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Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “He never seemed to recognize the quiet background of superiority. When she dropped an argument he always thought he had silenced her; when she laughed he thought it tribute to his wit.”

151. “He never seemed to recognize the quiet background of superiority. When she dropped an argument he always thought he had silenced her; when she laughed he thought it tribute to his wit.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “It took some time to make clear to those three sweet-faced women the process which robs the cow of her calf, and the calf of its true food; and the talk led us to further discussion of the meat business. They heard it out. looking very white, and presently begged to be excused.”

152. “It took some time to make clear to those three sweet-faced women the process which robs the cow of her calf, and the calf of its true food; and the talk led us to further discussion of the meat business. They heard it out. looking very white, and presently begged to be excused.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “Patriotism is largely pride, and very largely combativeness. Patriotism generally has a chip on its shoulder.”

153. “Patriotism is largely pride, and very largely combativeness. Patriotism generally has a chip on its shoulder.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “I pulled and she shook, I shook and she pulled, and before morning we had peeled off yards of that paper.”

154. “I pulled and she shook, I shook and she pulled, and before morning we had peeled off yards of that paper.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “We found a friendly nut-tree, those large, satisfying nuts we already knew so well, and filled our pockets. I see that I have not remarked that these women had pockets in surprising number and variety. They were in all their garments.”

155. “We found a friendly nut-tree, those large, satisfying nuts we already knew so well, and filled our pockets. I see that I have not remarked that these women had pockets in surprising number and variety. They were in all their garments.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “They were much surprised that we were still burying – asked our reasons for it, and were much dissatisfied with what we gave. We told them of the belief in the resurrection of the body, and they asked if our God was not able to resurrect from ashes as from long corruption. We told them of how people thought it repugnant to have their loved ones burn, and they asked if it was less repugnant to have them decay. They were inconveniently reasonable, those women.”

156. “They were much surprised that we were still burying – asked our reasons for it, and were much dissatisfied with what we gave. We told them of the belief in the resurrection of the body, and they asked if our God was not able to resurrect from ashes as from long corruption. We told them of how people thought it repugnant to have their loved ones burn, and they asked if it was less repugnant to have them decay. They were inconveniently reasonable, those women.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “I always liked Terry. He was a man’s man, very much so, generous and brave and clever; but I don’t think any of us in college days was quite pleased to have him with our sisters.”

157. “I always liked Terry. He was a man’s man, very much so, generous and brave and clever; but I don’t think any of us in college days was quite pleased to have him with our sisters.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “I liked his looks, but I liked him better.”

158. “I liked his looks, but I liked him better.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “One has a right to a certain amount of egotism if founded on fact – and kept to one’s self – I think.”

159. “One has a right to a certain amount of egotism if founded on fact – and kept to one’s self – I think.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “These were women one had to love “up,” very high up, instead of down. They were not pets. They were not servants. They were not timid, inexperienced, weak.”

160. “These were women one had to love “up,” very high up, instead of down. They were not pets. They were not servants. They were not timid, inexperienced, weak.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “Life is a Verb.”

161. “Life is a Verb.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “Her minister told her that her affliction was ‘the will of God.’ It is astonishing what a low opinion of God some people hold.”

162. “Her minister told her that her affliction was ‘the will of God.’ It is astonishing what a low opinion of God some people hold.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “We say, “Marriage is a lottery”; also “Marriages are made in Heaven” – but this is not so widely accepted as the other.”

163. “We say, “Marriage is a lottery”; also “Marriages are made in Heaven” – but this is not so widely accepted as the other.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “Do you love to do – to DO and especially to make? With that, and the freedom to exercise it, life has no terrors.”

164. “Do you love to do – to DO and especially to make? With that, and the freedom to exercise it, life has no terrors.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “Do you know you are a real comfort,” she told him suddenly. “I never knew a man before who could – well, leave off being a man for a moment and just be a human creature.”

165. “Do you know you are a real comfort,” she told him suddenly. “I never knew a man before who could – well, leave off being a man for a moment and just be a human creature.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “You can learn things even from being naughty.”

166. “You can learn things even from being naughty.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “Charlotte already believed that Victorian marriage crippled women’s self-expression and prevented human progress. After the birth of her daughter, Katharine, her sense of being trapped in domestic drudgery, with no intellectual or creative life, resulted in deep depression.”

167. “Charlotte already believed that Victorian marriage crippled women’s self-expression and prevented human progress. After the birth of her daughter, Katharine, her sense of being trapped in domestic drudgery, with no intellectual or creative life, resulted in deep depression.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “It is a very awkward thing, sometimes, to have a logical mind.”

168. “It is a very awkward thing, sometimes, to have a logical mind.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “The tradition of men as guardians and protectors had quite died out. These stalwart virgins had no men to fear and therefore no need of protection.”

169. “The tradition of men as guardians and protectors had quite died out. These stalwart virgins had no men to fear and therefore no need of protection.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “But I find I get pretty tired when I try.”

170. “But I find I get pretty tired when I try.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “They must have had perseverance as well as hatred.”

171. “They must have had perseverance as well as hatred.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “The only thing they can think of about a man is Fatherhood!” said Terry in high scorn. “Fatherhood! As if a man was always wanting to be a father!”

172. “The only thing they can think of about a man is Fatherhood!” said Terry in high scorn. “Fatherhood! As if a man was always wanting to be a father!”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “This bed will not move! I tried to lift and push it until I was lame, and then I got so angry I bit off a little piece at one corner – but it hurt my teeth.”

173. “This bed will not move! I tried to lift and push it until I was lame, and then I got so angry I bit off a little piece at one corner – but it hurt my teeth.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “One of those sprawling flamboyant patterns committing every artistic sin.”

174. “One of those sprawling flamboyant patterns committing every artistic sin.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “She was a beautiful instance of what is reverentially called “a true woman.” Little, of course – no true woman may be big. Pretty, of course – no true woman could possibly be plain. Whimsical, capricious, charming, changeable, devoted to pretty clothes and always “wearing them well,” as the esoteric phrase has it.”

175. “She was a beautiful instance of what is reverentially called “a true woman.” Little, of course – no true woman may be big. Pretty, of course – no true woman could possibly be plain. Whimsical, capricious, charming, changeable, devoted to pretty clothes and always “wearing them well,” as the esoteric phrase has it.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “What Diantha Did was first published in serialised form in Gilman’s magazine The Forerunner between late 1909 and October 1910.”

176. “What Diantha Did was first published in serialised form in Gilman’s magazine The Forerunner between late 1909 and October 1910.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “I’ve got out at last,” said I, “in spite of you and Jane! And I’ve pulled off most of the paper, so you can’t put me back!” Now why should that man have fainted? But he did, and right across my path by the wall, so that I had to creep over him every time!”

177. “I’ve got out at last,” said I, “in spite of you and Jane! And I’ve pulled off most of the paper, so you can’t put me back!” Now why should that man have fainted? But he did, and right across my path by the wall, so that I had to creep over him every time!”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quote: “But this succession of misfortunes was too much for those infuriated virgins. There were many of them, and but few of these would-be masters, so the young women, instead of submitting, rose in sheer desperation and slew their brutal conquerors.”

178. “But this succession of misfortunes was too much for those infuriated virgins. There were many of them, and but few of these would-be masters, so the young women, instead of submitting, rose in sheer desperation and slew their brutal conquerors.”

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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