Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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Page 32
... never before existed . It was a creation of the Industrial Revolution , an ideal invested with the power of something God- given , and its power as an idea remains unexpunged today . For the first time , the productivity of women ...
... never before existed . It was a creation of the Industrial Revolution , an ideal invested with the power of something God- given , and its power as an idea remains unexpunged today . For the first time , the productivity of women ...
Page 261
... never had it done . " She planned to take oral contraceptives , but according to him she never did so . In her depressions she lay on the couch , " saying and doing nothing " for long peri- ods . Michulski , described as a " trim ...
... never had it done . " She planned to take oral contraceptives , but according to him she never did so . In her depressions she lay on the couch , " saying and doing nothing " for long peri- ods . Michulski , described as a " trim ...
Page 262
... never cleaned . " But the children always seemed " well cared- for . " Her 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 ...
... never cleaned . " But the children always seemed " well cared- for . " Her 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 ...
Contents
Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
Copyright | |
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