“Men's bodies are our women's works of art. Given to us power of control, we will never carelessly throw them in to fill up the gaps in human relationships made by international ambitions and greeds ... War will pass when intellectual culture and activity have made possible to the female an equal share in the governance of modern national life; it will probably not pass away much sooner; its extinction will not be delayed much longer.”
Quote by Olive Schreiner
Author
Olive Schreiner
Olive Schreiner was a prominent South African author and feminist, born on March 24, 1855, and passing away on December 11, 1920. She is best known for her novel 'The Story of an African Farm', which is considered a classic of South African literature. Schreiner's work often focused on the social and political issues of her time, particularly the struggles of women and the plight of the indigenous people in South Africa. more
You May Also Like
Source: The letters of Olive Schreiner, 1876-1920
Source: Woman and Labor
Source: Woman and Labour
“Love, smoke and a cough cannot long be hid!”
Source: The letters of Olive Schreiner, 1876-1920
Source: Olive Schreiner Letters: 1871-1899
Source: Olive Schreiner Letters: 1871-1899
“I'd like to be an original, to be myself and not a pale copy of anyone else.”