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Barbara Goldsmith, author of Other Powers, demonstrated many times throughout the book that sexual relationships were spheres of force relations in which power is displayed. One such sexual relationship where there were spheres of force relations, in which power was displayed, is the relationship between Roxanna (Roxy) Hummel Claflin and Reuben Buckman (Buck) Claflin, where Buck had great power over his wife Roxy. Another sexual relationship in which there were spheres of force relations, in …

…in a relationship with a man. Both of these sexual relationships illustrate ways in which spheres of force relations were present within the display of power. Both Buck Claflin and Josie Mansfield each were the ones in their own relationships that had the majority of the power over the other. With Buck, his power was basically absolute. Josie Mansfield, however, although she had great power, could have had it easily taken away by Jim Fisk.