“The mere idea of marriage, as a strong possibility, if not always nowadays a reasonable likelihood, existing to weaken the will by distracting its straight aim in the life of practically every young girl, is the simple secret of their confessed inferiority in men's pursuits and professions to-day.” IfsMenIdeasYoungGirlStrongSimpleSecretMarriagePossibilityAimMereProfessionPursuitReasonableInferiorityLikelihood Author:William Bolitho
“The girl must early be impressed with the idea that she is to be "a hand, not a mouth"; a worker, and not a drone, in the great hive of human activity. Like the boy, she must be taught to look forward to a life of self-dependence, and early prepare herself for some trade or profession.” HumansLooksIdeasSelfHandsGirlWorkBoysTaughtActivityMouthsTradeWorkersProfessionImpressedDependenceHuman ActivityDronesHives Book:History of woman suffrage Source: History of woman suffrage
“I think women who are pretty certainly have an advantage in any field, in any profession. When a girl is born people still say: Oh, I'm glad that she is pretty. They don't look at whether she is intelligent.” PeopleThinkingLooksStillsGirlBornFieldsAdvantageIntelligentProfessionGlad Author:Christiane Nusslein-Volhard