“I no longer possessed the luxury of falling in love. If something should happen to Papa, I would lose the legacy and be left in poverty.” LoveRealityRomanceDreamsResearchSeekingFranceFightCompellingWomen S Book:Her Own Legacy Source: Her Own Legacy
“Rousseau said that a woman’s place is the home. Many women are at home…watching their children starve. Some Assembly members voted for schools to teach girls home arts. Did any woman of the Third Estate not learn home arts as soon as she could walk? If women were educated, they’d have other ways to feed their children besides laundering and whoring.” LoveRomanceEmotionalResearchFranceSurvivorFightCompellingHardshipsWomen S Book:Her Own Legacy Source: Her Own Legacy
“Did you know there are three palaces at Versailles? How many does one family need when thousands have no homes? I don’t approve of what those women did, but I understand why they did it. Perhaps one day, I’ll have to do something like it—to feed my son.” HappinessInspiringKindnessFranceLegacyChoiceSecretsFrench RevolutionMotivatingLife And Times Book:Her Own Legacy Source: Her Own Legacy
“Bakers can’t bake bread because they can’t get flour. So why do people burn wheat fields and kill bakers when it’s their fault there’s no flour?” HappinessKindnessFranceLegacySecretsFrench RevolutionMotivatingLife And Times Book:Her Own Legacy Source: Her Own Legacy