Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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... dependent on my obstetrician , a huge , vigorous , paternal man , abounding with optimism and assurance , and given to pinching my cheek . I had gone through a healthy pregnancy , but as if tranquilized or sleep - walking . I had taken ...
... dependent on my obstetrician , a huge , vigorous , paternal man , abounding with optimism and assurance , and given to pinching my cheek . I had gone through a healthy pregnancy , but as if tranquilized or sleep - walking . I had taken ...
Page 31
... dependent on his wife's earnings , but it would conceivably even be possible for women to dispense with marriage from an economic point of view . * These two forces - the humanitarian concern THE " SACRED CALLING " 31.
... dependent on his wife's earnings , but it would conceivably even be possible for women to dispense with marriage from an economic point of view . * These two forces - the humanitarian concern THE " SACRED CALLING " 31.
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... dependent's " power " to disguise her feel- ings - even from herself - in order to obtain favors , or literally to survive . The possibility of " power " for women has historical- ly been befogged by sentimentality and mystifica- tion ...
... dependent's " power " to disguise her feel- ings - even from herself - in order to obtain favors , or literally to survive . The possibility of " power " for women has historical- ly been befogged by sentimentality and mystifica- tion ...
Contents
Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
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