Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her"A West Coast feminist and poet draws from myth, legend, history, religion, sociology, science, and other sources to trace the evolution of attitudes toward and perceptions of women and nature."--Goodreads website. |
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And it is discovered : That the weights of two bodies are proportional to their
masses . That every body perseveres in its state of rest or uniform motion in a
straight line , except as compelled to change that state by impressed forces .
And it is discovered : That the weights of two bodies are proportional to their
masses . That every body perseveres in its state of rest or uniform motion in a
straight line , except as compelled to change that state by impressed forces .
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Inanimate matter moves . ) It is said that there is nothing in this world one can be
so certain of as oneself , that one knows oneself ultimately . X - rays are
discovered . ( X , it is explained , is a symbol for the unknown . ) Radium is
isolated .
Inanimate matter moves . ) It is said that there is nothing in this world one can be
so certain of as oneself , that one knows oneself ultimately . X - rays are
discovered . ( X , it is explained , is a symbol for the unknown . ) Radium is
isolated .
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( As when Balboa discovered the South Sea , Cortez discovered Vera Cruz , De
Soto discovered the Mississippi River , Hudson discovered the Hudson River , as
when Watson discovered DNA . ) Time . Time Divided . As in the Period . As in
the ...
( As when Balboa discovered the South Sea , Cortez discovered Vera Cruz , De
Soto discovered the Mississippi River , Hudson discovered the Hudson River , as
when Watson discovered DNA . ) Time . Time Divided . As in the Period . As in
the ...
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User Review - bness2 - LibraryThingI realize this is considered a classic in feminist literature, but it is not anything like what I was expecting and I found Griffin's stream of consciousness style to be very distracting. This is not ... Read full review
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Contents
PROLOGUE | 1 |
LAND Her Changing Face | 47 |
TIMBER What Was There for Them | 56 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her |
| Author | Susan Griffin |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1978 |
| ISBN | 0060115114, 9780060115111 |
| Length | 263 pages |
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