Quote#Politics & Power
The old-time theory that “all men support all women” led to the…
Quote byMary Livermore · 1820–1905
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: “Industrial Gains of Women during the Last Half-Century” (1888).
English (original)
The old-time theory that “all men support all women” led to the enactment of laws which gave all the earnings of the married woman to her husband; in most instances gave him control of her property, always legal possession of her person, and legal ownership of her minor children; the righto decide the location of their joint domicile; the power, in short, the become the arbiter of her fate;
— Mary Livermore
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