“Not rarely, and this is especially true of wives and mothers, the motive behind assuming a disproportionate share of work and responsibility is completely unselfish. We want to protect, to spare those of whom we are fond. We forget that, regardless of the motive, the results of such action are almost always destructive and unproductive.” WantActionMotherForgetResultsBehindsResponsibilityWifeShareProtectAssumingMotherhoodMotiveDestructiveSparesUnselfishUnproductiveWives And Mothers Author:Hortense Odlum
“At first, it must be remembered, that [women] can never accomplish anything until they put womanhood ahead of wifehood, and make motherhood the highest office on the social scale.” FirstsRememberSocialWomenWifeProgressOfficeHighestAccomplishMotherhoodScalesRememberedWomanhood Author:Herbert Croly