Tag Archives: patriarchy

FMM 2 27 2026 Babylon System

“Equality is the soul of liberty; there is, in fact, no liberty without it.” ~ Frances Wright. I was a teenager, going to high school in rural Jamaica, when Bob Marley and the Wailers became the face of Rastafarianism.  The sect emerged in the 1930s, combining elements of predominantly Old Testament teachings and African pride […]

FMM 2 16 18 Keep your head up

“Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see.”~  Martin Luther King, Jr. My nursing education began in a patriarchal era, a time when doctors made unilateral decisions regarding healthcare.  The patient did as they were told.  Because of course, Doctor knows best.  But my education was not limited to […]