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Ten Lies of Feminism

Sue Bohlin


This essay examines the ten lies of feminism that Dr. Toni Grant suggests in her book Being a Woman.{1}

 

At its inception, the feminist movement, accompanied by the sexual revolution, made a series of enticing, exciting promises to women. These promises sounded good, so good that many women deserted their men and their children or rejected the entire notion of marriage and family, in pursuit of "themselves" and a career. These pursuits, which emphasized self-sufficiency and individualism, were supposed to enhance a woman's quality of life and improve her options, as well as her relations with men. Now, a decade or so later, women have had to face the fact that, in many ways, feminism and liberation made promises that could not be delivered.{2}

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4 posted on 06/17/2003 5:09:13 AM PDT by Search4Truth (When a man lies, he murders part of the world.)
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These pursuits, which emphasized self-sufficiency and individualism, were supposed to enhance a woman's quality of life and improve her options, as well as her relations with men.

The most certain path to unhappiness is selfishness.

5 posted on 06/17/2003 5:43:31 AM PDT by hopespringseternal
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