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“Gli uomini erano letteralmente terrorizzati - e non sto esagerando - dalla possibilità che le donne potessero trarre dai libri una gratificazione sessuale, oppure un'emancipazione politica o spirituale. Tuttavia la minaccia più grande era probabilmente l'istruzione che potevano conquistare. Il ragionamento è cristallino: più letture uguale meno lavori domestici e meno devozione nei confronti dei mariti come depositari di saggezza e gratificazione.”

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