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from Amazons, Bluestockings and Crones: a feminist dictionary, a woman’s companion to words and ideas, by Cheris Kramarae and Paula A. Treichler

A hefty book of over 500 pages of entries, but worth, at the very least, a skim through for words of interest to you.  Here are a few that I love:   Academia: a hierarchy whose “purpose is the production of prestige”  (Jo Freeman, 1979) Acknowledgements: … where authors acknowledged the ideas and intellectual contributions …

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A Law of Her Own: The Reasonable Woman as a Measure of Man, Caroline A. Forell and Donna M. Matthews

Well worth the read.  Some quotes and notes … “Because law is based on male experience, it ‘understands’ men.  Thus, courts apply male values to conclude that sexual and sexist workplace conduct is merely annoying, that fear of a stalker is unjustified, and that sex against a woman’s will is seduction.” (p3) “Men’s physiology defines …

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Great piece from Babylon Bee – “I don’t want my skull fractured …”

https://babylonbee.com/news/i-dont-want-my-skull-fractured-by-a-man-says-bigoted-female-athlete

Pat Murphy’s “Motherhood” – well worth the quick read

And it’s here: https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/motherhood/

“600,000 killed in …”

“600,000 killed in 4-inch advance on western front.” from The Onion’s Our Dumb Century (1915)

The Montreal Massacre (and Donna Decker’s Dancing in Red Shoes Can Kill You)

People who are/were shocked by the Montreal Massacre don’t know women’s history.  Men have been killing us for centuries.  Simply because we’re women.  They kill each other too, but in that case, it’s mostly because of their target’s sexual orientation, tribal affiliation, or skin color.  They kill us because of our sex. Is it more …

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If men aren’t doing it, it’s probably not ’empowering’ or powerful.

Read that somewhere. Great observation.

“Factory workers guaranteed …”

“Factory workers guaranteed eight-hour work day while teething.” from The Onion’s Our Dumb Century (1907)

great line from David Brin’s Earth

“Honestly … I just couldn’t be interested in a man so egotistical he insists, in a world of ten billion people, that his genes are desperately needed.” (p120) (and so much else … a novel worth reading, for sure.)

Porn for Women

Check out her list of insightful observations:   https://xtan.wordpress.com/2006/06/02/porn-for-women-a-false-notion/