Man has his will,—but woman has her way!

Oliver Wendell Holmes

This is It

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Topic

Gender relations Men and women

Author

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Source

This is It The Atlantic

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1857 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr. "This Is It." The Atlantic Monthly. Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, Dec. 1857.

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Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it the utmost passion of her heart!

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The Scarlet Letter

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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Source
The Scarlet Letter
Medium
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter: A Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed & Fields, 1850, ch. 15.

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Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter, edited by Brian Harding. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 15.

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Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.

Susan B. Anthony

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Women's rights Women's equality Men and women

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Susan B. Anthony
Source
The Revolution
Medium
Motto Newspaper
Statement Type
Motto
Language
English
Time
1868 1860s 19th century
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Citation

Anthony, Susan B. The Revolution. 15 Jan. 1868.