The especial genius of Woman I believe to be electrical in movement, intuitive in function, spiritual in tendency.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Fuller describes women’s special genius as electrical, intuitive, and spiritual.
- In plain terms
- Women’s unique talent is electric, intuitive, and spiritual.
- What can you take from it?
- Acknowledge the distinct qualities women bring to creativity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does it mean to label a talent as ‘electrical’?
- How can we avoid essentialism?
Another view
Such descriptions risk essentializing women and overlooking individual variation.
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