Monday, August 29, 2011

I was raised to believe that women need men like a fish needs a bicycle.

Alice Walker's daughter:

"My mother's feminist principles coloured every aspect of my life. As a little girl, I wasn't even allowed to play with dolls or stuffed toys in case they brought out a maternal instinct. It was drummed into me that being a mother, raising children and running a home were a form of slavery. Having a career, travelling the world and being independent were what really mattered according to her



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