As women, we're probably more protective of children. Also, we've been minors all of our history.

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This is how psychiatry has functioned-as a kind of property arm of the government, who...

This is how psychiatry has functioned-as a kind of property arm of the government, who...

I saw hell. The hospital had divided and conquered pretty successfully.

I saw hell. The hospital had divided and conquered pretty successfully.

In those days, when you got boxed, that was it. A lot of old people...

In those days, when you got boxed, that was it. A lot of old people...

A sexual revolution begins with the emancipation of women, who are the chief victims of...

A sexual revolution begins with the emancipation of women, who are the chief victims of...

It would appear that love is dead. Or very likely in a bad way.

It would appear that love is dead. Or very likely in a bad way.

They are more beautiful than anything in the world, kinetic sculptures, perfect form in motion.

They are more beautiful than anything in the world, kinetic sculptures, perfect form in motion.

We are naive and moralistic women. We are human beings who find politics a blight...

We are naive and moralistic women. We are human beings who find politics a blight...

We're more sexually repressed than men, having been given a much more strict puritanical code...

We're more sexually repressed than men, having been given a much more strict puritanical code...

Mother had committed me for life. This is where I felt betrayed the most.

Mother had committed me for life. This is where I felt betrayed the most.

Politics is repetition. It is not change. Change is something beyond what we call politics....

Politics is repetition. It is not change. Change is something beyond what we call politics....

They weren't crazy. They were tired of being locked up. Even I could see that.

They weren't crazy. They were tired of being locked up. Even I could see that.

I was supposed to be women's lib, and now I'd exceeded it and gone over...

I was supposed to be women's lib, and now I'd exceeded it and gone over...

Isn't privacy about keeping taboos in their place?

Isn't privacy about keeping taboos in their place?

However muted its present appearance may be, sexual domination obtains nevertheless as perhaps the most...

However muted its present appearance may be, sexual domination obtains nevertheless as perhaps the most...

I'm slammed with an identity that can no longer say a word; mute with responsibility.

I'm slammed with an identity that can no longer say a word; mute with responsibility.

Many women do not recognize themselves as discriminated against; no better proof could be found...

Many women do not recognize themselves as discriminated against; no better proof could be found...

It was horrifying. You wouldn't believe how people are treated there. You could see that...

It was horrifying. You wouldn't believe how people are treated there. You could see that...

However muted its present appearance may be, sexual dominion obtains nevertheless as perhaps the most...

However muted its present appearance may be, sexual dominion obtains nevertheless as perhaps the most...

The concept of romantic love affords a means of emotional manipulation which the male is...

The concept of romantic love affords a means of emotional manipulation which the male is...

Men and women were declared equal one morning and everybody could divorce each other by...

Men and women were declared equal one morning and everybody could divorce each other by...