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 90
We touch ourselves . We place our hands over our vulvas . We search . To put
the clitoris out of reach , the lips of the vagina are sewn together . We cannot
swear that we are virgins . A hymen is sewn into place . Our vulvas are too
sensitive to ...
We touch ourselves . We place our hands over our vulvas . We search . To put
the clitoris out of reach , the lips of the vagina are sewn together . We cannot
swear that we are virgins . A hymen is sewn into place . Our vulvas are too
sensitive to ...
Page 156
The labyrinth in which the women fear aging . She circles this maze of her fears ,
of her fear of seeing , of her fear of being revealed , of her fear of touching . The
room of the dressing where the women are afraid to touch . Where the women
are ...
The labyrinth in which the women fear aging . She circles this maze of her fears ,
of her fear of seeing , of her fear of being revealed , of her fear of touching . The
room of the dressing where the women are afraid to touch . Where the women
are ...
Page 157
Where the women stare into each other ' s eyes . Where the daughter feels the
life of the mother . Where our words are undressed . And we touch . This room of
our touching where the mother teaches her daughter to face her secret feelings .
Where the women stare into each other ' s eyes . Where the daughter feels the
life of the mother . Where our words are undressed . And we touch . This room of
our touching where the mother teaches her daughter to face her secret feelings .
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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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