“Well into the 19th century there were pronouncements from just about every branch of science and medicine that reading, writing, and thinking were dangerous for women. Articles in the Lancet declared that women's brains would burst and their uteruses atrophy if they engaged in any form of rigorous thinking. The famous physician J.D. Kellogg insisted that novel reading was the greatest cause of uterine disease among young women and urged parents to protect their daughters from the dreaded consequences of print.” IfsThinkingWritingWellsFormYoungReadingCausesParentBrainNovelCenturyDangerousProtectDiseaseDaughterConsequenceMedicineEngagedBranchesPrintSexismArticlesPhysiciansYoung Women19th CenturyAtrophyReading WritingUterusWriting And Thinking Author:Dale Spender
“For centuries women have been saying many of the things we are saying today and which we have often thought of as new.” Has BeensTodayCentury Author:Dale Spender
“... for centuries there has been a long and honorable tradition of women who have resisted and protested against men and their power.” MenLongHas BeensWomenCenturyTraditionHonorable Book:Feminist theorists: three centuries of key women thinkers Source: Feminist theorists: three centuries of key women thinkers
