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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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We all need one another much and often. Just as every human creature needs a place to be alone in, a sacred, private home of his own, so all human creatures need a place to be together in, from the two who can show each other their souls uninterruptedly, to the largest throng that can throb and stir in unison.
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The mother- poor invaded soul- finds even the bathroom door no bar to hammering little hands.
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Said I, in scorn all burning hot,In rage and anger high,You ignominious idiot,Those wings are made to fly!
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To swallow and follow, whether old doctrine or new propaganda, is a weakness still dominating the human mind.
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To be surrounded by beautiful things has much influence upon the human creature to make beautiful things has more.
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To work is not only a right, it is a duty. To work to the full capacity of one's powers is necessary for human development - the full use of one's best faculties - this is the health and happiness for both man and woman.
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We grovel and worship and pray to God to do what we ourselves ought to have done a thousand years ago, and can do now, as soon as we choose.
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