[feminist:] One Who Believes In

There Is Absolutely No Evidence That It Is Harmful To Children If Their Mother's Health, Well-being And Autonomy And Control Of Her Own Destiny Is Maximized By Work Outside The Home.

The Only Kind Of Work Which Permits An Able Woman To Realize Her Abilities Fully, To Achieve Identity In Society In A Life Plan That Can Encompass Marriage And Motherhood, Is The Kind That Was Forbidden By The Feminine Mystique, The Lifelong Commitment To An Art Or Science, To Politics Or Profession. If Divorce Has Increased By One Thousand Percent, Don't Blame The Women's Movement. Blame The Obsolete Sex Roles On Which Our Marriages Were Based.

It Is Frightening When A Woman Finally Realizes That There Is No Answer To The Question 'who Am I' Except The Voice Inside Herself.

Having Expressed The Rage Against The Laws And Conditions That Oppressed Them - Maybe Even Excess Anger In The Beginning Was Directed At Men They Came In Contact With, Because It Had Been Pent Up Too Long - Women Now Come From A New Position Of Easier, More Comfortable Self-affirmation And Empowerment. Women Are Given To Tolerance And Are More Able To Love. I Hope It Happens Also To Men.

Aging Is Not "lost Youth" But A New Stage Of Opportunity And Strength.