Losing feminism to the religious "feminine soul"

An excerpt analysis from Marilyn Chapin Massey's "Feminine Soul: The Fate of an Ideal"

Losing feminism to the religious "feminine soul" An excerpt analysis from Marilyn Chapin Massey's "Feminine Soul: The Fate of an Ideal" Zoey Kenix Feb 14, 2026 9 5 2 Share This will be a short article, but I think a necessary one. I recently found myself in the midst of a complete “cultural transplant”: from the liberal secular New Zealand right into the protestant heart of the Midwest of the USA. With that came a sort of religious and cultural radicalisation, for which I feel both gratitude and skepticism. It is no mystery that the Christian women of America are not perfect feminists by any m

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