When one woman tells her truth, it makes a space for other women to te…

Adrienne Rich
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When one woman tells her truth, it makes a space for other women to tell their truths.
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How we dwelt in two worlds the daughters and the mothers in the kingdom of the sons. ✨ Adrienne Rich (2016). Collected Poems: 1950-2012, p.470, W. W. Norton & Company
It is the suffering of ambivalence: the murderous alternation between bitter resentment and raw-edged nerves, and blissful gratification and tenderness ✨ Adrienne Rich (1976). Of woman born motherhoo … ▶
One does not give birth in a void, but rather in a cultural and political context. Laws, professional codes, religious sanctions, and ethnic traditions all affect women's choices concerning childbirt … ▶
The repossession by women of our bodies will bring far more essential change to human society than the seizing of the means of production by workers. ✨ Adrienne Rich (1976). Of woman born motherhood … ▶
The unconscious wants truth. It ceases to speak to those who want something else more than truth. ✨ Adrienne Rich (2002). Arts of the Possible: Essays and Conversations, p.21, W. W. Norton & Company

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