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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Citation

Whitton, Charlotte. Canada Month. June 1963.

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