Good books on egalitarian themes

Paidiske said:

You've reminded me of something, Zoii. When my mother was already quite mature in age - somewhere in her fifties - she discovered that she had two sisters she never knew existed. Apparently my grandmother had had them out of wedlock and been forced (?) to give them up for adoption.

But the fact was that my grandmother was a totally dependent person who had no means to support herself other than charming a man; and having the relationship that led to those babies, and later relinquishing those babies so she could move on to another relationship... both would have been matters of survival for her.

It's one of the things I always remember when people sigh about how family life was so much better fifty years ago (or whatever); I think about the price paid by women like my grandmother, and I'm so very grateful that I will never have to pay that price. I'm educated, I'm employable, I have resources to draw on that her society never gave her. How can anyone say that was better?

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Paidiske said:

It's one of the things I always remember when people sigh about how family life was so much better fifty years ago (or whatever); I think about the price paid by women like my grandmother, and I'm so very grateful that I will never have to pay that price. I'm educated, I'm employable, I have resources to draw on that her society never gave her. How can anyone say that was better?

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PloverWing said:

I'll add this: I've had conversations with a couple of female friends about gender identity in the last couple of years. One of my best friends feels like she's female inside -- not just her body or her socialization, but her internal identity. Another of my best friends feels like me, gender-neutral inside. So I've learned that this is something that varies among people.

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