Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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Page xiii
... dependence on a woman for life itself , the son's constant effort to assimilate , compensate for , or deny the fact that he is " of woman born . " Women are also born of women . But we know little about the effect on culture of that ...
... dependence on a woman for life itself , the son's constant effort to assimilate , compensate for , or deny the fact that he is " of woman born . " Women are also born of women . But we know little about the effect on culture of that ...
Page 53
... dependence , flowing from the consciousness of that weakness which God has given her for her pro- tection . But when she assumes the place and tone of man as a public reformer . . . she yields the power which God has given her for her ...
... dependence , flowing from the consciousness of that weakness which God has given her for her pro- tection . But when she assumes the place and tone of man as a public reformer . . . she yields the power which God has given her for her ...
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... dependence on nature as the infant in his dependence on his mother , that the mother - child figure is inspired forever anew . " ( Emphasis mine . ) 12 In other words , we again have woman reduced to bearer and nourisher , while man ...
... dependence on nature as the infant in his dependence on his mother , that the mother - child figure is inspired forever anew . " ( Emphasis mine . ) 12 In other words , we again have woman reduced to bearer and nourisher , while man ...
Contents
Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
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