Meek wifehood is no part of my profession;
I am your friend, but never your possession.

Vera Brittain

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Topic

Marriage Gender relations Men and women

Author

Vera Brittain

Source

Married Love

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1926 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Activist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Brittain, Vera. "Married Love." Poems of the War and After. Victor Gollancz, 1934.

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