tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post8622763029345601254..comments2024-03-20T12:56:39.078-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Crafty Crone: 5 hours later AND Gender Fluidity with Linda Steinjafabrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-31649817553575138432012-02-24T09:40:50.733-08:002012-02-24T09:40:50.733-08:00The book isn't exactly like the movie (rarely ...The book isn't exactly like the movie (rarely are). The book is more about Africa, the time she was there, growing coffee, and the people that she cared for. The relationship with the people is huge as she saw others exploit the labor there. She really did not like inequalities. She was respected by the men in the community but it came as a price of being fiercely independent. She was Snail Clothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176159647332196184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-47233305659890194852012-02-24T03:54:08.911-08:002012-02-24T03:54:08.911-08:00the words "gender fluidity" could inspir...the words "gender fluidity" could inspire a tremendous gallery show!!!!Judith HeartSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950132362232278014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-53943640005213725422012-02-23T18:44:58.629-08:002012-02-23T18:44:58.629-08:00I have seen the film "out of africa" Sna...I have seen the film "out of africa" Snail Cloth but haven't read the book. thank you for adding your heroes. Want to go off an explore them now.jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-83438726878638967242012-02-23T17:54:17.995-08:002012-02-23T17:54:17.995-08:00I enjoyed your post and thought I would add a coup...I enjoyed your post and thought I would add a couple of women that are my heroes.<br />Isak Dinesen, a pen name used by the Danish author Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke, who wrote Out of Africa. She painted a compassionate look at the Africa that she lived in. She didn't fit the stereo type roles that were prescribed for her on the Safari. She made her own rules. When war broke out andSnail Clothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176159647332196184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-56379572107333042792012-02-23T11:51:36.946-08:002012-02-23T11:51:36.946-08:00GREAT point about the women who were institutional...GREAT point about the women who were institutionalized. thanks for dropping by Deb and grrrrr about those politicians.jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-79437112540174787162012-02-23T11:08:13.162-08:002012-02-23T11:08:13.162-08:00Boudica is one of my heroes - no stopping her, and...Boudica is one of my heroes - no stopping her, and I love the image of the Morrigan - the female god of war whose ravens ate the dead on the battlefield! But my biggest shout goes out to all my mad women, who survived being institutionalized for failing to conform to their gender roles in the 19th century. Right now its important for women to remember the fight - seems some politicians want to debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834018169331318619noreply@blogger.com