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 97
The daughter from the mother . Somewhere we heard the story that she who
made the earth yield , the seed grow , had her daughter taken from her . We
heard that one day when her daughter was playing in the fields the earth
separated and ...
The daughter from the mother . Somewhere we heard the story that she who
made the earth yield , the seed grow , had her daughter taken from her . We
heard that one day when her daughter was playing in the fields the earth
separated and ...
Page 119
But does not charity ask that the mother prefer the life of her unborn infant over
her own life ? they asked . But “ beauty , ” they argued , is only a relative term ,
and beauty , they said , has been said to exist only in the eye of the beholder .
But does not charity ask that the mother prefer the life of her unborn infant over
her own life ? they asked . But “ beauty , ” they argued , is only a relative term ,
and beauty , they said , has been said to exist only in the eye of the beholder .
Page 156
In which she is afraid of becoming her mother . This labyrinth . The place that
turns back on itself . The room in which the women grow up . In which they are no
longer awkward in their clothing . In which they grow out of clumsiness . And
where ...
In which she is afraid of becoming her mother . This labyrinth . The place that
turns back on itself . The room in which the women grow up . In which they are no
longer awkward in their clothing . In which they grow out of clumsiness . And
where ...
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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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