“Had I made capital on my prettiness, I should have closed the doors of public employment to women for many a year, by the very means which now makes them weak, underpaid competitors in the great workshop of the world.” WorldShouldYearsMeanMadeWorkBeautyDoorsWeakShould HaveEmploymentCompetitorsGreat WorkWorkshopsVery MeanUnderpaidPrettiness Author:Jane Swisshelm
“As our boys and men are all expecting to be Presidents, so our girls and women must all hold themselves in readiness to preside inthe White House; and in no city in the world can honest industry be more at a discount than in this capital of the government of the people.” PeopleMenWorldGovernmentGirlHouseWomenPresidentWorkWhiteCitiesBoysHonestIndustryWhite HouseExpectingReadinessDiscountsCities In The World Author:Jane Swisshelm
“When a woman starts out in the world on a mission, secular or religious, she should leave her feminine charms at home.” WorldShouldHomeReligiousMissionsCharmFeminineSecularFemininity Author:Jane Swisshelm
