Feminine Not Feminist

About this book

Candy's rebellious, adventurous spirit gladly accepted the cry of inequality of the feminist rhetoric on her college campus in the 1960s. After eloping with a want-a-be revolutionist, she found herself slavishly supporting his drug habits with her college degree in science education.After her firstborn child, while under threats and fights with her husband and thousands of miles away from family support, Candy reluctantly agreed to have two abortions. Pregnant again, she fought for her baby and birthed a beautiful daughter.Swept up in a verbally and sometimes physically abusive marriage, she raised two children while enduring her husband's infidelity and emotional detachment. Pregnant again, after spending two weeks in the psychiatric ward, Candy gave in to a third abortion, hopeless that her life would never change.After the inevitable divorce, Candy faced the daunting reality of single motherhood, compounded by the constant battle with an incurable disease and other effects of her hidden trauma. When her prince charming pulled her from ashes, she struggled to follow his lead and trust his persevering spirit. This memoir is the powerful story of a woman who bravely fights the effects of feminism and abortion on her body, her mind, and her marriage. Feminine, Not Feminist is a must read for women and men.