This is how psychiatry has functioned-as a kind of property arm of the government, who can put you away if your husband doesn't like you.

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

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

With the first act of cruelty committed in the name of revolution, with the first...

With the first act of cruelty committed in the name of revolution, with the first...

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.

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...

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.

Everybody believes in psychiatry; it's supposed to be for our own good. Let psychiatry prove...

Everybody believes in psychiatry; it's supposed to be for our own good. Let psychiatry prove...

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...

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...

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...

What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know?...

What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know?...

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...

The great mass of women throughout history have been confined to the cultural level of...

The great mass of women throughout history have been confined to the cultural level of...

Psychiatry causes so much death.

Psychiatry causes so much death.

Because of our social circumstances, male and female are really two cultures and their life...

Because of our social circumstances, male and female are really two cultures and their life...

Isn't privacy about keeping taboos in their place?

Isn't privacy about keeping taboos in their place?

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.

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.

The involuntary character of psychiatric treatment is at odds with the spirit and ethics of...

The involuntary character of psychiatric treatment is at odds with the spirit and ethics of...

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....

We are women. We are a subject people who have inherited an alien culture.

We are women. We are a subject people who have inherited an alien culture.