Every Three Minutes A Woman Is Being

Childbearing Is Glorified In Part Because Women Die From It.

The Fact That We Are All Trained To Be Mothers From Infancy On Means That We Are All Trained To Devote Our Lives To Men, Whether They Are Our Sons Or Not; That We Are All Trained To Force Other Women To Exemplify The Lack Of Qualities Which Characterizes The Cultural Construct Of Femininity.

Under Patriarchy, No Woman Is Safe To Live Her Life, Or To Love, Or To Mother Children. Under Patriarchy, Every Woman Is A Victim, Past, Present, And Future. Under Patriarchy, Every Woman's Daughter Is A Victim, Past, Present, And Future. Under Patriarchy, Every Woman's Son Is Her Potential Betrayer And Also The Inevitable Rapist Or Exploiter Of Another Woman.

I Also Had Nightmares. Somehow All The Feelings I Didn't Feel When Each Thing Had Actually Happened To Me I Did Feel When I Slept.

We Have A Double Standard, Which Is To Say, A Man Can Show How Much He Cares By Being Violent-see, He's Jealous, He Cares-a Woman Shows How Much She Cares By How Much She's Willing To Be Hurt; By How Much She Will Take; How Much She Will Endure; How Suicidal She's Prepared To Be.