"There was once a village alongside a great river in Africa. The water rolled along the sand each day as it had the day before, the year before, the century before, and all the time before that which no one even bothered to count. And all that time, people lived in the village. And all that time, when girls reached a certain age - the age when nature began to work changes in their bodies - their elders gave them a gift. The gift stood for female beauty, and with it came certain powers, status, and responsibilities."I'd love for all young girls entering puberty to be supported in understanding this.
From What A Woman is by Erica Helm Meade, a chapter in Crossroads, p243.
On my reading list for later: The Moon in the Well by Erica Helm Meade.
