Women have always been seen as waiting: waited to be asked, waiting for our menses, in fear lest … - Adrienne Rich

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You mustnt forget the circumstances I have been brought up in, the little education I have had.

Adrienne Rich

Women have always been seen as waiting: waited to be asked, waiting for our menses, in fear lest they do or do not come, waiting for men to come home from wars, or from work, waiting for children to grow up, or for the birth of a new child, or for menopause.

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