Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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... tried to ex- plain to him , but women - above all , mothers - have been supposed to love that way . From the fifties and early sixties , I remember a cycle . It began when I had picked up a book or began trying to write a letter , or ...
... tried to ex- plain to him , but women - above all , mothers - have been supposed to love that way . From the fifties and early sixties , I remember a cycle . It began when I had picked up a book or began trying to write a letter , or ...
Page 36
... trying to cope with an environment beyond her control - malnutrition , rats , lead - paint poisoning , the drug traffic , racism— in the eyes of society the mother is the child's en- vironment . The worker can unionize , go out on ...
... trying to cope with an environment beyond her control - malnutrition , rats , lead - paint poisoning , the drug traffic , racism— in the eyes of society the mother is the child's en- vironment . The worker can unionize , go out on ...
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... trying to cross a deep , fordless river into the land of freedom . She wants to carry with her the male infant suckling at her breast , but she is told , No , you will lose your life trying to save him ; he must grow into a man and save ...
... trying to cross a deep , fordless river into the land of freedom . She wants to carry with her the male infant suckling at her breast , but she is told , No , you will lose your life trying to save him ; he must grow into a man and save ...
Contents
Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
Copyright | |
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