Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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... husband for this birth . [ The writer had had seven children and two miscarriages . ] He had waited patiently for ten months because I was ill , and thinking the time was safe , I submitted as a duty , knowing there is much ...
... husband for this birth . [ The writer had had seven children and two miscarriages . ] He had waited patiently for ten months because I was ill , and thinking the time was safe , I submitted as a duty , knowing there is much ...
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... HUSBAND TELLS OF TORTURED LIFE . " Ms. Michulski was charged with voluntary manslaughter but found innocent by reason of insanity , and was committed to a state hospital . Her husband sued for divorce . The history of Joanne Michulski ...
... HUSBAND TELLS OF TORTURED LIFE . " Ms. Michulski was charged with voluntary manslaughter but found innocent by reason of insanity , and was committed to a state hospital . Her husband sued for divorce . The history of Joanne Michulski ...
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... husband took the children out to eat several times a week ; she had developed a habit of standing up in the kitchen while the family sat in the dining room . She began to talk out loud to herself and had periods of screaming - not at ...
... husband took the children out to eat several times a week ; she had developed a habit of standing up in the kitchen while the family sat in the dining room . She began to talk out loud to herself and had periods of screaming - not at ...
Contents
Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
Copyright | |
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