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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... nature . The facts that man does not consider himself a part of nature , but indeed consid- ers himself superior to matter , seemed to me to gain significance when placed against man's attitude that woman is both inferior to him and ...
... nature . The facts that man does not consider himself a part of nature , but indeed consid- ers himself superior to matter , seemed to me to gain significance when placed against man's attitude that woman is both inferior to him and ...
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... woman able to detect instantly a rising passion in her savage husband would be more likely to escape danger from him . ( That girls should emphasize culture in their educations , it is suggested . ) And it is said that nature endows woman ...
... woman able to detect instantly a rising passion in her savage husband would be more likely to escape danger from him . ( That girls should emphasize culture in their educations , it is suggested . ) And it is said that nature endows woman ...
Page 236
... Nature that is so ungallant and unkind to your sex , " and later : " Nature's darling woman is a stay - at - home woman . " " a monster more horrible " : see James McGrigor Allan , " The Real Differences , " as cited in p . 220 . nature ...
... Nature that is so ungallant and unkind to your sex , " and later : " Nature's darling woman is a stay - at - home woman . " " a monster more horrible " : see James McGrigor Allan , " The Real Differences , " as cited in p . 220 . nature ...
Contents
MATTER | 5 |
LAND Her Changing Face | 47 |
TIMBER What Was There for Them | 56 |
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