Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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... bear a third child . I knew now better than I had ever known what another pregnancy , another new infant , meant for my body and spirit . Yet , I did not think of having an abortion . In a sense , my third son was more actively chosen ...
... bear a third child . I knew now better than I had ever known what another pregnancy , another new infant , meant for my body and spirit . Yet , I did not think of having an abortion . In a sense , my third son was more actively chosen ...
Page 153
... bear the child of a man with whom one was entangled in passion - love became an assertion of the seeming uniqueness of that love ; to bear this man's child was to bring this love to a tangible consummation . Bastards were believed to be ...
... bear the child of a man with whom one was entangled in passion - love became an assertion of the seeming uniqueness of that love ; to bear this man's child was to bring this love to a tangible consummation . Bastards were believed to be ...
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... bear- ing distinguished sons . Only in periods of decadence do women seek in barrenness to be distinguished themselves ... 29 Vous travaillez pour l'armée , madame . There is no guarantee , under socialism or " liberal " capitalism ...
... bear- ing distinguished sons . Only in periods of decadence do women seek in barrenness to be distinguished themselves ... 29 Vous travaillez pour l'armée , madame . There is no guarantee , under socialism or " liberal " capitalism ...
Contents
Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
Copyright | |
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