Why should men be brought up with a false sense of superior… - Bessie Emery Head

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Why should men be brought up with a false sense of superiority over women? People can respect me if they wish, but only if I earn it.

Bessie Emery Head

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Bessie Amelia Emery Head (6 July 1937 – 17 April 1986) was a South African writer who, though born in South Africa, is usually considered Botswana's most influential writer. She wrote novels, short fiction and autobiographical works.

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Alternative Names: Bessie Amelia Emery Head • Bessie Head

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It was in Botswana where, mentally, the normal and the abnormal blended completely in Elizabeth’s mind.”

I don’t care about people. I don’t care about anything, not even the white man. I want to feel what it is like to live in a free country and then maybe some of the evils in my life will correct themselves.

I have always been just me, with no frame of reference to anything beyond myself."

Why should men be brought up with a false sense of superiority over women? People can respect me if they wish, but only if I earn it. - Bessie Emery Head

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