Would anyone be interested in another attempt at a feminist forum book discussion group?

[BlueIris]

I seem to recall we tried to have one around the time of this forum's inception, but it didn't work out (maybe because our first read was supposed to be Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth").

Anyone interested in giving this a go again, and if so, what do you suggest we read?

[blueraven95]

1. I might be interested.

depending on time constraints in the upcoming months.

:hi:

[ismnotwasm]

2. Sure

I think "Women in History"-- and of course I can't find the author(s) of the ones I'm thinking of, (I do a Barnes and Noble google search and "The most evil women in history comes up"--sigh) I do know there are a couple books by that title I haven't read. Or any basic women in history type book.


Just for fun, I re-read this on occation, the old spelling and language is hard as hell to get through (not a book)

"Women's speaking Justified" by Margaret Fell (one of the founders of the Quaker church)


"It is true, The Serpent, that was more subtle than any other Beast of the Field, came unto the Woman with his Temptations, and with a Lye; his Subtlety discerning her to be the weaker Vessel, or more inclinable to hearken to him, when he said, If ye eat, your Eyes shall be opened; and the Woman saw, that the Fruit was good to make one wise: There the Temptation got into her, and she did eat, and gave to her Husband, and he did eat also; and so they were both tempted into the Transgression and Disobedience; and therefore God said unto Adam, (who hid himself when he heard his Voice) Hast thou eaten of the Tree, which I commanded thee that thou should'st not eat? And Adam said, The Woman which thou gavest me, she gave me of the Tree, and I did eat. And the Lord said unto the Woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the Woman said, The Serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Here the Woman spoke the Truth unto the Lord. See what the Lord saith, ver. 15. after he had pronounced Sentence on the Serpent, I will put Enmity between thee and the Woman, and between thy Seed and her Seed; it shall bruise thy Head, and thou shalt bruise his Heel, Gen. 3.

Another;
Thus much may prove, that the Church of Christ is represented as a Woman; and those that speak against this Woman's speaking, speak against the Church of Christ, and the Seed of the Woman, which Seed is Christ; that is to say, Those that speak against the Power of the Lord, and the Spirit of the Lord speaking in a Woman, simply by reason of her Sex, or because she is a Woman, not regarding the Seed, and Spirit, and Power that speaks in her; such speak against Christ and his Church, and are of the Seed of the Serpent, wherein lodgeth Enmity. And as God the Father made no such difference in the first Creation, nor ever since between the Male and the Female, but always out of his Mercy and Loving-kindness, had regard unto the Weak. So also his Son, Christ Jesus, confirms the same thing; when the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, if it were lawful for a Man to put away his Wife? He answered and said unto them, Have you not read, That he that made them in the beginning, made them Male and Female; and said, For this Cause shall a Man leave Father and Mother, and shall cleave unto his Wife, and they twain shall be one Flesh; wherefore they are no more twain, but one Flesh? What therefore God hath joyned together, let no Man put asunder, Mat. 19.
http://www.qhpress.org/texts/fell.html

She kicks ass.

[noamnety]

3. In theory, yes

but I'm working full time and finishing a degree (in May woooohooooo), and nontextbook reading is out of the question for me until that's over with.