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History of Feminism

redqueen

(115,103 posts) Fri Sep 6, 2013, 12:38 PM Sep 2013

Lily Myers - "Shrinking Women" (slam poetry)

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Lily Myers - "Shrinking Women" (slam poetry) (Original Post) redqueen Sep 2013 OP

wowser wowser wowser. so many people flitting thru my mind to send this to, as i listened. seabeyond Sep 2013 #1

Ouch! That resonated strongly with me ismnotwasm Sep 2013 #2

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)

1. wowser wowser wowser. so many people flitting thru my mind to send this to, as i listened.

Reply to redqueen (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 12:46 PM

Sep 2013

thank you so much redq

ismnotwasm

(41,975 posts)

2. Ouch! That resonated strongly with me

Reply to redqueen (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 12:55 PM

Sep 2013

Even if I've thrown off so many of those shackles. I have never ever suspected that my ability to 'read' people (I'm good at body language etc) came from the 'not speaking up times' of my gendered childhood.

When I tell people I was very shy as a kid, they laugh not believing it.

Much awesomeness here, thank you

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