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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are several of us who have kicked around the
idea of starting a local chapter :)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And so why is there no talk of Rogueing? I mean,
really, sauce for the goose.....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bella</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Proud Wench and occassional "seafaring
acquisitionist"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ldgrimhun@cox.net href="mailto:ldgrimhun@cox.net">Grimmie</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=namron@ansteorra.org
href="mailto:namron@ansteorra.org">Barony of Namron</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 21, 2004 11:35
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Namron] What's A Wench??</DIV>
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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>
<OL>
<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>We are not afraid. </LI></OL>
<P><I>Article by Dawn M. Ferchak</I></P>
<P><A href="http://www.wench.org/">International Wenches Guild</A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.wench.org/">http://www.wench.org/</A></P></FONT>
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