“[In 16th century European society] Marriage was the triumphal arch through which women, almost without exception, had to pass in order to reach the public eye. And after marriage followed, in theory, the total self-abnegation of the woman.” SelfEyeOrderCenturyTheoryExceptionWomens RightsArchesPublic EyeAbnegation Author:Antonia Fraser
“Lives in previous centuries for women are largely a matter of class. It would have been fun to have been a rich, privileged woman in the 18th century, but no fun at all to be her maid.” Has BeensMatterFunClassRichCenturyPrivilegedMaids18th Century Author:Antonia Fraser
