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Page 79
... the faces of male leaders , the pure products of patriarchy , who appear less
and less credible , less and less informed by any responsible vision , less and
less capable of governing any community , and more and more technologically
THE ...
... the faces of male leaders , the pure products of patriarchy , who appear less
and less credible , less and less informed by any responsible vision , less and
less capable of governing any community , and more and more technologically
THE ...
Page 197
As for male figures , the child ' s experience is that they are less physical , less
cherishing , more intermittent in their presence , more remote , more judgmental ,
more for - themselves , than the MOTHER AND SON , WOMAN AND MAN 197.
As for male figures , the child ' s experience is that they are less physical , less
cherishing , more intermittent in their presence , more remote , more judgmental ,
more for - themselves , than the MOTHER AND SON , WOMAN AND MAN 197.
Page 206
But the less our energy and power , as women , is expended on making our sons
into our instruments , our agents in a system which has tried to keep us
powerless , the less our sons need live under the burden of their mother ' s
unlived lives .
But the less our energy and power , as women , is expended on making our sons
into our instruments , our agents in a system which has tried to keep us
powerless , the less our sons need live under the burden of their mother ' s
unlived lives .
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