Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good.

Charlotte Whitton

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Topic

Patriarchy Women

Author

Charlotte Whitton

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Feminist

From

Canada

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Citation

Whitton, Charlotte. Canada Month. June 1963.

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Pablo Picasso

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God and creation
Speaker
Pablo Picasso
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Picasso, Pablo. Quoted in Life with Picasso, written by Francoise Gilot and Carlton Lake. McGraw-Hill, 1964, pt. 1.

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O fairest of Creation, last and best
Of all God's works.

John Milton

Paradise Lost

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Author

John Milton
Source
Paradise Lost
Medium
Poem
Genre
Epic poem Religious literature
Language
English
Time
1667 1660s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Milton, John. Paradise Lost. London: Samuel Simmons, 1667, bk. 8, I. 896.

Current Citation

"Paradise Lost." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 9, I. 896.