Woman absent is woman dead.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Women disappear from public life or memory when they leave. Their absence is treated as death.
- In plain terms
- When women leave, they are forgotten.
- What can you take from it?
- Notice who is missing.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who disappears from your view?
- Why is some presence more visible?
Another view
This view treats absence as finality.
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