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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...affirmative. For Margaret does display some narrative traits that seem to demand an ironic double take. She has the habit, for example, of quoting everyone else's fulsome praise of her: "Oh, Margaret, what a great, great story... You say such wise things, Margaret...You're an extraordinary young woman, Margaret." Isn't Margaret a wee bit full of herself? And what to make of this rector's loving inventories of the riches of her church, "the Elsa Van Wyck Memorial Ciborium with Van's grandmother's diamonds and garnets encrusted in the base, and the Georgian silver thurible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Millennium Fevers | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

Next time, tell us how a woman's brain works. RICHARD R. HOFSTETTER Plainfield...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 29, 1999 | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

...Woman sharing man's genetic predisposition toward hunting, humping and brawling? Sounds like the female anthem for the new millennium might go something like "I am woman--Hear me grunt, belch and scratch." DON HOLLEY Lafayette, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 29, 1999 | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

...female aggression is well supported by a growing body of cross-cultural literature that describes women's culturally institutionalized use of aggression, which may include physical violence. In some cultures female aggression in its various manifestations is considered an essential element of womanliness. In the U.S., the terms woman and aggression, when used together, often imply either female pathology or female victimization. These cultural scenarios deprive women of their heroic accomplishments. H.B. KIMBERLEY COOK Cultural Anthropologist Simi Valley, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 29, 1999 | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

...World Wrestling Federation has taught me, a good fixed fight starts with two guys yelling at each other and usually involves thrown chairs, a choke hold given by a guy outside the ring and, for reasons I don't understand but kind of enjoy, a screaming, scantily dressed woman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Boxing Advice from the Hulkster | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

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