Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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Page 14
... individual responsibil- ity of the individual woman . I envy the sensuality of having an infant of two weeks curled against one's breast ; I do not envy the turmoil of the elevator full of small children , babies howling in the ...
... individual responsibil- ity of the individual woman . I envy the sensuality of having an infant of two weeks curled against one's breast ; I do not envy the turmoil of the elevator full of small children , babies howling in the ...
Page 88
... individual paternity . The Great Mother acknowl- edged no individual husband , only sons who become consorts . Prepatriarchal , gynocentric motherhood preceded wifehood ; the mother relation and status were far more important than the ...
... individual paternity . The Great Mother acknowl- edged no individual husband , only sons who become consorts . Prepatriarchal , gynocentric motherhood preceded wifehood ; the mother relation and status were far more important than the ...
Page 125
... individual con- science as the primary mediator with God , had seemed to encourage freedom of thought for women and men alike . But in practice , a male theology and a male magistracy stood between the individual wom- an's conscience ...
... individual con- science as the primary mediator with God , had seemed to encourage freedom of thought for women and men alike . But in practice , a male theology and a male magistracy stood between the individual wom- an's conscience ...
Contents
Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
Copyright | |
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