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| | Carol L. Morris 
Table of Contents
Chapter Titles
| Chapter 1 | The Value of Womanhood | 11 | | Chapter 2 | The Decline of Femininity | 31 | | Chapter 3 | The Sacrifice of the Young | 45 | | Chapter 4 | Back to Basics | 61 | | Chapter 5 | Women in the Home | 79 | | Chapter 6 | Women in the Workplace | 95 | | Chapter 7 | The Fashion Crisis | 107 | | Chapter 8 | Where have all the Manners Gone | 117 | | Chapter 9 | Isolation | 147 | | Chapter 10 | From Caterpillar to Butterfly | 159 | | Chapter 11 | The Silencing of the Innocent | 179 | | Chapter 12 | Stand Up and Be Counted | 199 | | Epilogue | Beauty From Within | 217 |
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Chapter One
THE VALUE OF WOMANHOOD
A Treasure in the Sand | I met her when she was in her 40's. She was a very kind and attractive woman, but there was a quiet sadness about her. One day she told me her story. As a child of a very wealthy family, she was adorned with expensive gold jewelry, as was the custom of her culture. The family had many ser- vants who had the responsibility of caring for the children. One day while in town shopping, a woman came up to the servant and said that the girl's father was |
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WOMANHOOD: Fabulous, Fascinating & Feminine | waiting for her in the car. The servant sent her with the message but her father was not waiting for her in the car. She was kidnapped and all of her gold jewelry was ripped off and she was buried in the desert and left to die. A short time passed before some people came by and noticed the irregular bump in the sand. When they uncovered the little girl, she was still alive and was soon returned to her family. These events left her emotionally scarred with a very poor self-image and a deep rooted feeling of worthlessness. She said "All I have ever been is something to throw away." these perceptions were reinforced with the fact that her father had physically and emotionally abused her and she had been divorced by her husband. My heart broke as I listened to her story. I felt compelled to tell her that "she was not trash to be thrown away, but a precious treasure that had been buried in the desert only to be discovered and given to me as a friend." She cried and said, "No one had ever said she had value or worth." She no longer was going to allow her past to dictate her future. She had a totally new concept of herself just because someone told her she was a precious treasure. |
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