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The tangled web of womanhood

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Emma Kallok
Jul 16, 2021
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“I want to be free, like the wind and the sea…”—Najilah, my 6-year-old niece/singer-songwriter/prophetess 

In trying to unravel the tangled mess of womanhood and the words attached to our personhood, I got tangled up myself.

“She’s so brave!” A response to a woman posting a photo of herself without photoshopping or filtering. 

“How brave.” The reaction to …

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