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a cry here, a comment there, bits of lives outside
All those lost lives! Of women who (like me) wanted only a little space, a little time to putter or theorize. Craved a little knowledge, dying to pursue an answer or two. I could hear the voices: a cry here, a comment there, bits of lives outside narrative, circling.
on glancing at “a little wall chart I’ve made for myself — a random litany of the lost names...”
titled “Imaginary Lecture : A Brief History of Women in Science”
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ex Carol Muske Dukes, Saving St. Germ (1993) : 149 : link (at archive.org, borrowable)
Carol Muske-Dukes (1945- ), poet, novelist...
wikipedia : link
poetry foundation : link
own website : link