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“The personal is political.”

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Shulamith Firestone was an American author known for her profound thoughts on women's liberation and socialism. Her works explored gender inequality and the impact of the capitalist system on women. more

“Indians still consider the whites a brutal people who treat their children like enemies - playthings, too, coddling them like pampered pets or fragile toys, but underneath always like enemies, enemies that must be restrained, bribed, spied upon, and punished. They believe that children so treated will grow up as dependent and immature as pets and toys, and as angry and dangerous as enemies within the family circle, to be appeased and fought.”

Source: Hostiles and Friendlies: Selected Short Writings of Mari Sandoz

“There's no discounting the antagonism the average woman feels for the eldest daughter. The infuriating thing is that most mothers blame the daughters for their hatred when it's just what makes the mother pig eat her first batch of young. Of course one can't tell them that.”

Feels Firsts Young Mother Courses Daughter Hatred Blame Average Pigs Antagonism Eldest Infuriating Eldest Daughter

Book:Letters of Mari Sandoz

Source: Letters of Mari Sandoz

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