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

Charlotte Whitton

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Patriarchy Women

Author

Charlotte Whitton

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Feminist

From

Canada

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Whitton, Charlotte. Canada Month. June 1963.

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Time
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Citation

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Medium
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Genre
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Time
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Era
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 1, sc. 2.

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