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TNNurse

(7,339 posts) Mon May 26, 2025, 05:46 PM Monday

This week marks the loss of two women who had great influence on other women.

Norma Meras Swenson who was a co-founder of "Our Body Ourselves", and Susan Brownmiller who wrote "Against Our Will". Each of these ladies did much to influence the lives of women. They were both 90 years old, this 75 yo is grateful for their work.

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This week marks the loss of two women who had great influence on other women. (Original Post) TNNurse Monday OP

Wow, I've got both of those books PlanetBev Monday #1

Thank you for posting this information. Biophilic Monday #2

I saw several comments that women had handed down TNNurse Monday #3

I offered my copy to my daughter, since we referred to it slightlv Monday #4

PlanetBev

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1. Wow, I've got both of those books

Reply to TNNurse (Original post)

Mon May 26, 2025, 06:19 PM

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And have had them for 50 years. I’m turning 75 in November.

Rest in peace, ladies. Thank you for all your hard work in our behalf. Sorry you had to depart us with these misogynist assholes still in office.

Biophilic

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2. Thank you for posting this information.

Reply to TNNurse (Original post)

Mon May 26, 2025, 06:29 PM

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Both strong leaders and role models. They created and shared information that was important for my generation and myself. Lost both of those books along the way somehow. I had a “bad” habit of loaning books. Often to people I knew I probably wouldn’t see again. I had the means to buy them the least I could do was share with others.

TNNurse

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3. I saw several comments that women had handed down

Reply to Biophilic (Reply #2)

Mon May 26, 2025, 06:56 PM

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Our Bodies Ourselves to their daughters and granddaughters.

slightlv

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4. I offered my copy to my daughter, since we referred to it

Reply to TNNurse (Original post)

Mon May 26, 2025, 08:14 PM

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quite a bit when she was growing up. Not as important to her as it was to me, so I still have my old original copy.

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