This document discusses feminist themes and women's writing. It argues that women must take control of their own language and voices. It rejects binaries such as reason/passion and mind/body, and argues that women's writing incorporates elements of the body and subconscious. It also asserts that a feminine text can subvert traditional structures of writing and thought, and that women must gain control of their symbolic power and choices.

1. I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat... ~ Rebecca West