Daphne, I finally had a chance to read this incredibly moving post. Wow. There is just so much here! And yet I want more! I hope you will write more, though I am sure it is hard to share. I really love the lines you've threaded between your grandmothers' lives and your own. These women's stories are riveting and also very painful, because in a way I feel like if we look more closely, the misogyny at the heart is very widespread, probably for most women of these generations. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Sara for your encouragement! These stories have been in my head and heart a long time. I’m grateful that my family was more open than a lot of other families I know. It’s so sad to imagine all the stories that will never be known. Sharing stories can help because one person’s or one family’s story usually overlaps and connects with lots of people’s. And even though it’s known that misogyny filters down through generations and into the present culture, stories from the “olden days” really help show these connections.
Reading your Substack always brings such joy! After I read your last post, I started thinking about some essays on lighter topics. I still have more difficult stories to write, but I like the idea of keeping a balance. Your writing always inspires me!
Daphne, I finally had a chance to read this incredibly moving post. Wow. There is just so much here! And yet I want more! I hope you will write more, though I am sure it is hard to share. I really love the lines you've threaded between your grandmothers' lives and your own. These women's stories are riveting and also very painful, because in a way I feel like if we look more closely, the misogyny at the heart is very widespread, probably for most women of these generations. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Sara for your encouragement! These stories have been in my head and heart a long time. I’m grateful that my family was more open than a lot of other families I know. It’s so sad to imagine all the stories that will never be known. Sharing stories can help because one person’s or one family’s story usually overlaps and connects with lots of people’s. And even though it’s known that misogyny filters down through generations and into the present culture, stories from the “olden days” really help show these connections.
Reading your Substack always brings such joy! After I read your last post, I started thinking about some essays on lighter topics. I still have more difficult stories to write, but I like the idea of keeping a balance. Your writing always inspires me!