Every time I get a message with your name on it I can hear the DJ on mental radio saying "And the hits just keep on coming!" Thanks Linda for another brilliant gem.
Oh, Linda, I can't thank you enough for shining a bright light on the truth about how women have been subjugated over the centuries. I'm compelled to read every one of your posts even though they frequently raise my blood pressure. The saddest thing about Virginia's story is that it's not unique, and it's still going on.
I just finished reading Flight of the Sparrow by Amy Belding Brown, about the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the rigid rules they had for women. It's a novel, but the characters were real people. I think you would like it.
Wow. At a loss for words. I've known of Virginia Wolff forever...but I had no idea about the longtime abuse at the hands of her 'brother'. Vaguely knew about the asylums but pulling teeth? No books? WTF? And publishing Freud - again, wow. What a tale. That she could write as eloquently as she did after such heinous childhood circumstances is nothing short of miraculous. Wow.
I am a new subscriber and this is the first piece of yours I have read (although I used to follow you on Medium...) I am blown away. Tragic. Sad. Interesting. Thank you.
This brought me to tears. I am a child survivor myself; my perpetrator was held accountable due to my reporting. My mother, Nancy Hardy, was also a victim of femicide in November 2018. Thank you for the extremely important work that you do on behalf of women everywhere. Your writing and presence on this platform is so appreciated. 🙏
Every time I get a message with your name on it I can hear the DJ on mental radio saying "And the hits just keep on coming!" Thanks Linda for another brilliant gem.
What do I do with the rage I feel.
Oh, Linda, I can't thank you enough for shining a bright light on the truth about how women have been subjugated over the centuries. I'm compelled to read every one of your posts even though they frequently raise my blood pressure. The saddest thing about Virginia's story is that it's not unique, and it's still going on.
I just finished reading Flight of the Sparrow by Amy Belding Brown, about the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the rigid rules they had for women. It's a novel, but the characters were real people. I think you would like it.
Wow. At a loss for words. I've known of Virginia Wolff forever...but I had no idea about the longtime abuse at the hands of her 'brother'. Vaguely knew about the asylums but pulling teeth? No books? WTF? And publishing Freud - again, wow. What a tale. That she could write as eloquently as she did after such heinous childhood circumstances is nothing short of miraculous. Wow.
Her life was sad, but her work endures, and that is how she won in the end.
I am a new subscriber and this is the first piece of yours I have read (although I used to follow you on Medium...) I am blown away. Tragic. Sad. Interesting. Thank you.
This brought me to tears. I am a child survivor myself; my perpetrator was held accountable due to my reporting. My mother, Nancy Hardy, was also a victim of femicide in November 2018. Thank you for the extremely important work that you do on behalf of women everywhere. Your writing and presence on this platform is so appreciated. 🙏
VERY wise, introspective point. Not merely reactive. I will share your thoughts with my daughter and son in law next time the P-word is used!