Female Rage: Unlocking Its Secrets, Claiming Its Power, by Mary Valentis and Anne Devane

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Female Rage:
Unlocking Its Secrets, Claiming Its Power
Mary Valentis and Anne Devane
Carol Southern Books, 1994

"Rage is an emotion no woman can control; what she can learn to control is her behavior and response. The initial rage is merely a physical release of emotion, the beginning of the process by which a woman can later right a wrong, take care of herself, or turn a lethal weapon into an instrument of power." p. 2
"Even as women make inroads in politics, on production lots, in corporations, and on the playing field, the contours of the male-dominated status quo shift only slightly. While menopause, "the silent passage," can easily wipe out the men's movement on the top of the best-seller list, the gap in equality between male and female is still there. A wide breach remains between an ideal world of sexual equality and the realities of women's lives. Female rage is created by this chasm and swirls in the cross fire, between expectations that raise hopes and the real world that makes us see red." p. 5
"In following her transformation from maiden to monster, it is our intention to point a path for modern women to acknowledge thier rage and become the women they were born to be." p. 7
"But for many women, innocence becomes a lifetime condition of suspended development and lack of emotional growth." p. 12
"Innocence is dangerous and blinds women to reality; experience and consciousness clear the path for real growth." p. 16
"In history, are, mythology, and popular culture enraged men from Achilles and Hercules to Rocky and the Terminator are characteristically seen as heroes. Enraged women, on the other hand, are witches, shrews, and demons." p. 44
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