“History has been conceived--and with high justification in the records--as the human struggle for civilization against barbarism in different ages and places, from the beginning of human societies.” HumansHas BeensDifferentAgeStruggleRecordsCivilizationJustificationHuman SocietyBarbarismDifferent Ages Author:Mary Ritter Beard
“... the precedents for feminine self-expression run back through all the ages since the art of writing was invented. ... The era may witness the first female engineer, motor truck chauffeur, radio broadcaster, head of an aviation school, or federal prohibition officer, but it has not produced the first thinking, creative, and writing woman by any means.” ThinkingWritingFirstsMayMeanArtSelfRunningAgeSchoolCreativeExpressionFemaleRadioWitnessErasAviationFeminineOfficersEngineersTruckMotorSelf ExpressionProhibitionPrecedentBroadcastersArt Of WritingChauffeurs Book:Making Women's History: The Essential Mary Ritter Beard Source: Making Women's History: The Essential Mary Ritter Beard