"Yeah, sorry--I could do without the "respect" accorded Victorian women. Upper-class, well-behaved, Victorian women might have been put on pedestals, but working-class women, servants, widows, financially-dependent unmarried sisters…"
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Alethea Drexler replied to Barbara Smith's discussion 'Plain Dress: The New Bra Burning' in the group Plainness & SimplicityAlethea Drexler replied to Barbara Smith's discussion 'Plain Dress: The New Bra Burning' in the group Plainness & Simplicity"I'm one of these women. I actually wear skirts most of the time because I have such a hard time finding pants that fit. The only jeans that fit me are the old-school Wranglers, which have high waists because they're meant for…"
Alethea Drexler replied to Barbara Smith's discussion 'Plain Dress: The New Bra Burning' in the group Plainness & Simplicity"I suspect, though, that for those of us who grew up in societies where women routinely wear pants, the eyes do not go "straight to the crotch" because what we are seeing is not a novelty. Granted, I'm a straight woman, but my…"
Alethea Drexler replied to Elin Hagberg's discussion 'Modesty, plainness and hair' in the group Plainness & Simplicity"I have to confess that this wouldn't be my approach to simplicity. Simplicity of aesthetics, perhaps, but not simplicity of . . . well, much else.
My parallel would be jeans: I have a very hard time finding jeans that fit. …"
Alethea Drexler replied to Elin Hagberg's discussion 'Modesty, plainness and hair' in the group Plainness & Simplicity"Heh--I was in high school during the grunge era. If ever anything was the perfect cover for a girl who didn't want to deal with male attention, grunge was it. I borrowed all my dad's vintage wool overshirts and wore the biggest…"
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Liberal Friends practice waiting worship and emphasize community and the authority of the Inner Light over specific faith statements. Tag: liberal
Alethea Drexler replied to Helen Gibbs's discussion 'Core wardrobe for a modern plain' in the group Plainness & Simplicity"(Late to the party, as usual.)
I have to open this with the confession that I'm a sewing pattern collector, which is pretty much the antithesis of simplicity. Yes, I do sew them whenever I have time, although a few are just too…"
Alethea Drexler replied to Elin Hagberg's discussion 'Modesty, plainness and hair' in the group Plainness & Simplicity"My hair currently is just below my shoulders. I find longer hair easier because I can pull it up out of my face and I don't have to have it cut all the time to maintain the look (I do realize, though, that mine looks conventionally better…"
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Some Friends have recently been dubbed the "New Plain" for their experimentation with Quaker plainness and simplicity. Tag: plain
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Irene Lape posted a blog postDaily Old Testament and Early Christian Writings: Joshua Introduction - 2 and Origen's De Principiis: Book Two 3-4
Introduction to Joshua:The books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings are called “the Early…See More
"There's a table in the center of our Meeting room. On the table, at one time or another, there…"
Howard Brod commented on Doug Bennett's blog post 'Biblical Inerrancy Watch: the Evangelical Free Church of America'"Just a point of clarification in defense of liberal Quakers. I have traveled within those…"
Micah Bales on the measure of success for religious fellowship
The upside-down kingdom of Jesus is hard for a lot of folks to accept, especially those of us who… See More
R.H. Francis O'Hara replied to R.H. Francis O'Hara's discussion 'Near Geneva, New York ? Come walk in a Friendly manner....(1of 2)'"HOT OFF THE PRESS...PATRIOTISM is the theme of the May 2013 SPARK http://www.nyym.org
in care, a…"
R.H. Francis O'Hara replied to R.H. Francis O'Hara's discussion 'Near Geneva, New York ? Come walk in a Friendly manner....(1of 2)'"(2nd of 2)
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