![]() ![]() I believe in your good faith toward all women, in your vision of a future within which we can all flourish, and in your commitment to the hard and often painful work necessary to effect change. But for me to assume that you will not hear me represents not only history, but an old pattern of relating, sometimes protective and sometimes dysfunctional, which we, as women shaping our future, are in the process of shattering, I hope. The history of white women who are unable to hear black women’s words, or to maintain dialogue with us, is long and discouraging. This letter has been delayed because of my grave reluctance to reach out to you, for what I want us to chew upon here is neither easy nor simple. Therefore, it is because of what you have given to me in the past work that I write this letter to you now, hoping to share with you the benefits of my insights as you have shared the benefits of yours with me. As in Beyond God The Father, many of your analyses are strengthening and helpful to me. ![]() So much of it is full of import, useful, generative, and provoking. ![]() ![]() Thank you for having Gyn/Ecology sent to me. “Four months later, having received no reply, I open it to the community of women.” -Audre Lorde The following letter was written to Mary Daly, author of Gyn/Ecology, on May 6, 1979. An Open Letter to Mary Daly by Audre Lorde ![]()
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