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Home: Current Issues: Feminism: LINKS_PAGE Current Issues: Feminism: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Is There a Specifically Feminine Spirituality?: An Exploration of Edith Stein’s Thesis - Kathleen Curran SweeneyDuring her university years, Edith Stein (now St Theresa Benedicta of the Cross) held a strongly pro-feminist view of “femininity”, and as a professional woman she appreciated the gains made for women who wished to enter fields dominated by men. Read more... Islam’s original feminist - Robert FulfordAdvocates of even mild feminism were thin on the ground in 19th-century Egypt. But in 1899, the Cairo newspapers announced the appearance of at least one citizen who held outlandishly modern opinions on the subject. Read more... Letter to a Young Girl - Alice von HildebrandHow beautiful when a bride can say to her husband on their wedding night, “I have kept this garden virginal for you, and now, with God's permission I am giving you its key, knowing that you will enter into it with reverence.” This touching piece of writing would be a lovely gift of truth for a young girl or even for a young boy to read in the proper context. Read more... Liberated from the Confines of Feminism - Karna SwansonDeciding against the old ideas of feminism, women are taking on their true, identity — and offering society a unique and feminine contribution that unites instead of dividing. Read more... Life: A 'Dangerous' Choice - Colleen Carroll CampbellSuper Bowl Sunday epitomizes everything radical feminists once loved to loathe: violent aggression celebrated as spectator sport, male-only competition that relegates women to scantily-clad supporting roles on the sidelines, and boorish commercials using women as high-paid props to sell men beer. Read more... Male Studies: A proposed curriculum - Barbara KayWhen the Titanic sank, 75% of women and almost all the children were saved — as against 20% of the men. Read more... Men and Women - David WarrenIt was the present pope who wrote what remains I think the clearest analysis of the problems we face in restoring some balance to a society that has demeaned fatherhood and exalted in its place not motherhood but a scheme for the "empowerment" of women. Read more... Ms Discovers Motherhood: Ann Crittenden on mothers and choices - Kathryn LopezHaving decided to resign from the New York Times in order to raise her infant son, Crittenden found herself, like many feminists, faced with a shocker. Motherhood is actually important, enjoyable even. Read more... Ms. Fix-It - Kay HymowitzWhile Hillary Clinton attempts to storm the Oval Office, some of her less renowned sisters are busy liberating one of the few other remaining male strongholds: the hardware store. Read more... Of Pillars and Spores: The Genius of Woman - Sister Renee MirkesPillars and spores are images used by Edith Stein (1891-1942) in one of her essays on women. The woman who becomes or is becoming what she is meant to be, Stein explains, is “like a pillar to which many fasten themselves, thereby attaining a firm footing.” Further, women who are on their way to becoming whole persons can, in turn, help others to realize their personal fulfillment. In this way, Stein argues, women are like “healthy, energetic spores supplying healthy energy” to all whom God puts in their path. The metaphors of pillar and spore provide easy to remember associational images of how Stein defines the constitutive nature, vocation, and genius of woman. Read more... Pages Updated On: 08-Mar-2011 - 19:01:24
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