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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KATHLEEN BARRY , “ Did I Ever Have a Chance " She knew her skill and she
knew it well . She could speak more than one language . She spoke their
language , and she spoke her own , which they could not speak . ( The father , it
was ...
KATHLEEN BARRY , “ Did I Ever Have a Chance " She knew her skill and she
knew it well . She could speak more than one language . She spoke their
language , and she spoke her own , which they could not speak . ( The father , it
was ...
Page 113
He could predict every movement of the bird ; he knew his habits . Now as the
bird circled his nest , the artist knew he would light there and remain . He had
planned this event . He had disturbed the nest of this eagle since he knew then
that ...
He could predict every movement of the bird ; he knew his habits . Now as the
bird circled his nest , the artist knew he would light there and remain . He had
planned this event . He had disturbed the nest of this eagle since he knew then
that ...
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knew the limits . Gravity . And what had to be done . We knew the length of caring
. The weight . We felt children come to life in our bodies ; even if we had no
children we knew what the necessities were . The pull . Our hands made
decisions ...
knew the limits . Gravity . And what had to be done . We knew the length of caring
. The weight . We felt children come to life in our bodies ; even if we had no
children we knew what the necessities were . The pull . Our hands made
decisions ...
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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 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0060115114, 9780060115111 |
| Length | 263 pages |
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