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The Privilege of Being a Woman The Privilege of Being a Woman by Alice von Hildebrand
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“Unwittingly, the feminists acknowledge the superiority of the male sex by wishing to become like men.”
Alice von Hildebrand, The Privilege of Being a Woman
“The world in which we now live is a world whose outlook is so distorted that we absolutize what is relative (money-making, power, success) and relativize what is absolute (truth, moral values, and God).”
Alice von Hildebrand, The Privilege of Being a Woman
“One thing is certain: When the time has come, nothing which is man made will subsist. One day, all human accomplishments will be reduced to a pile of ashes. But every single child to whom a woman has given birth will live forever, for he has been given an immortal soul made to God's image and likeness. In this light, the assertion of de Beauvoir that 'women produce nothing' becomes particularly ludicrous.”
Alice von Hildebrand, The Privilege of Being a Woman
“Just as our parents' souls revolted against God, their bodies revolted against their souls, to which they had been subject. And they realized 'that they were naked.”
Alice von Hildebrand, The Privilege of Being a Woman
“fBy living up to their calling, women will succeed in guaranteeing a proper recognition of the unique value of femininity and its crucial mission in the world.”
Alice von Hildebrand, The Privilege of Being a Woman