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“It is through the collaboration of all these factors, of course, that patriarchy is enforced: an elegant machinery whose pistons fire silently inside their own minds, and whose gleaming gears we mistake for our own jewelry.”

Book:Girlhood

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Girlhood

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Melissa Febos

Melissa Febos is a contemporary writer known for her unique narrative style and profound insights into personal experiences. Her works often explore themes such as gender, identity, and memory. more

“DOGMA: a political belief one is unreasonably committed to, such as the notion that freedom is good and slavery is bad. BIAS: predeliction for a particular dogma. For example, the feminist bias is that women are equal to men and the male chauvinist bias is that women are inferior. The unbiased view is that the truth lies somewhere in between. (an early comment on backlash, from "Glossary for the Eighties")”

Politics Feminism

Author:Ellen Willis

“Two of them have asked in the most circumspect and quiet ways possible if there was a chance that you prefer women.” I let out a sound that wasn’t quite a laugh. “Of course, because the only way I could possibly like men is if I bowed down at their feet?”

Feminism Eadlyn Schreave

Book:The Heir

Source: The Heir

“Lord, make me now As happy as the field. With flowers enriched...”

Happiness Contentment Flowers

Author:Eileen Soper

“All her young life she has tried to please her father, never quite realizing that, as a girl, she never could.”

Feminism Fatherhood Fathers Girlhood Fathers And Daughters