Living for Another: the Problem of Patriarchy

Women are human beings. We hold value as people because we are people. We are not objects to be used by others. We are not toys for the amusement of others. We exist. We have inalienable rights, the same inalienable rights as men, regardless of our family backgrounds or where we were born or what languages we speak, and so forth. Our value rests independently of anyone else.

Recently I’ve considered the life of my kinswoman Anne Rochefeuille, especially in her relationship with the ...