Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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Page 13
... young mother - where does it en- trust its messages , when dream - sleep is denied her for years ? ) For many years I shrank from looking back on the first decade of my children's lives . In snapshots of the period I see a smiling young ...
... young mother - where does it en- trust its messages , when dream - sleep is denied her for years ? ) For many years I shrank from looking back on the first decade of my children's lives . In snapshots of the period I see a smiling young ...
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... young woman friend on the street . She has a tiny in- fant against her breast , in a bright cotton sling ; its face is pressed against her blouse , its tiny hand clutches a piece of the cloth . " How old is she ? " I ask . " Just two ...
... young woman friend on the street . She has a tiny in- fant against her breast , in a bright cotton sling ; its face is pressed against her blouse , its tiny hand clutches a piece of the cloth . " How old is she ? " I ask . " Just two ...
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... young god , her son , servant , or consort , but always subsidiary to her . E. O. James perceives these young male images as the first sign of recognition of the male's part in fertilization . But for a long time the young god remained ...
... young god , her son , servant , or consort , but always subsidiary to her . E. O. James perceives these young male images as the first sign of recognition of the male's part in fertilization . But for a long time the young god remained ...
Contents
Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
Copyright | |
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