In Full Bloom: Tales of Women in Their Primeaugust house, 1999 - 192 من الصفحات Here is a celebration of mature women--women whom author Sharon Creeden likens to fully opened blossoms. A professional storyteller, Creeden draws on folktales, her stock-in-trade, to illuminate female heroism and life issues women face, including childbirth, aging, and death. |
المحتوى
FOREWORD by Naomi Baltuck | 9 |
INTRODUCTION | 15 |
NOT ROSES | 19 |
SHARING OUR WEALTH | 21 |
REVIVING OUR PEOPLE | 39 |
COMFORTING OUR GRIEVING | 53 |
TEACHING OUR CHILDREN | 61 |
LOVING OUR STEPCHILDREN | 71 |
DOING OUR PART | 83 |
PRESERVING OUR WISDOM | 91 |
BREAKING FREE OF CONVENTION | 99 |
FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM | 105 |
WELCOMING WIDOWHOOD | 111 |
GETTING THE JOB DONE | 119 |
DEMANDING OUR RIGHTS | 129 |
PREDICTING THE FUTURE | 137 |
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عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
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