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To be a good mother — a woman must have sense, and that independence…
Quote byMary Wollstonecraft · 1759–1797
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), Ch. 10.
English (original)
To be a good mother — a woman must have sense, and that independence of mind which few women possess who are taught to depend entirely on their husbands. Meek wives are, in general, foolish mothers; wanting their children to love them best, and take their part, in secret, against the father, who is held up as a scarecrow.
— Mary Wollstonecraft
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