“... 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
“While it is generally agreed that the visible expressions and agencies are necessary instruments, civilization seems to depend far more fundamentally upon the moral and intellectual qualities of human beings-upon the spirit that animates mankind.” HumansSeemsSpiritHuman BeingsQualityMoralMankindExpressionDependsCivilizationIntellectualInstrumentsAgencyVisible Author:Mary Ritter Beard
“Viewed narrowly, all life is universal hunger and an expression of energy associated with it.” Life IsEnergyHistoryExpressionUniversalHungerUniversal Energy Author:Mary Ritter Beard
