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humanity’s cultural progress.” 27 She is a “heroine of disobedience,” 28a “heroine who paved the way for an increase in knowledge.” 29 Byeating the forbidden fruit, Eve left independence to her femaledescendants; her daughters must simply take back from patriarchywhat she has bequeathed to them. The fallen woman has become thefeminist ideal.In her book, Lady of the Beasts, Buffie Johnson wrote anidolized account of Eve’s transgression, “By following a dangerouspath that promises a wondrous prize, Eve shows courage andinitiative.” 3027Bettina L. Knapp, Women in Myth (New York: State University of NewYork Press, 1997), 49.28Kim Chernin, Reinventing Eve: Modern Woman in Search of Herself(New York: Times Books, 1987), xvi.29Bettina L. Knapp, Women in Myth (New York: State University of NewYork Press, 1997), 49.30Buffie Johnson, Lady of the Beasts: Ancient Images of the Goddessand Her Sacred Animals (New York: Harper and Row, 1988), 188.44