The Matilda Effect

[niyad]

4. I am in awe of your own story! For many years, I had nearly all of Dr. Spender's

books, along with Barbara G. Walker's "Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets", and her "Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects". And, of course, Mary Daly's "Wickedary". It used to bemuse/amuse me at how upset some men would get when one used gender-neutral, non-patriarchal language. It still does.

Once one is aware of how language is used by the patriarchy, and how deeply entrenched that programming is, one cannot NOT hear it everywhere.

I have read the first two of Marilyn French's history (herstory). The second two are on order.

Once again, thank you so very much.