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“Status ought not to be measured by a woman's ability to attract and snare a man.”
― Germaine Greer, The Female Eunuch

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“The housewife is an unpaid worker in her husband's house in return for the security of being a permanent employee: hers is the reductio ad absurdum of the employee who accepts a lower wage in return for permanence of his employment. But the lowest paid employees can be and are laid off, and so are wives. They have no savings, no skills which they can bargain with elsewhere, and they must bear the stigma of having been sacked.”
― Germaine Greer, The Female Eunuch

tags: divorce, feminism, housewives

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“Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone who has ceased to communicate. Many a housewife staring at the back of her husband's newspaper, or listening to his breathing in bed is lonelier than any spinster in a rented room.”
― Germaine Greer, The Female Eunuch

tags: loneliness, marriage

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“Those miserable women who blame the men who let them down for their misery and isolation enact every day the initial mistake of sacrificing their personal responsibility for themselves.”
― Germaine Greer, The Female Eunuch

tags: feminism, independence

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“Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum security prison, except for the imminent threat of release. The problem of recidivism ought to have shown young men like John Greenaway just what sort of a notion security is, but there is no indication that he would understand it. Security is when everything is settled, when nothing can happen to you; security is the denial of life. Human beings are better equipped to cope with disaster and hardship than they are with unvarying security, but as long as security is the highest value in a community they can have little opportunity to decide this for themselves.”
― Germaine Greer, The Female Eunuch

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Theatre Books and Plays — 1534 members — last activity Jul 03, 2026 04:49PM
A room for lovers of theatre, theater books, texts on acting, directing, theory and scripts.

★★ Book Addicts ★★ — 42 members — last activity Apr 04, 2026 08:46PM
This is a group for all ages where you can chat about all your favorite books. Anyone can join and add discussion topics. Have fun and enjoy!

The Historical Fiction Book Club — 71 members — last activity Apr 04, 2026 08:54PM
Four books a month book club based on historical fiction. 48 books - 12 months! Purchase the featured books - as a reader, you will be entered in the ...more

Underground Knowledge — A discussion group — 25936 members — last activity 3 hours, 15 min ago
This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underreported issues of our era. All you need is an enquiring ...more

Short & Sweet Treats — 1257 members — last activity Dec 15, 2021 04:49AM
Welcome to Short & Sweet Treats! We are here to read books together, engage in discussions, and have fun. We play lots of games and read lots of go ...more

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