Pygmalion's Chisel : For Women Who Are "Never Good Enough."

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Author / Creator:	Hallstead, Tracy M.
Imprint:	Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
Description:	1 online resource (154 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Sex discrimination against women. Feminism. Feminism. Sex discrimination against women. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11193094

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ISBN:	9781443848848 1443848840 1443848840 1443846112 9781443846110
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Pygmalion's Chisel: For Women Who are ""Never Good Enough, "" by Tracy M. Hallstead, examines the enduring critical presence in contemporary Western culture that scrutinizes, critiques, and sizes women down in their daily lives, despite rights gained through the centuries. Pygmalion was the ancient mythical sculptor who believed that all women were essentially flawed and who therefore endeavored to chisel a statue of a woman whom he called ""Galatea"" to perfection. Like the perpetually carved and refined Galatea, women labor under Western culture's a priori assumption that they are flawed, ye.
Other form:	Print version: Hallstead, Tracy M. Pygmalion's Chisel : For Women Who Are "Never Good Enough". Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ©2013 9781443846110

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