From the first dawn of life unto the grave,
Poor womankind's in every state a slave.

Sarah Egerton

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Topic

Oppression of women Women's lives

Author

Sarah Egerton

Source

The Emulation Poems on Several Occasions Together with a Pastoral

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1703 1700s 18th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Egerton, Sarah. "The Emulation." Poems on Several Occasions, Together with a Pastoral. London: J. Nutt, 1703.

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None so blind as those that will not see.

Matthew Henry

Commentaries (Henry)

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Topic
Willful ignorance Ignorance Blindness

Author

Matthew Henry
Source
Commentaries (Henry)
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1706 1700s 18th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Henry, Matthew. Matthew Henry's Commentary. c. 1706, Jeremiah 20.

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Henry, Matthew. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible. Thomas Nelson, 2003, Jeremiah 20.

Another quote about Oppression of women

I asked a Burmese why women, after centuries of following their men, now walk ahead. He said there were many unexploded land mines since the war.

Robert Mueller

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Topic
Oppression of women
Speaker
Robert Mueller
Source
Look Magazine
Medium
Magazine
Language
English
Time
1957 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Mueller, Robert. Quoted in Look Magazine. 5 Mar. 1957.