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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And it is observed that woman is less evolved than man . Men and women differ as much , it is observed , as plants and animals do . And men and animals correspond just as women and plants correspond , for women develop more placidly ...
And it is observed that woman is less evolved than man . Men and women differ as much , it is observed , as plants and animals do . And men and animals correspond just as women and plants correspond , for women develop more placidly ...
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THE LABYRINTH The Room of the Dressing In woman dressed and adorned , nature is present but under restraint , by human will remolded nearer to man's desire . SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR , The Second Ser The spiraling descent .
THE LABYRINTH The Room of the Dressing In woman dressed and adorned , nature is present but under restraint , by human will remolded nearer to man's desire . SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR , The Second Ser The spiraling descent .
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The room in which the women fear time . 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 .
The room in which the women fear time . 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 .
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Contents
MATTER | 5 |
LAND Her Changing Face | 47 |
TIMBER What Was There for Them | 56 |
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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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