Gloria Steinem
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bodily autonomy yeah and authenticity have you told her that no but she'll listen to this so hey mom love that about you great hey mom i i'm sending you my love too and laughter a laughter of your own yes perhaps that's we should do that we should say that as well as a room of your own
bodily autonomy yeah and authenticity have you told her that no but she'll listen to this so hey mom love that about you great hey mom i i'm sending you my love too and laughter a laughter of your own yes perhaps that's we should do that we should say that as well as a room of your own
bodily autonomy yeah and authenticity have you told her that no but she'll listen to this so hey mom love that about you great hey mom i i'm sending you my love too and laughter a laughter of your own yes perhaps that's we should do that we should say that as well as a room of your own
Well, it's the most universal and the most basic. I'm not saying that people who are wage or domestic workers without rights, it's not that that's necessarily immediately connected to reproduction. But the very definition of patriarchy is controlling women's bodies as the means of reproduction because we happen to have wombs. And there were many centuries and cultures
Well, it's the most universal and the most basic. I'm not saying that people who are wage or domestic workers without rights, it's not that that's necessarily immediately connected to reproduction. But the very definition of patriarchy is controlling women's bodies as the means of reproduction because we happen to have wombs. And there were many centuries and cultures
Well, it's the most universal and the most basic. I'm not saying that people who are wage or domestic workers without rights, it's not that that's necessarily immediately connected to reproduction. But the very definition of patriarchy is controlling women's bodies as the means of reproduction because we happen to have wombs. And there were many centuries and cultures
Before patriarchy, it wasn't always this way. The power to give birth was a reason why women were equal and powerful and not something to be despised. to be controlled. I remember sitting once with women in the Kalahari Desert and they were showing me the natural growing herbs that they used for contraception and abortifacients and that they also used to increase fertility.
Before patriarchy, it wasn't always this way. The power to give birth was a reason why women were equal and powerful and not something to be despised. to be controlled. I remember sitting once with women in the Kalahari Desert and they were showing me the natural growing herbs that they used for contraception and abortifacients and that they also used to increase fertility.
Before patriarchy, it wasn't always this way. The power to give birth was a reason why women were equal and powerful and not something to be despised. to be controlled. I remember sitting once with women in the Kalahari Desert and they were showing me the natural growing herbs that they used for contraception and abortifacients and that they also used to increase fertility.
So obviously, ever since there have been human beings, and this is probably true of animals too, there have been ways of increasing and decreasing fertility according to the food supply or how many children or cubs you already have. I mean, it's always been present.
So obviously, ever since there have been human beings, and this is probably true of animals too, there have been ways of increasing and decreasing fertility according to the food supply or how many children or cubs you already have. I mean, it's always been present.
So obviously, ever since there have been human beings, and this is probably true of animals too, there have been ways of increasing and decreasing fertility according to the food supply or how many children or cubs you already have. I mean, it's always been present.
Yes, yes. And witches got the reputation for, quote, eating babies, unquote, because a woman would go in to see a witch pregnant and come out unpregnant. That was very sinister. And the witch trials, of course, went on not only in Europe, but here too in New England.
Yes, yes. And witches got the reputation for, quote, eating babies, unquote, because a woman would go in to see a witch pregnant and come out unpregnant. That was very sinister. And the witch trials, of course, went on not only in Europe, but here too in New England.
Yes, yes. And witches got the reputation for, quote, eating babies, unquote, because a woman would go in to see a witch pregnant and come out unpregnant. That was very sinister. And the witch trials, of course, went on not only in Europe, but here too in New England.
That's interesting because that's another way of putting it. I would just say if feminism doesn't include all women, it's not feminism. There really is no such thing as white feminism. Mm-hmm.
That's interesting because that's another way of putting it. I would just say if feminism doesn't include all women, it's not feminism. There really is no such thing as white feminism. Mm-hmm.
That's interesting because that's another way of putting it. I would just say if feminism doesn't include all women, it's not feminism. There really is no such thing as white feminism. Mm-hmm.
Well, I think we're born into some kind of hierarchy. And in order to move up in the hierarchy, we may think we have to imitate a hierarchical mind. So if you're identifying up only, then it may be much whiter up there than it should be.
Well, I think we're born into some kind of hierarchy. And in order to move up in the hierarchy, we may think we have to imitate a hierarchical mind. So if you're identifying up only, then it may be much whiter up there than it should be.