If you strip away the narrative of male centric history, you are left with the physics of womanhood: bringing life, preserving life, protecting our species, not in some esoteric sense but in daily practice; living and breathing the big picture story of humanity. I agree that women often lack the confidence to write the “big books”; but no amount of historical gerrymandering can tell us we don’t carry an equal thread across all of human history. We are the persistent heartbeat of our species and what is not yet written about us speaks volumes. The real story exists to be told. I am so grateful for your work, your travels and your breadth of knowledge sharing. Congrats on your new opportunity, Stanford is lucky to have you on board!
I'm so excited to see how your book turns out. And while I've missed your regular posts, I'm grateful to have been able to make my very small contribution to your work in being a paid subscriber. Best wishes, and thank you for sharing your insights with the world. I'll look forward to learning from you in the future.
Even your farewell-for-now post is characteristically interesting, insightful and exciting. Congratulations on Stanford and best of luck with the book. I look forward to reading it.
Thank you Alice! The Jewish New Year begins in just 4 hours here in London. I was a visiting scholar at Stanford in the 80s and the unit was called CROW Center for Research on Women. It was a joy! Now we can’t talk about women so it has gone through, the Centre for Research on Women and Gender to leaving out ‘Women’ altogether!
Ask Edith Gelles or Karen Offen to enlighten you further! They both live in Stanford or nearby. I think central to your work.
I wept giving the opening Fall session there as I tried to talk about my work. Because it was so extraordinary to be among only women and to feel supported as if on an air cushion. My time there changed my life. Try reading the foreword or Introduction to my ‘Adultery: an analysis of love and betrayal’. In the Green Library.
If you strip away the narrative of male centric history, you are left with the physics of womanhood: bringing life, preserving life, protecting our species, not in some esoteric sense but in daily practice; living and breathing the big picture story of humanity. I agree that women often lack the confidence to write the “big books”; but no amount of historical gerrymandering can tell us we don’t carry an equal thread across all of human history. We are the persistent heartbeat of our species and what is not yet written about us speaks volumes. The real story exists to be told. I am so grateful for your work, your travels and your breadth of knowledge sharing. Congrats on your new opportunity, Stanford is lucky to have you on board!
I have a great interest in your story now.
I'm so excited to see how your book turns out. And while I've missed your regular posts, I'm grateful to have been able to make my very small contribution to your work in being a paid subscriber. Best wishes, and thank you for sharing your insights with the world. I'll look forward to learning from you in the future.
Even your farewell-for-now post is characteristically interesting, insightful and exciting. Congratulations on Stanford and best of luck with the book. I look forward to reading it.
Sorry, I also meant to wish you Shana Tova!!!
Thank you Alice! The Jewish New Year begins in just 4 hours here in London. I was a visiting scholar at Stanford in the 80s and the unit was called CROW Center for Research on Women. It was a joy! Now we can’t talk about women so it has gone through, the Centre for Research on Women and Gender to leaving out ‘Women’ altogether!
Ask Edith Gelles or Karen Offen to enlighten you further! They both live in Stanford or nearby. I think central to your work.
I wept giving the opening Fall session there as I tried to talk about my work. Because it was so extraordinary to be among only women and to feel supported as if on an air cushion. My time there changed my life. Try reading the foreword or Introduction to my ‘Adultery: an analysis of love and betrayal’. In the Green Library.
Very best wishes: Annette Lawson
Hope you had overall good times in Indonesia, Alice, appreciate your research. Good luck for California.