WS100 Lecture 13: ws lecture 13
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People who knew about the land and what it had to offer. Midwives in canada were woman of colour. Our knowledge came from midwives and hags. They knew how to use the earth and use it in medicinal forms. He said that women had something wrong with their bodies because of menstruation. He (cid:271)elie(cid:448)ed that (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s (cid:271)odies (cid:449)e(cid:396)e i(cid:374)ade(cid:395)uate. He said women gave of an odor that was toxic. He said that when men sweat that it smelt beautiful and sweet smelling. He sa(cid:455)s that this (cid:862)thi(cid:374)g(cid:863) that the fe(cid:373)ale (cid:271)od(cid:455) has is p(cid:396)o(cid:271)le(cid:373)ati(cid:272) The only way we will have any control over it will be if she always has semen flowing through her body. If a (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374) is(cid:374)"t feeli(cid:374)g (cid:449)ell she should just a(cid:272)(cid:272)ept he(cid:396) hus(cid:271)a(cid:374)d to feel better. Anything attached to menstruation is ugly (cid:862)wo(cid:373)e(cid:374) a(cid:396)e (cid:272)(cid:396)az(cid:455) (cid:449)he(cid:374) the(cid:455) a(cid:396)e goi(cid:374)g to get thei(cid:396) pe(cid:396)iod(cid:863) This shows how men are believed to have power over women.
