“For boys, the family was the place from which one sprang and to which one returned for comfort and support, but the field of action was the larger world of wilderness, adventure, industry, labor, and politics. For girls, the family was to be the world, their field of action the domestic circle. He was to express himself in his work and, through it and social action, was to help transform his environment; her individual growth and choices were restricted to lead her to express herself through love, wifehood, and motherhood--through the support and nurture of others, who would act for her.” WorldHelpingActionChoicesGirlIndividualSocialGrowthBoysSupportEnvironmentFieldsAdventureIndustryComfortLaborMotherhoodCirclesWildernessNurtureSocial Action Author:Gerda Lerner
“A girl is Innocence playing in the mud, Beauty standing on its head, and Motherhood dragging a doll by the foot.” PlayGirlFeetStandingMotherhoodInnocenceMudDollsPlaying GamesGirlyBaby GirlMom And DaughterGirl Child Author:Alan Beck
“You're always going to feel like you're catching up, and part of that is just balancing work and motherhood and the whole feeling of needing to please, which I do think girls and women feel more than men.” ThinkingMenFeelsWholeFeelingsGirlLike YouPleaseMotherhoodCatchingCatching Up Author:Kim Gordon