I Knew One Thing. I Did Not

American Housewives Have Not Had Their Brains Shot Away, Nor Are They Schizophrenic In The Clinical Sense. But If ... The Fundamental Human Drive Is Not The Urge For Pleasure Or The Satisfaction Of Biological Needs, But The Need To Grow And To Realize One's Full Potential, Their Comfortable, Empty, Purposeless Days Are Indeed Cause For A Nameless Terror.

There Are Some Die-hard Male Chauvinist Pigs And There Are Some Neanderthal Women Who Are Threatened By Equality - But The Great Majority, Polls Say 65% To 75% Of Women Of America, Of All Ages, Absolutely Identify With The Complete Agenda Of The Women's Movement: Equal Opportunity For Jobs, Education, Professional Training, The Right To Control Your Own Body - Your Own Reproductive Process, Freedom Of Choice, Child Care-the Whole Agenda.

I'm Against Suppression Of Pornography. If You Suppress Guns - Yes; If You Want To Suppress Poverty - Yes. These Are The Obscenities, The Real Brutalization Of People. I Am Almost More Outraged By Ads For Blue Jeans Or Cars That Sort Of Blatantly Depict Women Not Only As Sex Objects, But Women That Look Younger Than The Age Of Consent, Looking Like They've Just Been Raped Or Asking To Be Raped-utterly Passive Sex Objects.

There Is Absolutely No Evidence That It Is Harmful To Children If Their Mother's Health, Well-being And Autonomy And Control Of Her Own Destiny Is Maximized By Work Outside The Home.

It Is Perhaps Beside The Point To Remark That Bowling Alleys And Supermarkets Have Nursery Facilities, While Schools And Colleges And Scientific Laboratories And Government Offices Do Not.