The Women's Room

Oct 10, 2005 14:04

Have you read The Women's Room by Marilyn French?

books, women, girl power

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sarmonster October 10 2005, 21:11:08 UTC
Sorry, no. Whats it about?

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burgunder October 10 2005, 21:14:37 UTC
I'll post a big ass thing about it as soon as I'm done. Before I finished, I wanted to know if anyone I know has read it, cuz holy fuck I want to discuss it...

Short and entirely unjust version: Everyday Life of Women 1940s-1970s - kind of a What do you say after you say Hello? for the women's movement. OK, we have suffrage, some people are letting us work, what now, what next?

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sarmonster October 10 2005, 21:23:49 UTC
Oh, OK.

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evillinn October 10 2005, 21:25:17 UTC
I think I still have my copy at home. I'll dig it out and re-read it if you want to talk about it. Its actually something I've been thinking on a lot lately.

Actually. You are probably just the person I could use to talk to these days. I've had Big Thoughts that need company. ;)

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eonen October 10 2005, 21:13:26 UTC
Never even heard of it. But that unsurprising; it doesn't sound like it could possibly be sci-fi or fantasy, and that's pretty much all I read...

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burgunder October 10 2005, 21:15:03 UTC
It was also published in 1977 and I haven't even checked yet to see if it's in reprint...

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eonen October 10 2005, 21:21:53 UTC
1977? The year Star Wars was released. That's good enough for me! :)

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evillinn October 10 2005, 21:23:26 UTC
I read that many many years ago. I was probably 19? I'd like to read it again, as my memory of it is probably terribly skewed, but very fond.
It appeared in my life at a time when I was thinking a lot about the transition from being a girl to being a woman. I had wonderful role models in that realm, and wanted to do so gracefully. The book was important to me at that time, but I can barely remember how, exactly.

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vaxhacker October 10 2005, 22:13:42 UTC
It sounds very, very vaguely familiar, like I heard it mentioned once in a conversation or something. But no, never read it. It sounds interesting, though.

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deliciouspear October 10 2005, 22:35:36 UTC
No, but my momma says I should.

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burgunder October 10 2005, 23:28:31 UTC
I meant to ask - do I know you in real life?

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deliciouspear October 10 2005, 23:33:22 UTC
I'm Squee, sillyhead.

What is it with you and not recognizing me lately?

You're 0 for 2!

*cracks up*

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burgunder October 11 2005, 19:45:35 UTC
AH HA!

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