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Leah Redmond Chang's avatar

I always love this — a great reminder for everyone. Happy Birthday!

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15thCenturyFeminist's avatar

Thank you! I needed to be reminded of quite a few of these this year as it has been a challenging one. Grateful for the power of words!

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Madeline's avatar

Such lovely writing!!! Filing this under, works I wish I had read when I was growing up 🙃 happy birthday!

Also, how have I not noticed "phallusies" before that is officially my new favorite word 🤩

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15thCenturyFeminist's avatar

Thank you, and thank you!! 💜💜 I’m so grateful for the time you spent with my words!

Isn’t phallusies just fantstic?! I can’t take credit for it - I borrowed that straight from Dr. Jenni Nuttall’s fantastic Mother Tongue. (If you haven’t read it, and enjoyed this as well as my medieval stuff, I highly recommend!!)

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JS10's avatar

Happy birthday 💜

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15thCenturyFeminist's avatar

Thank you!!! 💜💜💜

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Sally's avatar

Happy birthday 🥳

I’ll be 40 in a few days and this is basically my list too.

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15thCenturyFeminist's avatar

Happy early birthday!!! Thank you! 💜💜💜

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Steve Alston's avatar

What a great list! Thanks for sharing. Happy Birthday!

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Sheila (of Ephemera)'s avatar

Happy Birthday, awesome human!💕💖 I loved reading your list, nodding along. I look forward to seeing this list grow as you accrue wisdom.

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Kerri Canepa's avatar

Thank you for the resource list and especially the Feminist of Cellblock Y. I’ve read bell hooks books but seeing how her beliefs towards dismantling patriarchy are being worked out at ground zero was both difficult and yet cautiously hopeful and I did not expect that. It may be too much to expect that the men in that programme once released were sufficiently strengthened to began that dismantling in the lives of their families but I can hope. Thank you for that share!

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John Lovie's avatar

Happy birthday, and thank you for the opportunity to read this list again.

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Nicole Raimondi's avatar

AMEN 🙏🏻🙌🏻 Great as usual! Happy birthday lovely! 💐🩷

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Cynthia Winton-Henry's avatar

Well earned wisdom Grateful for your deep listening practice and articulation.

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Lisa Fransson's avatar

Ah, number 33 "It's OK to be selfish" came at me in a very timely manner as I found an incredible research grant to apply for, but it will require time away from my husband and the one teenager who's still at home. In the unlikely event that I get it, I will be selfish.

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