Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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Page xvii
... moth- erhood because it was a crucial , still relatively unex- plored , area for feminist theory . But I did not choose this subject ; it had long ago chosen me . This book is rooted in my own past , tangled with parts of my life which ...
... moth- erhood because it was a crucial , still relatively unex- plored , area for feminist theory . But I did not choose this subject ; it had long ago chosen me . This book is rooted in my own past , tangled with parts of my life which ...
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... Moth- erhood in Bondage ( 1928 ) comes from a woman seek- ing birth - control advice so that she can have inter- course with her husband without fear , and thus carry out her duties both as mother and wife : " I am not passionate ...
... Moth- erhood in Bondage ( 1928 ) comes from a woman seek- ing birth - control advice so that she can have inter- course with her husband without fear , and thus carry out her duties both as mother and wife : " I am not passionate ...
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... moth- er .... And Jewish traditional lore has it that a female soul is united with a male sperm , resulting in , of course , a " man - child . " Daughters have been nullified by silence , but also by infanticide , of which they have ...
... moth- er .... And Jewish traditional lore has it that a female soul is united with a male sperm , resulting in , of course , a " man - child . " Daughters have been nullified by silence , but also by infanticide , of which they have ...
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Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
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