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| Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge. - Mark Twain |
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| I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him. - Mark Twain |
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| Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. - Albert Einstein |
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| Sunday, February 05, 2006 |
| Farewell Betty |
Betty Friedan, author of The Feminine Mystique died yesterday in Washington. Betty changed the face of feminism for ever. Declaring equality not superiority. Men as allies not as the enemy. And sexuality as pertinent only to the individual. More about her life here and here.
RIP Betty. |
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Perhaps some day we men will get the message. The way things are going now, it looks like it will take a while.
Perhaps in my next lifetime I will see the difference.
Perhaps I will have the good fortune to choose Australia as my country of birth.
Perhaps you information techies will have gotten this blogging thing perfected even more.
Serve well! Live fully! Do good work!
PS: Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog. I did place an answering comment there.
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Congratulations for getting in before me re the passing of Betty. I agree with you in all aspects. I have written my own vale in my own bumbling fashion but it was in thanks for her spirit and guts.
I am glad we are one on this subject.
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Hey Alison,
I wrote more in response to yours than I did on my own blog LOL...
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Thanks for the introduction to Betty. I'd not heard of her, but I'll look into her now. Thanks.
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No gate crashers, blue, all are very welcome, the door is wide open, come through any old time!!
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thanks, blue, for visiting my blog! nice to meet ya!
betty was a goddess! she did so much for women it's hard to express in mere words. thank you, betty.
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Perhaps some day we men will get the message. The way things are going now, it looks like it will take a while.
Perhaps in my next lifetime I will see the difference.
Perhaps I will have the good fortune to choose Australia as my country of birth.
Perhaps you information techies will have gotten this blogging thing perfected even more.
Serve well! Live fully! Do good work!
PS: Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog. I did place an answering comment there.