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Of woman born : motherhood as experience and institution /

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Surveys the experience and institution of motherhood from three perspectives - personal, anthropological, and political - discussing it as only one aspect of womanhood, and as a means by which men have attempted to dominate and and diminish women.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rich, Adrienne, 1929-2012 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bantam Books, 1977.
Edition:Bantam edition.
Subjects:
Mothers.
Mother and child.
Feminism.
Women > Social conditions.
Women.
Motherhood.
Mothers
Mother-Child Relations
Feminism
Women
Spouses
Femmes > Conditions sociales.
Femmes.
Femmes mariées.
Maternité.
Mères.
Mère et enfant.
Féminisme.
mothers.
feminism.
wives.
maternity.
Maternité > Aspect psychologique.
Mères et enfants.
Description
Summary:Surveys the experience and institution of motherhood from three perspectives - personal, anthropological, and political - discussing it as only one aspect of womanhood, and as a means by which men have attempted to dominate and and diminish women.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Arden Eversmeyer Collection.
Physical Description:328 pages ; 18 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0553113658
9780553113655