Miss Labores

Bread and Roses!

MissLabores — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:15:34 +0000

As we come marching, marching, in the beauty of the day,
A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill-lofts gray
Are touched with all the radiance that a sudden sun discloses,
For the people hear us singing, “Bread and Roses, Bread and Roses.”

As we come marching, marching, we battle, too, for men–
For they are women’s children and we mother them again.
Our lives shall not be sweated from birth until life closes–
Hearts starve as well as bodies: Give us Bread, but give us Roses!

As we come marching, marching, unnumbered women dead
Go crying through our singing their ancient song of Bread;
Small art and love and beauty their drudging spirits knew–
Yes, bread we fight for–but we fight for Roses, too.

As we come marching, marching, we bring the Greater Days–
The rising of the women means the rising of the race–
No more the drudge and idler–ten that toil where one reposes–
But sharing of life’s glories: Bread and Roses, Bread and Roses!

Quoting #1

MissLabores — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:42:27 +0000

“Spanish cultural hegemony remains firmly in the hands of the conservatives. (The irony of this is that, almost to a man, these arbiters of taste would consider themselves politically of the Left).”
Steven Marsh and Parvati Nair en Gender and Spanish Cinema

Nueva lectura: Pornotopía

MissLabores — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:46:57 +0000

Hoy he comprado el último libro de Beatriz Preciado, Pornotopía. Arquitectura y sexualidad en Playboy durante la guerra fría.
Ardo en deseos de comenzar a leerlo, subrayarlo y rumiarlo, convencida, además, de que muchas citas acabarán depositadas en este blog que ayer comencé.

The Future / Past, present, future

MissLabores — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:47:51 +0000