I read this essay and immediately thought of what we've been learning in my Environmental Ethics class. We have been discussing ecofeminism and how oppression of the environment and women are connected. After reading many of Adrienne Rich's poems, I've begun to think that she would be an excellent candidate for an ecofeminist.
Adrienne Rich has made me wonder a lot. I wonder if we are in the age of an awakening? Would one be able to tell that we're in the process of awakening? What are we awakening to? Are only those looking back at the past aware of any awakening?
Just some questions that have been brought to mind after reading this.
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I nominate this for post of the week because of the connection Carolyn made. I would never have thought to connect enviormentalism (if that's a word) and feminsm
And here is another question, related to yours, that sometimes bothers me: what am I not awake to now that, in 50 years, others will be awake to and think "Gees, how could they not have noticed this fifty years ago!"
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