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The following was posted in a newsletter by Jan Phillips, who will be doing a seminar at my church this month (but I will be at a wedding one of those days and so must miss it). According to her, the Dominican Sisters wrote this "based on a reframe of all the messages they received when they were growing up".


Young Woman, You Have a Right


Young woman, you have a right to love your body as a manifestation of the image of God.

Young woman, you have a right to speak in public to build a better society.

Young woman, you have a right to choose your future.

Young woman, you have a right to have friends and places where you can go to share your deepest feelings.

Young woman, you have a right to participate in politics to build a better government.

Young woman, you have a right to attain the highest level of education in any field you chose.

Young woman, you have a right to speak or preach and not shy away.

Young woman, you have a right to work in any position you are qualified for.

Young woman, you have a right to inherit possessions or properties from your parents.

Young woman, you have a right to believe in your own strength.

Young woman, you have a right to protect yourself.

Young woman, you have a right to marry or not and to choose your partner.

Young woman, you have a right to say no.

Young woman, you have a right to have your thoughts and feelings respected.

Young woman, you have a right to know that as you grow older you grow wiser.


Written by the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena of Gusau