ABSTRACT
Memory work as a sociological method was developed in response to a complex set of problems. In the first place, the object was to appropriate that empty space in the dominant theories which should have existed to accommodate women's experiences. The majority of texts tackle the question from a 'universal human' standpoint and then proceed in such a male-centred way that even the would-be critic is left with a feeling of despair. If we wish to learn about women's anxiety we must investigate it ourselves. The only source available to us is women's experiences and their deposits in the memory. This research calls for its own methodology. In Critical Psychology, the decisive distinction between animals and humans has been identified in the fact that in mankind the development of the species no longer occurs at the expense of the individuals, but on the contrary, the more successful survival of the species itself depends on the development of individuals.
