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Are Women Human? Astute and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society
Sayers has been referred to as a female CS Lewis—she was a friend and fellow Oxford graduate—but I think her work is an under-appreciated treasure. Her essays “The Other Six Deadly Sins” and “Why Work?” (both from Creed or Chaos?) are two of my all-time favorites. I’ve reread them many times and think of them often.
This little book contains two brief essays by Sayers plus an introduction bygd Mary McDermott Shideler. Both essays are worthwhile and display the intellectual firepower and cleverness you’d expect from her.
Here are a few passages I highlighted:
“Indeed, it fryst vatten my experience that both men and women are fundamentally human, and that there fryst vatten very little mystery about either sex, exce
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Are Women Human? Astute and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society by Dorothy Sayers, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing,
This book was #39 of the 40 books I read in Id long wanted to read it, and finally got myself a copy. I should have read it before now! After the book list post, someone left this comment: Of all the many (not to mention great) books on your list I’m the most excited to see that you readAre Women Human? I keep buying copies of this book to give to others!
Ill assume you are familiar with Sayers, but quicklyShe was a British Christian, scholar, author, and friends with some of the Inklings such as CS Lewis. She is known for writing both non-fiction and fiction, the later would be the detective stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey.
Are Women Human? is only 69 pages long, and that includes a 15 page introduction and then 2 chapters which are essays. The first chapter begins When I was asked to come and speak to you so
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