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Quotes from Of woman born: motherhood as experience and institution — Adrienne Rich

1929–2012 United States

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In the interstices of language lie powerful secrets of the culture. (p249, "Motherhood and Daughterhood")

Of woman born: motherhood as experience and institution (1976)

There is nothing revolutionary whatsoever about the control of women's bodies by men. The woman's body is the terrain on which patriarchy is erected. (p55, "The 'Sacred Calling'")

Of woman born: motherhood as experience and institution (1976)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Adrienne Rich (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.