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 23
... observed that teeth appear in situations where they do not bite , wings where they do not fly . ( That ducks use wings as paddles , penguins as fins , and the ostrich spreads its plumes like sails to the breeze . ) And the passage by ...
... observed that teeth appear in situations where they do not bite , wings where they do not fly . ( That ducks use wings as paddles , penguins as fins , and the ostrich spreads its plumes like sails to the breeze . ) And the passage by ...
Page 31
... observed , the pendulous abdomen , want of calves , flatness of the thighs , all features of the ape , are common . ) And woman , it is observed , like the Negro , is flat - footed , with a prominent inclination of the pelvis making her ...
... observed , the pendulous abdomen , want of calves , flatness of the thighs , all features of the ape , are common . ) And woman , it is observed , like the Negro , is flat - footed , with a prominent inclination of the pelvis making her ...
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... observed that the struggle for existence leads not only to extinction but also to a diversity of form , that it " enlarges nature's domain . " The gene is discovered . It is said that the progeny does not inherit the habit of the parent ...
... observed that the struggle for existence leads not only to extinction but also to a diversity of form , that it " enlarges nature's domain . " The gene is discovered . It is said that the progeny does not inherit the habit of the parent ...
Contents
MATTER | 5 |
LAND Her Changing Face | 47 |
TIMBER What Was There for Them | 56 |
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