Status Updates From Women in the Picture: Women...

McCormack’s discussion on Venus in art is so incredibly well-informed, astute, and mind-opening. It took so much effort not to highlight everything in this chapter!

“‘Two things women are silent about: their pleasure and their violation…” “…helps culture not to be able to tell the difference between the two.”

“Comfort is denied to women in general, who work harder at their appearance, harder at their jobs or in their art to have their efforts remain invisible. Comfort (like most things) is an issue of privilege and politics.”

The “Mothers” chapter destroyed me :’)