A History of the Body

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Annotated by: Squier, Harriet

Summary

A mother reflects on the developing body of her unborn child, her own contribution to its development, and her hopes that her daughter will grow to cherish her body and to know the love it can hold.

Commentary

Well written poem/prose piece about a mother’s love toward her unborn daughter, and about the kind of empowerment she hopes to provide her as she grows up.

Miscellaneous

First published: 1987 (Coffee House Press: Minneapolis, Minn.)

Primary Source

I Am Becoming the Woman I’ve Wanted

Publisher

Papier Mache

Place Published

Watsonville, Calif

Edition

1994

Editor

Sandra Haldeman Martz

Originally Published by NYU School of Medicine, click here to view article.