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“Often father and daughter look down on mother (woman) together. They exchange meaningful glances when she misses a point. They agree that she is not bright as they are, cannot reason as they do. This collusion does not save the daughter from the mother’s fate.”

Philosophy Psychology Feminism Mothers Patriarchy Radical Feminism

Book:Radical Feminist Therapy: Working in the Context of Violence

Source: Radical Feminist Therapy: Working in the Context of Violence

“Man looks on woman from his vantage point and reduces her to a being that is not for-itself but for-him.”

Philosophy Feminism Patriarchy Radical Feminism

Book:Radical Feminist Therapy: Working in the Context of Violence

Source: Radical Feminist Therapy: Working in the Context of Violence

“With oppression, one group has the power to realize their choices and to name the world in order to change the world, while the other has these choices, these names, and this world imposed on them.”

Philosophy Feminism Oppression Patriarchy Radical Feminism

Book:Radical Feminist Therapy: Working in the Context of Violence

Source: Radical Feminist Therapy: Working in the Context of Violence