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Page 72
... fears . The witch is also , I think , a symbol of our fear of aging women . If a human being is valued basically for her reproduc- tive function and attractiveness , what is there left when these qualities are gone ? An old crone , with ...
... fears . The witch is also , I think , a symbol of our fear of aging women . If a human being is valued basically for her reproduc- tive function and attractiveness , what is there left when these qualities are gone ? An old crone , with ...
Page 114
... fear of abandonment is just a different twist on the universal fear of death , and there are women who do not wish to be needed or wanted by anyone , as there are men who do not wish to be needed or wanted - or so they say . More- over ...
... fear of abandonment is just a different twist on the universal fear of death , and there are women who do not wish to be needed or wanted by anyone , as there are men who do not wish to be needed or wanted - or so they say . More- over ...
Page 193
... fear success , but that the fear increases with their ability . And the greater the fear , the less well they do in competition with men - a classic Catch - 22 for women . I have sometimes thought back to my own education and been ...
... fear success , but that the fear increases with their ability . And the greater the fear , the less well they do in competition with men - a classic Catch - 22 for women . I have sometimes thought back to my own education and been ...
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Acknowledgments | 9 |
The Cardboard City | 15 |
Into the Tunnel | 29 |
Copyright | |
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