“...As marriage was woman's business, unmarried women, though doubtless unfortunate, must simply be considered as business failures: harsh, doubtless, but in tune with the sink-or-swim capitalist times.” — Ruth Brandon Copy Share Image
“Books were my hobby, even as a child,' he told me. 'I read about every book in Milkwaukee Public Library before I was 15...Some… — Ruth Brandon Copy Share Image
“...As marriage was woman's business, unmarried women, though doubtless unfortunate, must simply be considered as business failures: harsh, doubtless, but in tune with the… — Ruth Brandon Copy Share Image
“...Obduracy can be overcome by determination. More insidious, and far harder to destroy, was women's internalizing of the notion that they were somehow inferior… — Ruth Brandon Copy Share Image
![“...Obduracy can be overcome by determination. More insidious, and far harder to destroy, was women's internalizing of the notion that they were somehow inferior to men, a complementary species designed (in W.R. Greg's words) to 'complet[e], sweeten, and embellish the existence of others'. [Women]…” quote by Ruth Brandon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a69/ruth-brandon-80021_women-s-rights_obduracy-can-be-overcome-by-determinatio_3170087.jpg)