"Sexist grammar burns into the brains of little girls and young women a message that the male is the norm, the standard, the central figure beside which we are all deviants, the marginal, the dependent variables. It lays the foundation for androcentric thinking, and leaves men safe in their solipsistic tunnel-vision."

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About Adrienne Rich

Adrienne Rich was an American poet, essayist, and feminist thinker. Her work explored identity, politics, and social justice across several decades of modern American literature. She received major literary honors including the National Book Award.

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