The author of The Woman I Was Not Born To Be discusses sex, marriage, gender reassignment, and being a grand old dame. I do think I've done some very important work as a teacher, but my greatest achievement as a woman has to be coming to grips with my place in society. That can be a difficult task even for genetic women.
Society sends mixed messages about what it means to be a woman.
Thinking of myself as a pioneer conjures up images of me wearing a coon skin cap. I am from Tennessee, like Davy Crockett, but I would hope that's where the resemblance ends. I merely see myself as a woman who, in order to live as one, had to go to some fairly extreme measures. My role is no different from the role of any good citizen. I strive to be the best , most productive person that I can be.