Lady Quote by Rachel Speght
““For man was created of the dust of the earth, but woman was made of a part of man, after that he was a living soul: yet was she not produced from Adam's foot, to be his too low inferior; nor from his head to be his superior, but from his side, near his heart, to be his equal; that where he is Lord, she may be Lady. ””
About This Quote
Women are created equal to men, sharing the same soul, and should be regarded as partners, not inferior.
In simple terms: Women and men are equal partners, sharing the same soul.
Key Takeaway
Treat women as equal partners.
Themes
gender equality
spirituality
human dignity
Mood
hopeful
assertive
Type
Lady:1
Nature:0
Man Created:0
Woman Man:0
Earth Woman:0
Equal Lord:1
When to use this quote
- relationships
- workplace policy
- education
Key Concepts
partnerhood
shared essence
Questions to Reflect On
- How can societies reinforce gender equality?
- What does spiritual equality mean today?
A Different Perspective
Historical bias still influences views.
![“…imagine that the earth—four thousand six hundred million years old—[were] a forty-six-year-old woman…. It had taken the whole of the Earth Woman’s life for the earth to become what it was. For the oceans to part. For the mountains to rise. The Earth Woman was eleven years old…when the first…” quote by Arundhati Roy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2a6/arundhati-roy-346_human-civilization_imagine-that-the-earth-four-thousand-six_2438626.jpg)
