Woman's degradation is in man's idea of his sexual rights. Our religion, laws, customers, are all founded on the belief that woman was made for man.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Topic

Gender relations Men and women Oppression of women

Author

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1860 1860s 19th century

Occupation

Women's rights activist Writer Activist

From

United States

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Citation

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. Letter to Susan B. Anthony. 14 June 1860.

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Time
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Irving Berlin
Source
Anything You Can Do
Medium
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Genre
Great American songbook
Language
English
Time
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Citation

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Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Marble Faun

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Passage of time Effects of time Time

Author

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Source
The Marble Faun
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1860 1860s 19th century
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Original Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte Beni. Vol. 2, Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860, ch. 24.

Current Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Marble Faun, edited by Susan Manning. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 24.