“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
“Despite the modern dogma to the effect that women were a subject sex until the nineteenth century 'emancipated' them from history, women in history had demonstrated strong wills and purposes, had made assertions, and had directed or influenced all human destiny, including their own, since human life began.” HumansMadePurposeStrongSexWomenDestinyHistoryModernSubjectsEffectsCenturyIncludingDespiteHuman LifeDogmaAssertionNineteenth CenturyStrong WillWomen In History Author:Mary Ritter Beard
“The volumes which record the history of the human race are filled with the deeds and the words of great men ... [but] The Twentieth Century Woman ... questions the completeness of the story.” MenHumansStoriesRaceHistoryRecordsCenturyFilledDeedsHuman RaceGreat MenSexismVolumeTwentieth CenturyCompleteness Book:A Woman Making History: Mary Ritter Beard Through Her Letters Source: A Woman Making History: Mary Ritter Beard Through Her Letters
“For hundreds of years the use of the word 'man' has troubled critical scholars, careful translators, and lawyers. Difficulties occur whenever and wherever it is important for truth-seeking purposes to know what is being talked about and the context gives no intimation whether 'man' means just a human being irrespective of sex or means a masculine being and none other.” KnowsMenGivingYearsHumansMeanImportantUsePurposeSexHuman BeingsDifficultyCarefulSeekingCriticalLawyerScholarMasculineTranslators Author: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
“The dogma of woman's complete historical subjection to men must be rated as one of the most fantastic myths ever created by the human mind.” MenMindHumansWomenHistoricalMythFantasticHuman MindDogmaWomens RightsSubjectionWomen RightsWomen Right Book:Making Women's History: The Essential Mary Ritter Beard Source: Making Women's History: The Essential Mary Ritter Beard
