Feminist Writers and our legacies
Apr. 11th, 2005 09:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
purplerabbitAndrea Dworkin died today. There is a wonderful article by Susie Bright about her impact on sex radicals.
http://susiebright.blogs.com/susie_brights_journal_/2005/04/andrea_dworkin_.html
Here is my response to Susie Bright's:
As a sex-radical feminist, and the daughter of a radical feminist, I have always had an interesting relationship to Andrea Dworkin and her work. My mother, Mary Atkins, has been, for me, a role model who has tirelessly worked against violence against women for over thirty years. Andrea Dworkin has always been and continues to be one of her greatest (s)heroes.
My friends and colleagues have included Carol Queen, Patrick Califia, and Wendy Chapkis as well as Anne Simonton & John Stoltenberg.
As a 40-something feminist, I grew up among the "sex wars" and somehow found myself in the position of being able to listen to and learn from amazing people on both sides of the often painfully personal debates. I lived the debates in my own home and family as well.
My mother, now lives with me and my sex-radical partners. We have a found a way to respect each others good intentions even when we disagree on our choices. Our discussions often expand as well as sharpen our own ideas.
This is a very personal way of saying thank you to both you Susie Bright and to Andrea Dworkin (my mother and many others) for providing a world where I could critically think about sex as well as embrace my own sexuality.
Dawn Atkins
(author - "Looking Queer" and "Lesbian Sex Scandals")
http://susiebright.blogs.com/susie_brights_journal_/2005/04/andrea_dworkin_.html
Here is my response to Susie Bright's:
As a sex-radical feminist, and the daughter of a radical feminist, I have always had an interesting relationship to Andrea Dworkin and her work. My mother, Mary Atkins, has been, for me, a role model who has tirelessly worked against violence against women for over thirty years. Andrea Dworkin has always been and continues to be one of her greatest (s)heroes.
My friends and colleagues have included Carol Queen, Patrick Califia, and Wendy Chapkis as well as Anne Simonton & John Stoltenberg.
As a 40-something feminist, I grew up among the "sex wars" and somehow found myself in the position of being able to listen to and learn from amazing people on both sides of the often painfully personal debates. I lived the debates in my own home and family as well.
My mother, now lives with me and my sex-radical partners. We have a found a way to respect each others good intentions even when we disagree on our choices. Our discussions often expand as well as sharpen our own ideas.
This is a very personal way of saying thank you to both you Susie Bright and to Andrea Dworkin (my mother and many others) for providing a world where I could critically think about sex as well as embrace my own sexuality.
Dawn Atkins
(author - "Looking Queer" and "Lesbian Sex Scandals")
