Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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Page 100
... male supremacism . Even under the pressures of a growing , worldwide , women's consciousness , the overwhelming bias of so- cialist and revolutionary movements is male , and re- flects a wish to have a social revolution which would leave ...
... male supremacism . Even under the pressures of a growing , worldwide , women's consciousness , the overwhelming bias of so- cialist and revolutionary movements is male , and re- flects a wish to have a social revolution which would leave ...
Page 133
... male prej- udice and the power of a male - dominated establish- ment to discredit and drive out even the most tal- ented women practitioners . 5 " The obstetric forceps , more than any other instru- ment , symbolizes the art of the ...
... male prej- udice and the power of a male - dominated establish- ment to discredit and drive out even the most tal- ented women practitioners . 5 " The obstetric forceps , more than any other instru- ment , symbolizes the art of the ...
Page 203
... male children . But as some women come closer to shaping their own lives , there are signs that the overvaluation of the son as a male is undergoing changes as well . Many women are expressing the sense that at this moment in human ...
... male children . But as some women come closer to shaping their own lives , there are signs that the overvaluation of the son as a male is undergoing changes as well . Many women are expressing the sense that at this moment in human ...
Contents
Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
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