Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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... born , I broke out in a rash which was tentatively diagnosed as measles , and was admitted to a hospital for contagious diseases to await the onset of labor . I felt for the first time a great deal of conscious fear , and guilt toward ...
... born , I broke out in a rash which was tentatively diagnosed as measles , and was admitted to a hospital for contagious diseases to await the onset of labor . I felt for the first time a great deal of conscious fear , and guilt toward ...
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... born from her fa- ther Zeus's brain , is virginal , childless , and , as has been seen , affirms her loyalty to the male . Hera is a jealous , competitive consort , and destructive mothers like Gaea , Rhea , Medea , and Clytemnestra ...
... born from her fa- ther Zeus's brain , is virginal , childless , and , as has been seen , affirms her loyalty to the male . Hera is a jealous , competitive consort , and destructive mothers like Gaea , Rhea , Medea , and Clytemnestra ...
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... born , he wanted a first- born son . An adult male , he wanted " a little boy . " I wanted a son , also , in order to do what my moth- er had not done : bring forth a man - child . I wanted him as a defiance to my father , who had ...
... born , he wanted a first- born son . An adult male , he wanted " a little boy . " I wanted a son , also , in order to do what my moth- er had not done : bring forth a man - child . I wanted him as a defiance to my father , who had ...
Contents
Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
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