The Annihilation Of A Woman's Personality, Individuality,

Under Patriarchy, No Woman Is Safe To Live Her Life, Or To Love, Or To Mother Children. Under Patriarchy, Every Woman Is A Victim, Past, Present, And Future. Under Patriarchy, Every Woman's Daughter Is A Victim, Past, Present, And Future. Under Patriarchy, Every Woman's Son Is Her Potential Betrayer And Also The Inevitable Rapist Or Exploiter Of Another Woman.

The Genius Of Any Slave System Is Found In The Dynamics Which Isolate Slaves From Each Other, Obscure The Reality Of A Common Condition, And Make United Rebellion Against The Oppressor Inconceivable.

Childbearing Is Glorified In Part Because Women Die From It.

All Personal, Psychological, Social, And Institutionalized Domination On This Earth Can Be Traced Back To Its Source: The Phallic Identities Of Men.

The Nature Of Women's Oppression Is Unique: Women Are Oppressed As Women, Regardless Of Class Or Race; Some Women Have Access To Significant Wealth, But That Wealth Does Not Signify Power; Women Are To Be Found Everywhere, But Own Or Control No Appreciable Territory; Women Live With Those Who Oppress Them, Sleep With Them, Have Their Children - We Are Tangled, Hopelessly It Seems, In The Gut Of The Machinery And Way Of Life Which Is Ruinous To Us.