Word: incest
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...numerous required reading lists that I have been given over the years. The Color Purple, like Morrison's Beloved, expertly displays not only the beauty and resiliency of the Black spirit but of the human spirit as well. The main character Celie suffers throughout her life, everything from incest to rape to separation from her sister, but she is able to find the strength to live and give love to others who need...
...spiritual quest. Anywhere from Maine to Minnesota, at male-only weekend retreats, they earnestly search for some shard of ancient masculinity culled from their souls by the Industrial Revolution. At these so-called warrior weekends, participants wrestle, beat drums and hold workshops on everything from ecology to divorce and incest. They embrace, and yes, they do cry and confide things they would never dream of saying to their wives and girlfriends. They act out emotions in a safe haven where no one will laugh at them...
...male power center once elected. For example, a solid majority of women in the Congress stood behind Democratic Representative Barbara Boxer of California in 1989 when she took on Illinois' powerful Henry Hyde in an attempt to restore Medicaid funds to pay for abortions for victims of rape or incest. The Boxer amendment passed both houses of Congress, but was vetoed by the President. Although they were unsuccessful, fully 70% of the women Representatives voted to override the veto, in contrast to just 54% of the men. Similarly, it is in legislatures with very few women, like Pennsylvania and Louisiana...
...first place to prevent women from falling into the ruts that lead to prison. "Is incarceration the most rational way to deal with a woman who is a drug addict?" asks commissioner Sielaff. The country would do well to invest in programs for drug abusers, for battered women, for incest survivors and for the children of inmates, says Elaine Lord, superintendent at Bedford. But instead, the nation's prison systems, much like the overburdened school systems, have become the social program of last resort, a catchall for society's neglected troubles. "It's a very expensive way to deal with...
...considers abortion homicide, and believes a woman should be required to obtain her husband's permission for an abortion. He also opposes a proposed amendment to the state constitution allowing women access to abortion up to the 24th week of pregnancy, or at any time in cases of rape, incest or to protect the life or health of the mother...