On Mon, 3 Jun 1996, Jane Sooby wrote:
> One of the most significant points she makes in the book is how
> the reproductive ability of women creates a power imbalance
> so strong that the society of the future has to come up with
> a way to remove this imbalance by "industrializing" (in a sense)
> reproduction. I have mixed feelings about this, because on the
> one hand I feel that (generic) man's desire to conquer women
> does derive from anger/fear over our reproductive ability and
> without that the root source of so much violence against women
> would be gone; >
What about the idea that the problem is not so much a patriarchal so much
as a dominator society? Is it really that men have womb envy? I find
that so hard to imagine. An ability to give birth has little to do with
power. As I said before, I haven't read the book. I will soon
Peace,
Carolyn Feser
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>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jun 3 17:08:01 1996
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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 16:08:12 -0700
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Subject: Re: Woman on the Edge of Time
This is a good point (see below) but I would like to point out that
for the many women who choose not to have children or cannot, Piercy's
solution helps to redefine what it means to be a woman. In other words, we
are not locked into our biology. She also broadens the concept of
motherhood/parenthood so that it includes men and women, and people who
don't biologically have children. Sometimes when respect is afford to the
women in society who have given birth to children, it is not afford to those
women who haven't (and to a lesser extent men, at least in the late 20th c.
US).
Great novel and discussion.
Katy Barber
>One of the most significant points she makes in the book is how
>the reproductive ability of women creates a power imbalance
>so strong that the society of the future has to come up with
>a way to remove this imbalance by "industrializing" (in a sense)
>reproduction. I have mixed feelings about this, because on the
>one hand I feel that (generic) man's desire to conquer women
>does derive from anger/fear over our reproductive ability and
>without that the root source of so much violence against women
>would be gone; on the other hand, women's ability to give birth
>is a natural, sacred, and significant role that deserves respect
>instead of cooption.
>
>My 2 cents (computer keyboards don't have a cents sign!)
>
>Peace, and thanks Richard for igniting conversation,
>Jane Sooby
>Ag Tech II (Sustainable Ag)
>High Plains Ag Lab
>3257 Rd. 109
>Sidney, NE 69162-3129
>
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