Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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Page xiii
... period we spent unfolding inside a woman's body . Because young hu- mans remain dependent upon nurture for a much longer period than other mammals , and because of the division of labor long established in human groups , where women not ...
... period we spent unfolding inside a woman's body . Because young hu- mans remain dependent upon nurture for a much longer period than other mammals , and because of the division of labor long established in human groups , where women not ...
Page 74
... period , the more necessary becomes the restraining force of women . ... Matriarchy is necessary to the education of man- kind and particularly of men . Just as the child is first disciplined by his mother , so the races of men are ...
... period , the more necessary becomes the restraining force of women . ... Matriarchy is necessary to the education of man- kind and particularly of men . Just as the child is first disciplined by his mother , so the races of men are ...
Page 94
... period is a time of pollution , the visitation of an evil spirit , physi- * In order to be legally married in contemporary Israel , a woman must present herself at the Chief Rabbinate and declare the date of her last period ; her ...
... period is a time of pollution , the visitation of an evil spirit , physi- * In order to be legally married in contemporary Israel , a woman must present herself at the Chief Rabbinate and declare the date of her last period ; her ...
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Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
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