“Don’t we see that men’s rightful task is to go out to work and wear themselves out trying to accumulate wealth, as though they were our factors or stewards, so that we can remain at home like the lady of the house directing their work and enjoying the profit of their labors? That, if you like, is the reason why men are naturally stronger and more robust than us — they need to be, so they can put up with the hard labor they must endure in our service.” MenWomenGender RolesServitudeChivalryMisandryBreadwinnerServanthoodProviderChivalrousCongenitalGender Assumptions Author:Moderata Fonte