| Description |
318 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Anger and tenderness -- The "Sac"sacred calling" -- The kingdom of the fathers -- The primacy of the mother -- The domestication of motherhood -- Hands of flesh, hands of iron -- Alienated labor -- Mother and son, woman and man -- Motherhood and daughterhood -- Violence: the heart of maternal darkness |
| Summary |
The award-winning poet and militant feminist investigates her own experience of motherhood and the institution itself, surveying pertinent concepts, myths, stereotypes, and symbols as they appear in history, literature, and art |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Feminism.
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Mother and child.
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Motherhood.
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Mothers.
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Mother and child.
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Mother-Child Relations.
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Mothers.
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Mother-Child Relations.
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Mothers.
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Women.
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| LC no. |
76018744 |
| ISBN |
0393087506 |
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0860680312 |
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