To be a feminist's daughter

A very interesting article.

How my mother's fanatical views tore us apart

How my mother's fanatical views tore us apart

She's revered as a trail-blazing feminist and author Alice Walker touched the lives of a generation of women. A champion of women's rights, she has always argued that motherhood is a form of servitude. But one woman didn't buy in to Alice's beliefs - her daughter, Rebecca, 38.

Here the writer describes what it was like to grow up as the daughter of a cultural icon, and why she feels so blessed to be the sort of woman 64-year-old Alice despises - a mother.

Posted under: Gender Issues, Feminism
Posted on: Friday, July 18, 2008 12:43 PM
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  1. Posted by: Pankaj on 7/22/2008 10:53 AM
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    Such a sad story - the daughter ought to see by now that it is plain stupid to expect anything other from a bitter woman like her mother. She did not have a choice in her mother and the days have passed on. If I were here, I would adopt my Jewish white mother and be happy and move on. The feminist woman never wanted a daughter, and this daughter is hanging on to a false hope. She should instead move on in life.

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