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 74
... labor . Though we work hard , our very name signifies obstinacy and stupidity . Yet that is the very nature of our work , obsti- nate and stupid . We have the strength of staying power . Though our labor is necessary and though we were ...
... labor . Though we work hard , our very name signifies obstinacy and stupidity . Yet that is the very nature of our work , obsti- nate and stupid . We have the strength of staying power . Though our labor is necessary and though we were ...
Page 75
... labor . It at least is a strength and has that spare beauty of function , of things that are what they are , the definition , the line , the movement , essential . And if we find this grace through our labor , with our fingers finding ...
... labor . It at least is a strength and has that spare beauty of function , of things that are what they are , the definition , the line , the movement , essential . And if we find this grace through our labor , with our fingers finding ...
Page 102
... labor that from his belly disappearing she gave him advice . Her labor not counted in his production . We are the empty vessel , the background , the body . His name given to her labor . The wife of the laborer called working class ...
... labor that from his belly disappearing she gave him advice . Her labor not counted in his production . We are the empty vessel , the background , the body . His name given to her labor . The wife of the laborer called working class ...
Contents
MATTER | 5 |
LAND Her Changing Face | 47 |
TIMBER What Was There for Them | 56 |
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