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<H4>Women Entitled to Nothing but Complete Happiness.</B></H4></DIV>
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<LI><B>A wench is not afraid to stand on her own. </B>
<LI><B>A wench is beautiful, regardless of size, shape or color.</B>
<LI><B>A wench is unafraid to use body, brains and brawn to get what she
wants.</B>
<LI><B>A wench doesn't need anyone to tell her how to live, love, look or
dress.</B> </LI></UL>
<DIV><B>What We are Are: </B></DIV>
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<LI>We are a group of strong, independent women (and a few men).
<LI>We are entitled to nothing but complete happiness.
<LI>We are mothers, daughters, married, single, gay, straight, students,
teachers, workers, entrepreneurs and homemakers.
<LI>We are proud of our bodies, our minds and our hearts.
<LI>We carry ourselves with dignity and pride and take responsibility for our
own actions.
<LI>We learn from our pasts and shape our futures.
<LI>We are fighters and lovers, nurturers and hunters.
<LI>We are ready. </LI></OL>
<DIV><B>What We Are NOT:</B> </DIV>
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<LI>We are not perfect, but we learn and teach from our mistakes, and the
mistakes of others.
<LI>We are not PC.
<LI>We are not threatened.
<LI>We are not threatened by those who intend to intimidate us, and we will
*not* be subdued.
<LI>We are not a political organization although we do have some very strong,
group opinions on domestic abuse and the equality of women.
<LI>We are not a group of Femi-Nazis.
<LI>We are not against men in any way; in fact, there are male members in the
wench guild.
<LI>We are not limited to Renaissance Faires, although that is where many of
our member first heard of the Guild.
<LI>We are not content to sit idly by and watch as ourselves and our sisters
are being stifled, ignored, abused, abandoned, raped, murdered, stereotyped or
mistreated in any other way, whether physically, mentally, emotionally or
socially.
<LI>We are unafraid to stand firm in our judgements. </LI>
<LI>We are not afraid. </LI></OL>
<P><I>Article by Dawn M. Ferchak</I></P>
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