women are not that different, let alone better. They are only human, after all. And that surely is a feminist dream shattered.