I am writing a book about the sexual revolution with my friend Rebecca Walberg. More accurately, I am researching a book right now, so please don’t ask me how writing is going for I will rapidly begin to hyperventilate and it will be awkward for everyone.
I am using this opportunity to catch up on the women’s studies education I never had. And, quite frankly, never wished I had. I’m starting my reading at the very beginning, with a historical defence of the rights of women. Enter one Mary Wollstonecraft.
As a side comment, I’m intrigued by her description of problems she sees around her, which I would hazard to say, in some instances are not all that different today.
So on I read, and enjoying it more than I thought.
Mary Wollstonecraft is long-winded, yes, even more than I. And so in reading today I flipped forward in the pages to see when the chapter would end and what the next chapter might be about.
The next chapter is called: “Chapter III: THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED.”
And there you have it. Who said that a spirited defence of women’s rights had to have creative chapter headings? Not I.
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Good question, Ted. I’m going to look into it. From reading Wollstonecraft, I’d say her main beef is that women don’t have the same rights as men. Thus far in my reading she has referenced legal rights less than cultural circumstances. She appears to believe strongly in REASON, the use thereof, that logic/thinking/reason will engender morality.
Ah, this brings back memories…from my Women’s Studies classes… :S
All the best with the book!
So, how’s the writing going?
(… just wanted to see what hyperventilation looks like when translated to the medium of a blog …)
Good one Joel. I saw your comment long ago, only just recovered. 😉