I would like to convert the diary into a long novel. From it I have already borrowed the themes of Winter of Artifice and Under a Glass Bell. I do want to dramatize the conflicts of woman. Conflict between maternal love and creation. Between romanticism and realism. Between expansion and sacrifice.
The conflicts of woman in present-day society. Theme of development of woman in her own terms, not as an imitation of man. This will become in the end the predominant theme of the novel: the effort of woman to find her own psychology, and her own significance, in contradiction to man-made psychology and interpretation. Woman finding her own language, and articulating her own feelings, discovering her own perceptions. Woman’s role in the reconstruction of the world….The evolution will be from subjectivity and neurosis to objectivity, expansion, fulfillment.Anaïs Nin, The Journals (vol. 4). August 1944.
Thousands of Indians oppose Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP). Here dozens of women lie on the railroad tracks to oppose movement of any materials in and out of the dangerous plant.
As a feminist who enjoys a lot of genres that aren’t usually…
As a feminist who enjoys a lot of genres that aren’t usually lady-friendly, it always irks me when people claim they have strong, feminist characters in their stories, but…
Women’s Stories, Movies and Oscars
““Not being assaulted is not a privilege to be earned through the judicious application of personal safety strategies. A woman should be able to walk down the street at 4 in the morning in nothing but her socks, blind drunk, without being assaulted, and I, for one, am not going to do anything to imply that she is in any way responsible for her own assault if she fails to Adequately Protect Herself. Men aren’t helpless dick-driven maniacs who can’t help raping a vulnerable woman. It disrespects EVERYONE.””—
Emily Nagoski. (via rapeisnotajoke)
This quote is awesome.
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Feminist Frequency - Tropes vs. Women: #3 The Smurfette Principle (full video & transcript here)
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