S/HeThis brave memoir chronicles Pratt’s struggle to overcome the repressive traditions of Southern womanhood and live her life honestly. It chronicles her youth, her marriage, her eventual decision to come out as a lesbian, and her life with transgendered activist and author Leslie Feinberg. Minnie Bruce Prattis the author ofWe Say We Love Each Other,Rebellion,Crime Against Nature,Walking Back Up Depot Street, andThe Dirt We Ate. |
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Page 153
... of the town . Each initiated into the mysteries of womanhood , even if she did not want to be . For each , there was the moment when we were commanded to close our eyes and walk forward . My eyes are closed because I am crying . I 153.
... of the town . Each initiated into the mysteries of womanhood , even if she did not want to be . For each , there was the moment when we were commanded to close our eyes and walk forward . My eyes are closed because I am crying . I 153.
Page 183
... womanhood , and heard biological reasons given to explain actions against people of color , everything from segregation of water fountains to lynching . If this gathering of women in the dusty fields beyond the gate is a community based ...
... womanhood , and heard biological reasons given to explain actions against people of color , everything from segregation of water fountains to lynching . If this gathering of women in the dusty fields beyond the gate is a community based ...
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... womanhood , " trying to expand who that includes . I miss the words women's liberation . I want to fight women's ... womanhood from inside the living of our own stories . I stand on the sandy road that runs between the two encampments ...
... womanhood , " trying to expand who that includes . I miss the words women's liberation . I want to fight women's ... womanhood from inside the living of our own stories . I stand on the sandy road that runs between the two encampments ...
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