“Women--wives and mothers--are the same everywhere.” MotherWifeWives And Mothers Book:Mary Chesnut's Diary Source: Mary Chesnut's Diary
“There is no slave, after all, like a wife...Poor women, poor slaves All married women, all children and girls who live in their father's house are slaves.” ChildrenGirlFatherHousePoorWifeMarriedSlaveMarried Women Author:Mary Boykin Chesnut