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 54
... longer praying , no longer imploring , he pronounces words from a distance and his orders are carried out . Even with his back turned to her she yields to him . And in his mind , he imagines that he can conceive without her . In his ...
... longer praying , no longer imploring , he pronounces words from a distance and his orders are carried out . Even with his back turned to her she yields to him . And in his mind , he imagines that he can conceive without her . In his ...
Page 65
... longer . . . . But they would not let me go ' In a little while you will be better ; in a little while you will be all right ; in a little while you can go home ' I can't stand this concrete floor any longer . They told me last Spring I ...
... longer . . . . But they would not let me go ' In a little while you will be better ; in a little while you will be all right ; in a little while you can go home ' I can't stand this concrete floor any longer . They told me last Spring I ...
Page 168
... longer bother to draw back the curtains ? No longer bother to make the beds ? Why did we leave scraps of meat out on the tables ? Leave our hair wild and uncombed ? Refuse any longer to speak ? Draw into ourselves and ask ? And ask ...
... longer bother to draw back the curtains ? No longer bother to make the beds ? Why did we leave scraps of meat out on the tables ? Leave our hair wild and uncombed ? Refuse any longer to speak ? Draw into ourselves and ask ? And ask ...
Contents
MATTER | 5 |
LAND Her Changing Face | 47 |
TIMBER What Was There for Them | 56 |
Copyright | |
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