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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Page 14
That because women menstruate regularly the supply of blood to the brain is
weakened . All abstract knowledge , all knowledge which is dry , it is cautioned ,
must be abandoned to the laborious and solid mind of man . " For this reason , ” it
is ...
That because women menstruate regularly the supply of blood to the brain is
weakened . All abstract knowledge , all knowledge which is dry , it is cautioned ,
must be abandoned to the laborious and solid mind of man . " For this reason , ” it
is ...
Page 82
Her rider who possesses a secret knowledge of a series of memorable
movements whose purpose she cannot decipher , a knowledge above her
capacity to understand , her rider who knows how to produce food and pleasure ,
for she is so ...
Her rider who possesses a secret knowledge of a series of memorable
movements whose purpose she cannot decipher , a knowledge above her
capacity to understand , her rider who knows how to produce food and pleasure ,
for she is so ...
Page 115
... a co - defendant , were arrested on March 17 , 1971 , in connection with an
alleged sexual assault ... on twelve year old Maxine Lewis ... they were charged
with carnal knowledge and taking indecent liberties with a minor child . . . . The
jury ...
... a co - defendant , were arrested on March 17 , 1971 , in connection with an
alleged sexual assault ... on twelve year old Maxine Lewis ... they were charged
with carnal knowledge and taking indecent liberties with a minor child . . . . The
jury ...
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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
MATTER | 5 |
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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