tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post6718066802410565972..comments2024-03-27T21:19:02.636-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman: A reviewDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-36792313139844607292023-11-04T07:03:41.237-05:002023-11-04T07:03:41.237-05:00This story resonated with me. I thank you for this...This story resonated with me. I thank you for this excellent review, Dorothy.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-18139003694581428752023-05-06T15:08:24.825-05:002023-05-06T15:08:24.825-05:00And though that was written a few years ago, it is...And though that was written a few years ago, it is unfortunately this true.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-85376286977521654912023-05-06T13:50:37.560-05:002023-05-06T13:50:37.560-05:00I love your review for The Yellow Wallpaper! Your ...I love your review for The Yellow Wallpaper! Your quote "men in government are still making the decisions about women's health issues, without input from women. The more things change, the more they remain the same." is spot on.<br />Captivated Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789205839634527219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-78302489061129966332017-09-14T10:51:09.494-05:002017-09-14T10:51:09.494-05:00Women telling their stories is always a good thing...Women telling their stories is always a good thing, I think.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-73629895696292584382017-09-14T10:33:12.726-05:002017-09-14T10:33:12.726-05:00While you were reading The Yellow Wallpaper, I was...While you were reading The Yellow Wallpaper, I was reading The Bell Jar. By the 20th century there were shock treatments and lobotomies. I find the value in reading these books is that the women get to tell their stories, the best therapy of all, and we get to receive those stories. Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-33851375575535622852017-09-13T22:25:04.824-05:002017-09-13T22:25:04.824-05:00All progress has been slow and painstaking. Someti...All progress has been slow and painstaking. Sometimes it seems that for every step forward we take two steps back. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-58660032219755293352017-09-13T20:35:44.743-05:002017-09-13T20:35:44.743-05:00A cautionary tale indeed and an understandable div...A cautionary tale indeed and an understandable divorce. We have made some progress but not enough. P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-62145451709321434322017-09-13T18:07:02.455-05:002017-09-13T18:07:02.455-05:00Psychiatry was certainly in its Dark Ages stage at...Psychiatry was certainly in its Dark Ages stage at the time. I think the difference is that a man would have had a choice and might have been allowed input. A woman would not. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-13534422527722501762017-09-13T16:51:50.782-05:002017-09-13T16:51:50.782-05:00Actually, the same would have happened to a man; t...Actually, the same would have happened to a man; the difference is that the woman was suffering from post-partum depression. Psychiatry used to have evil practices for both genders; it wasn't harsher on a woman than a man.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com