We survive war and conquest; we survive colonization, acculturations,
assimilation; we survive beating, rape, starvations, mutilation, sterilization,
abandonment, neglect, death of our children, our loved ones, destruction of
our land, our homes, our past, and our future. We survive, and we do more
than just survive. We bond, we care, we fight, we teach, we nurse, we bear,
we feed, we earn, we laugh, we love, we hang in there, no matter what.
—— Paula Gunn Allen,
The sacred hoop: recovering the feminine in American Indian traditions
“A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground.”
traditional Cheyenne saying
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10 responses to “women hang in there, no matter what”
Lots of great wisdom here. Thanks for sharing Sheila!
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Thanks so much, Brian.
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We will hang in there. We will express our will. We will save this democracy. We will.
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Amen, sister girl. I’m counting on you.
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Good encouragement for a very woeful time for women and their rights worldwide. What happened in Auckland last weekend was an appalling example of what happens when women say “no” to men and demand the right to tell their stories.
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Let women speak…their truths, their stories…wherever.
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This is Sue’s account of the event in question: https://prufrocksdilemma.wordpress.com/2023/03/26/let-women-speak-or-sing/
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“A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground.”
Love this and stole it for my FB page
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I know, right? It’s one of my most favorite quotes ever.
Steal away!
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