I was told that desire for learning in women was against the will of God.

Mary Butts

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Topic

Oppression of women Women's rights Education

Author

Mary Butts

Source

The Crystal Cabinet

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Butts, Mary. The Crystal Cabinet: My Childhood at Salterns. London: Metheun & Co., 1937.

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And the wind shall say:
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T.S. Eliot
Source
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Time
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I asked a Burmese why women, after centuries of following their men, now walk ahead. He said there were many unexploded land mines since the war.

Robert Mueller

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Robert Mueller
Source
Look Magazine
Medium
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Time
1957 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Mueller, Robert. Quoted in Look Magazine. 5 Mar. 1957.