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And woman should stand beside man as the comrade of his soul, not the servant of his body.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Age: 75 †
Born: 1860
Born: July 3
Died: 1935
Died: August 17
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A man does not have to stay at home all day, in order to love it why should a woman?
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A concept is stronger than a fact.
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I ran against a Prejudice that quite cut off the view.
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I was climbing up a mountain-path With many things to do, Important business of my own, And other people's too, When I ran against a Prejudice That quite cut off the view.
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