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The home is a human institution. All human institutions are open to improvement.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Age: 75 †
Born: 1860
Born: July 3
Died: 1935
Died: August 17
Artist
Economist
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Feminist
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And woman should stand beside man as the comrade of his soul, not the servant of his body.
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Let us inquire what glory there was in an omnipotent being torturing forever a puny little creature who could in no way defend himself? Would it be to the glory of a man to fry ants?
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