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Where does my anger go when I swallow it?

Lorde treats anger as politically significant, particularly in confronting racism. Chemaly examines expectations surrounding women's anger. Neither account establishes that unspoken anger causes a particular illness. What happened to the expression of anger: was it postponed, redirected, concealed or heard elsewhere?

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Audre Lorde

Lorde treats anger as politically significant, particularly in confronting racism.

Sister Outsider (1984)

Lorde, Audre. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches. Crossing Press, 1984.

Soraya Chemaly

Chemaly examines expectations surrounding women's anger.

Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger (2018)

Chemaly, Soraya. Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger. Atria Books, 2018.

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