Educated, intellectual women, who believed in equality of the sexes, have been around a long time.

bluestockings go back to the 1700s and were from all walks of life.

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@poddster wrote:

Best if you put that question to @freshwater-2 to see what gems of wisdom were gleened from thst tome

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No Poddy, you were the one who stated: 

I am not saying that feminisn is the cause for that percentage but the rate has certainly increased since Greer got into the act.

 

There are a lot who will say that Greer did a lot of good and perhaps so but Greer also did a lot of harm to the children of the increased percentage of marriage and partnership breakdown.

 

Freshwater has used her first hand knowledge of Greer's books to put the case that she did a lot of good for women. Now it's your turn to  explain why you believe she did a lot of harm - and producethe  evidence to back it up. 

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not directed at you she ele - general comment.

The divorce rate has increased significantly since the advent of the no fault divorce in 1974.

And way before those there were other intelligent women as there have always been

Nefertiti

Hypatia

Cleopatra

And of course Livia Drusilla, there was a real go getter.

Well, I threw in one Queen, but wanted it to be a more level approach 🙂

but you have Elizabeth I, steadfastly refused to marry and ruled with intelligence and independence

Queen Victoria, who married for love, not a commoner of course, but still...

Catherine the Great, married young, useless husband, he dies, she then resists being sent home and rules with an iron fist

the Last Empress of China, concubinage, manipulation, power through poisoning, rules in her own right

All intelligent go-getters and in their own ways, examples of female strength.

All pillars of history and society.

But ithink I would give Livia and the Chinese empress chick a miss  along with Greer 🙂

Catherine the Great had her husband assassinated, you know, Poddster

He probably deserved it , he NEVER washed the dishes.:)

Australia's first female Prime Minister    by default freakiness, we didn't get to vote her in.

Not acceptable from my point of view